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Jonathan Maze

Editor-in-Chief

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Restaurant Business Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Maze is a longtime industry journalist who writes about restaurant finance, mergers and acquisitions and the economy, with a particular focus on quick-service restaurants. He writes daily about the factors influencing the operating environment, including labor and food costs and various industry trends such as technology and delivery.

Jonathan has been widely quoted in media publications such as the New York Times and the Washington Post and has appeared on CNBC, Yahoo Finance and NPR. He writes a weekly finance-focused newsletter for Restaurant Business, The Bottom Line, and is the host of the weekly podcast “A Deeper Dive.”

Articles by
Jonathan Maze

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Financing

KFC to acquire 200 restaurants in the UK from a franchisee

The chicken chain says that the deal will help it accelerate its growth in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Financing

Check out McDonald's new concept, CosMc's

The fast-food giant says plans to open its drive-thru beverage brand in Illinois this month, with nine more in Texas by the end of 2024.

Financing

Why the FTC is targeting the Subway sale

A Deeper Dive: Restaurant consultant John Gordon joins the podcast to discuss Subway and the FTC review of its sale to Roark.

Financing

McDonald's is a chicken chain now

The company’s chicken business is “on par” with its beef business as Americans continue to devour more poultry. It plans more chicken products in the coming years.

Financing

McDonald's wants 50,000 restaurants by 2027

The burger giant plans to rapidly speed its unit growth in the coming years while it uses Google Cloud technology to connect restaurants and improve operations.

Financing

Popeyes wants its U.S. stores to operate more like its international restaurants

The fried chicken restaurant chain believes that it can get more efficient, just like its international locations and rival Chick-fil-A.

Financing

Brands shift their attention back to smaller operators

The Bottom Line: While plenty of franchises like Subway still want large-scale franchisees, there is a movement to keep their sizes down.

Marketing

Domino's wants to make sure your street gets plowed this winter

The pizza chain is giving out $500,000 worth of grants to communities for snow plowing services this season.

Financing

Wendy's, whose chairman is an activist, may be getting an activist

The Bottom Line: Activist investor Blackwells apparently plans to nominate “several directors” to the burger chain’s board, according to Reuters.

Financing

Yes, there is such a thing as too fast in the quick-service world

The Bottom Line: In a world of digital orders and drive-thrus, friendly service actually matters more than speed.

Leadership

Inspire Brands is making a big change to its organizational structure

Scott Murphy was named chief brand officer and will oversee the company’s restaurant brands in the U.S., while Dan Lynn was named chief commercial and restaurant officer.

Financing

Why customers increasingly think restaurants aren't worth it

A Deeper Dive: Consumer strategist and author Lisa Miller joins the podcast to talk about how consumers think about restaurants’ overall value.

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