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Joe Guszkowski

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Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains.

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Joe Guszkowski

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Financing

How the cyclospora outbreak could impact Taco Bell

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the restaurant news discussion podcast looks at tainted lettuce and the FDA, Texas Roadhouse and delivery, and Temporary Protected Status and the government.

Technology

Wonder is valued at more than $9B after latest fundraise

The company closed a $650 million funding round that will support store openings, Grubhub growth, and technology such as AI and robotics.

Emerging Brands

For Postino WineCafe, ambiguity is an advantage

The wine-and-bites chain has enjoyed a surge of popularity in part because it offers a little bit of everything. “You can do whatever you want in this restaurant,” says CEO Lauren Bailey.

Technology

Why this restaurant tech company is opening a showroom — in Hawaii

Tech Check: SpotOn’s first showroom will give it a physical presence in a market where simply being there could go a long way.

Leadership

Wonder adds Jack Hartung, former Chipotle CFO, to its board

Hartung, who helped Chipotle grow into a giant, said Wonder checks all the boxes for an enduring brand.

Financing

Jersey Mike's is going public

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the weekly news discussion podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at the IPO of the sandwich chain, a possible IPO of Wonder, and McDonald’s prototype.

Technology

Restaurants are downplaying their cybersecurity risk, report says

Seventy-eight percent of limited-service chains experienced a cyberattack in the past 12 months, according to VikingCloud.

Financing

How full-service Mexican lost its sizzle

The once-lively restaurant segment has been plagued for years by sales declines, closures, and bankruptcies. What happened, and can it rekindle the heat?

Technology

From tech to tarot: The long, strange trip of Kristen Barnett

Tech Check: After nearly a decade at the forefront of the ghost kitchen industry, the entrepreneur is pivoting to the business of human consciousness.

Financing

Just Salad's new partnership is a slam dunk

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the weekly restaurant news discussion podcast looks at Jalen Brunson’s partnership with Just Salad, Red Lobster’s shrimp problem, and restaurants and inflation.

Financing

Red Lobster lawsuit casts Endless Shrimp fiasco in a new light

The all-you-can-eat shrimp deal helped spark the seafood chain’s 2024 bankruptcy. Was it a marketing mishap, or something more nefarious?

Technology

Why Wall Street isn't buying restaurant tech

Tech Check: Investors are looking for stronger profits from restaurant tech companies, and a weak restaurant market isn’t helping.

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