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Jonathan Maze

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Jonathan Maze

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Leadership

3 top executives are leaving Subway

The chain’s longtime chief development officer and chief financial officer are retiring amid sweeping changes in company management.

Financing

Jacobs Douwe Egberts to merge with Peet’s and explore an IPO

JAB Holding believes the merger would create a global coffee and tea powerhouse and expects an offering next year.

Food

Taco Bell beefs up its value menu

The chain is expanding its dollar menu with the return of $1 Double Stacked Tacos.

Financing

Hundreds of Jack in the Box locations are losing money

A lot of the brand’s locations had negative operating income in 2018, and the problem is concentrated in a surprising state, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Muscle Maker sets terms for its IPO

The struggling healthy fast-casual franchise wants to raise as much as $7 million at $5 to $7 per share.

Financing

Customers are still abandoning malls

Several retailers say their mall traffic is declining, and restaurant sales are going with them, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Potbelly’s activist investor is still lurking

Ancora Advisors, which has pressured the sandwich chain in the past, recently upped its stake in the company as its stock price continues to fall, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Cava Group raises another $40M

The owner of Cava Grill and Zoes Kitchen closed on its latest fundraising round last month.

Leadership

Dunkin’ promotes Scott Murphy to president of Dunkin’ Americas

The coffee chain also named Dana Reid vice president of field marketing for Dunkin’ U.S.

Financing

Jack in the Box franchisees get what they want

CEO Lenny Comma struggled to improve the brand’s relationship with operators, a major hurdle for the burger chain, says RB’s the Bottom Line.

Financing

Are 30 plant-based burgers a day enough for McDonald’s?

Reported sales results from the giant’s plant-based burger test only lead to more questions, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Marketing

Halloumi and fake meat: A look at Taco Bell’s international menu

The Mexican fast-food chain, looking to grow outside the U.S., is developing more unique items for international markets.

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