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Taste Tracker: Love is on the menu at Chick-fil-A, Hardee's, Dunkin' and Donatos
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Financing
Dutch Bros paid a premium for Salad and Go's leftovers
The Bottom Line: The drive-thru beverage chain is paying more than $100 million to get its hands on up to 65 closed locations of the drive-thru salad chain. That’s a surprisingly successful deal for a bankrupt company.
Workforce
Immigration legislation is piling up at state and federal levels
Government Watch: From the state-sponsored Visa pilot program to the Dignity Act, competing bills could reshape the labor pool for uncertain operators.
Consumer Trends
Did the consumer kill Salad and Go?
Guest Check: The drive-thru salad chain closed all remaining locations this week and filed for bankruptcy. Is it because we didn’t love it enough?