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Financing

Restaurant menu prices show signs of easing

Prices at restaurants increased slower than the overall rate of inflation in March. But they still increased faster than they did at the grocery store.

Financing

A tale of two Subway competitors

The Bottom Line: As thriving fast-food sandwich chain Jersey Mike’s ponders a potential $8 billion sale, it’s worth comparing the brand to a long-vanquished rival: Quiznos. The difference is unit economics.

A Deeper Dive: Joe Vrankin, CEO of the eatertainment chain, joins the Restaurant Business podcast to discuss the company’s growth, its menu and high-tech minigolf.

The Bajco Group will open 50 restaurants in the Midwest, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Florida, as the pizza chain works to increase domestic development.

The state, which has already told the company to stop selling franchises, is accusing the fast-casual chain of violating state franchise law.

Five units were in California but the fast-food wage there was not to blame, the fast casual said. The closed restaurants in 10 states and the District of Columbia were "underperformers."

But Chick-fil-A and Starbucks remain their favorite restaurants, according to the latest Piper Sandler Taking Stock With Teens Survey.

The chicken chain introduced a new line of bundled meal options from $4.99 to $20, but not everything has a consistent price point nationwide, a nod to fast-food restaurants' complex relationship with value.

Available on Sundays throughout the month of April, the promotion attempts to draw attention to Shake Shack's commitment to using chicken raised without antibiotics.

Chipotle knows its customers love gaming. The chain has a new partnership with Tekken 8, the latest version of the hugely popular fighting game franchise, which will be the title game in the Chipotle Challenger Series this year.

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