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Financing

Should McDonald’s serve burgers in the morning?

 By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 27, 2018

Just years after company added breakfast all day, a new demand has emerged, but complexity is the chain’s biggest problem, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Why Pollo Tropical suddenly struggled

 By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 21, 2018

The chain’s move into Texas proved to be a disaster, and it has since pulled back to its Florida roots, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Chicken Salad Chick buys 11 units from a franchisee

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 21, 2018

The chicken salad chain now operates 32 of its 105 locations, with significant growth planned for 2019.

Financing

Del Frisco’s is reviewing a potential sale

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 20, 2018

The company, facing activist pressure, said it is considering strategic alternatives.

Financing

Peet’s Coffee buys majority stake in Revive Kombucha

Dec. 20, 2018

The coffee chain plans to expand the kombucha brand’s presence in grocers and in its shops.

Marketing

McDonald’s changes its value menu again

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 20, 2018

The company is bringing back its 2-for-$5 offer and ditching its $6 meal.

Financing

Meal kits prove to be a flash in the pan

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 19, 2018

Blue Apron’s struggles show that the meal kit business isn’t the major restaurant competitor some thought it would be, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Operations

Taco Bell is taking on Manhattan

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 19, 2018

The Mexican QSR is opening three new locations there as part of a big urban push.

Financing

Macaroni Grill looks for its next acquisition

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 19, 2018

The latest multiunit chain operator is integrating its newest concept in Sullivan’s, but wants more.

Financing

Why 2018 was a big year for restaurants

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 19, 2018

This week’s episode of RB's podcast, "A Deeper Dive," looks back at the year in marketing, technology, food and everything else.

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