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Jonathan Maze

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Restaurant sales show signs of life

Numbers from Black Box Intelligence indicate that the industry has found its bottom and is slowly regaining some customers.

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How the coronavirus is shaking up delivery

Technomic’s Melissa Wilson joins “A Deeper Dive” to talk about the future of third-party delivery.

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Sardar Biglari pokes Cracker Barrel over Punch Bowl Social

The activist investor argues the company was too quick to abandon its investment, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Tension reemerges between McDonald’s and its franchisees

Operators raised concerns about corporate support, while the company urged the franchise association to back efforts to raise worker pay during the coronavirus shutdown.

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Lawsuit targets delivery apps over consumer prices

A proposed class action accuses DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub and Postmates of forcing restaurants to raise prices.

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Needing cash, Dave & Buster’s plans to sell shares

The food and games chain has a deal with Jefferies to sell up to $75 million in stock to strengthen a balance sheet damaged by the coronavirus shutdown.

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McDonald’s makes some executive changes

Mason Smoot was named U.S. chief restaurant officer after the retirement of Charlie Robeson, and the company has a new chief of staff and chief people officer.

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As restaurants’ sales fall, vendors struggle, too

Companies from distributors to point-of-sale providers have faced their own challenges as restaurant sales crater.

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Large restaurant chains will more easily survive the pandemic

While no company is immune to the coronavirus shutdown, it will likely widen the divide between larger chains and smaller ones, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut are making workers wear masks

Yum Brands chains will also take workers’ temperatures and have them wear gloves as part of the company’s evolving response to the coronavirus.

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Restaurants appeared to be enjoying a strong start to 2020

The coronavirus interrupted great quarters for several chains, making a year of growth into one of financial rescue, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Another 6.6 million people filed for unemployment

Nearly 17 million Americans have been left jobless in just the past three weeks, with many of them undoubtedly restaurant workers, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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