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Jonathan Maze

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Jonathan Maze

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Financing

Del Taco to sell restaurants to franchisees

"Strategic" refranchising to reduce company portfolio to 45% by 2020.

Financing

Explaining McDonald’s franchise dispute, and why it’s important

Culture shock and finances have led to the current uprising, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Kona Grill’s quick fall from grace

Overly aggressive unit growth proved to be the company's undoing, says RB's The Bottom Line.

Food

Taco Bell to test a vegetarian Menu

The chain also plans to work on sustainable beef, improve recycling efforts and use simpler ingredients.

Financing

Report says P.F. Chang’s to be sold to investment firms

TriArtisan Capital Partners and Paulson & Co. will buy the Asian casual-dining chain from Centerbridge, according to Bloomberg.

Leadership

Marcus Jundt named sole CEO of Kona Grill

Steve Schussler, who had been co-CEO, resigned to focus on his existing restaurants.

Marketing

McDonald’s to give markets more media control

The company is reviewing its local media agency less than two years after consolidating its agencies under a single firm.

Financing

Are retirements killing restaurants?

Aging baby boomers hitting retirement age could be a major influence in weakening sales, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Black Box: 2018 ended on a strong note

Same-store sales rose 2% in December, the best month in more than three years.

Technology

Olo gets an $18 million investment

Funds from Tiger Global Management follows a $40 million round in 2016.

Leadership

Seenu Kasturi named CEO of Arc Group

Richard Akam will remain as COO of the owner of Dick’s Wings and Tilted Kilt.

Financing

How demographics are affecting restaurant sales

In this week’s episode of "A Deeper Dive," Technomic’s Joe Pawlak talks about restaurant sales in the coming year.