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Jonathan Maze

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Jonathan Maze

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Financing

McDonald’s is reconsidering the future of All-Day Breakfast

The chain is working to see whether its improved service times are more beneficial than Egg McMuffins after 10:30 a.m., says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

With sales increasing and dining rooms reopening, chains push hiring

McDonald’s, Subway, Dunkin’ and Panda Express have all said they’re adding thousands of workers as operators take advantage of high unemployment.

Marketing

Taco Bell apologizes after worker fired for Black Lives Matter mask

A Facebook post generated a social media firestorm this week, the most recent social media backlash over a restaurant’s uniform decision.

Financing

Starbucks takes on a changed consumer

By building more drive-thrus in suburbs and changing its urban strategy, the coffee giant is hoping to catch consumers as they use restaurants, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Leadership

McDonald’s makes more executive changes

The burger giant named Melanie Steinbach chief people officer for McDonald’s USA and Shammara Howell chief talent officer.

Financing

Wendy’s ‘found gold’ in its breakfast offering

The company admits that it was “super worried” about the impact of the pandemic on its morning debut, but the daypart has gone well so far, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

How Punch Bowl Social is surviving the pandemic, without Cracker Barrel

Founder Robert Thompson joins this week’s edition of the RB podcast A Deeper Dive, and insists consumers will come back to his restaurants.

Financing

McDonald’s sales improve as it starts returning to normal

Same-store sales improved in May, but remain weak in the mornings, as dining rooms gradually begin reopening.

Financing

Restaurant sales bounced back in May, but not nearly enough

Sales rose 29% in May from April’s low, suggesting the industry has found a bottom, but it remains well below normal.

Financing

With Subway’s new Footlong offer set to start, some franchisees turn to the FTC

Operators have started filing complaints with the Federal Trade Commission as their dispute with the franchisor intensifies.

Food

Burger King takes its Impossible Croissan’wich national

The breakfast item, made with Impossible Sausage, shows that chains are slowly returning to normal following the pandemic.

Financing

Did restaurants escape the bankruptcy wave? Not really

Fewer companies have sought debt protection than expected so far, but many remain in limbo even as states reopen, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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