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Jonathan Maze

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Jonathan Maze

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Financing

Church’s Chicken sells 76 company locations

Former Burger King executive heads group buying 70 of the restaurants in Texas.

Beverage

With Americans drinking less soda, restaurants get creative

Shifting beverage consumption leads chains to change their drink offerings.

Consumer Trends

These buzzwords can buzz off in 2018

“Asset light,” “clean label” and “grocerant” are all terms we could do without.

Leadership

Why an outsider might be best for Chipotle

Chain’s problems are difficult, which is why it shouldn’t limit its talent pool.

Financing

Restaurant M&A nearly doubled in 2017

The 36 deals easily outdistanced brand acquisitions in 2016.

Operations

A&W goes back to its roots

Chain taking its homemade root beer to the Midwestern small towns where it all started.

Financing

The 10 biggest deals of 2017

High prices and big deals marked a huge year for acquisitions.

Operations

John Schnatter steps down as Papa John’s CEO

Steve Ritchie will replace the company's founder, who will remain chairman.

Financing

Creator of the $5 Footlong doesn’t like Subway’s new discount

The franchisee, whose offer helped propel the chain to new heights, believes the $4.99 offer is too much.

Financing

Why Jack in the Box had to sell Qdoba

The sale came with activists circling, but forced deals aren’t always the best option.

Marketing

KFC’s new colonel is … who?

The chicken chain goes with an unknown actor as its new colonel to “save money" for a new value offer.

Workforce

Big Burger King franchisee to pay $250K over child labor violations

Northeast Foods was cited in Massachusetts for letting children work too long and too late.

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