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Jonathan Maze

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Jonathan Maze

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KFC's U.S. sales thrive, thanks to digital and chicken sandwiches

The tightening of chicken supplies is making it difficult to keep up with demand. Sister chains Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit all saw sales grow over 2019 levels.

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Starbucks U.S. sales recovered last quarter

The chain’s same-store sales grew over 2019 levels thanks entirely to higher check averages as customers ordered more items per visit.

Leadership

Wendy’s Todd Penegor does what his predecessors could not: Breakfast

The Restaurant Leader of the Year nominee took on the morning daypart, long a company frustration, and succeeded despite the pandemic.

Operations

Taco Bell’s owner wants to cut its greenhouse gas emissions

Yum Brands, which also owns KFC, Pizza Hut and Habit, plans to reduce emissions by 46% by 2030.

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Tropical Smoothie Café works to keep its momentum

The smoothie-and-food chain has been a strong grower for years and turned on the jets so far in 2021. It hopes to keep all its new customers.

Marketing

The 'Noid' is coming back to Domino's ads

The chain’s famous—or maybe infamous—1980s ad villain will try to thwart the chain’s new robot delivery test.

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Fast-food chains start pricing for convenience

Quick-service concepts have raised prices aggressively and largely abandoned value amid a spike in demand. That strategy carries some risks coming out of the pandemic.

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8 ways the franchise relationship hurts franchisees

A recent report by U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto highlighted several problems in franchising and how it hurts operators. RB’s The Bottom Line looks at eight of them.

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The long, sad decline of a buffet behemoth

The owner of Old Country Buffet merged with Ryan’s in 2006. The company’s bankruptcy-laden history in the years since is a lesson in the dangers of debt and the persistence of zombie chains, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Teamsters sue McDonald’s over the Steve Easterbrook severance

The union wants to inspect documents related to the board’s discussions on issues of sexual harassment and gender discrimination dating back to 2006.

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The SPAC party is coming to an end

The number of blank-check companies has slowed dramatically amid SEC attention and concern about the unprecedented popularity of the investment vehicles, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Studio Movie Grill gets back to the movie business

The movie theater-restaurant chain has emerged from bankruptcy with a new CEO and is reopening locations as customers start venturing out again.

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