Jonathan Maze

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Financing

Is a merger still in Papa John’s future?

John Schnatter told Fox Business that he talked with Wendy’s about merging—and that the chance of a deal has increased since the recent CEO change, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Wendy’s to take another shot at breakfast

The burger chain said it plans to add the daypart systemwide next year as it seeks to bolster sales.

The sandwich giant, once the second-largest chain in the U.S., is expected to fall out of the top five in the Technomic Top 500 for the first time since 2001.

Based on Technomic data, the chain’s chicken sandwich frenzy was bad news for two big rivals. But now it faces pressure to get its supply chain back, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Caribou Coffee is introducing a new small-format location, while Starbucks is eyeing a pickup-only store.

Better performances by a handful of big concepts are putting Top 500 chains on pace for their best year since 2015.

Operators have clearly slowed hiring in recent months after years of breakneck growth, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

The chain added the provider at 500 restaurants in New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Same-store sales fell again, while traffic continued to be the industry’s Achilles‘ heel.

The chain is introducing Spicy BBQ chicken sandwiches and tenders weeks after Wendy’s brought back its Spicy Chicken Nuggets.

A Restaurant Business analysis reveals which leaders made the most last year.

Restaurant stocks did poorly last year, and CEOs’ pay followed—for the most part.

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