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Jonathan Maze

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Financing

Punch Bowl Social declares bankruptcy

The company filed for Chapter 11 on Monday. On Tuesday it blamed the filing on two former executives.

Financing

Saladworks parent company buys Garbanzo Mediterranean

Centre Lane Partners bought the fast-casual chain out of bankruptcy for $1.2 million and has formed a new holding company called Woworks.

Financing

How quickly will customers come back to restaurants?

Editors’ Roundtable takes on the question of how long it will take for a return to normal, and what the industry will look like.

Financing

McDonald’s franchisees want more control over technology

Operators are pushing for a technology cooperative that would give them more say in the company’s digital moves.

Marketing

Burger King brings back the dollar menu

The company is depositing a dollar into select customers’ Venmo accounts as it pushes value into the new year.

Financing

2020’s Kings of Pain: Restaurant sectors hurt most by the pandemic

A deep look at the restaurant sectors that have suffered the most as the coronavirus and dining-room shutdowns ravaged the industry.

Financing

McDonald’s fight highlights a common source of franchise conflict

Franchisors benefit from higher sales, while franchisees need to make a profit. The difference frequently causes controversy, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Leadership

Heather Neary to leave Auntie Anne’s as parent Focus Brands overhauls management

Melissa Smith was named chief people officer for Focus; Kendall Ware was named chief brand officer of Carvel and Cinnabon; and Alisa Gmelich was named chief brand officer for Auntie Anne’s.

Technology

You can soon order Burger King through Google

The burger chain has added Google integration at 5,000 U.S. restaurants as it works to make ordering easier. It also has a unit in a ghost kitchen.

Financing

In a tough 2020, one story dominated the restaurant industry

The coronavirus pandemic, restaurant shutdowns and their impact dominated headlines this year and will change the industry for good.

Financing

5 big restaurant failures in 2020

Restaurant executives and investors had their fair share of stumbles in 2020, even without the pandemic. Let’s look at five of them.

Topics

Fast-growing Snooze gets an investment from Brentwood

The private equity firm is taking a minority stake in the innovative breakfast and lunch chain.

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