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Jonathan Maze

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Financing

The M&A market is showing signs of life

The Bottom Line: Benihana is apparently on the market, according to reports, helping to signal that the market for restaurants is improving.

Financing

Subway's long sale process will last a bit longer

The sandwich giant, which has spent the year on the market, has again extended the bidding process as potential new buyers emerge.

Financing

Restaurant menu price inflation shows some signs of easing

The industry appears to be slowing its rate of price hikes as overall inflation eases. But restaurants are still raising prices faster than grocers.

Financing

Domino's Uber Eats deal acknowledges the reality of the third-party marketplace

The Bottom Line: The pizza delivery chain believes it can generate billions in global pizza sales by jumping on third-party aggregators’ marketplaces. In so doing, it acknowledges that the business has become a key sales tool for restaurants.

Financing

The story behind Burger King's turnaround effort

A Deeper Dive: Tom Curtis, president of Burger King in the U.S. and Canada, joins the podcast to talk about the chain’s “Reclaim the Flame” comeback strategy and its progress.

Technology

Domino's, long an aggregator holdout, joins the Uber Eats Marketplace

The pizza chain will enable customers to order through the aggregator’s mobile app, starting in four test markets this fall.

Financing

Burger King shows signs of progress in its comeback effort. Can it last?

The Bottom Line: Burger King’s struggles last year were emblematic of the chain’s long history. The brand under Tom Curtis suggests things are turning around. But the biggest challenge is to keep it going.

Marketing

McDonald's is phasing out its bakery items

The burger giant said it is removing its Apple Fritter, Blueberry Muffin and Cinnamon Roll from its menu less than three years after their introduction.

Financing

Restaurant sales have recovered from the pandemic. So why not jobs?

The Bottom Line: Despite sales growth and other data indicating strong interest in the industry, employment remains stubbornly slow. Here’s why.

Financing

Concern over a California joint-liability proposal unites McDonald's and its franchisees

The Bottom Line: A bill making its way to the governor’s desk would go further than proposed federal joint employer rules in making franchisors liable for their franchisees’ workers. And this one just targets fast-food chains.

Financing

In closing its pizza brand, Chipotle ends a weird era

The Bottom Line: The burrito chain is closing its remaining Pizzeria Locale locations, finally putting an end to an era in which it tried putting its fast-casual stamp on different menu segments.

Technology

Yum Brands takes a step to collect data on more of its customers

The owner of Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut is working with the customer data platform Treasure Data to give it a centralized view of customer data across all its brands.

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