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Jonathan Maze

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Jonathan Maze

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Financing

Restaurants’ value offers are muted as margins thin

The Bottom Line: More companies are pushing value as consumers feel the pinch of inflation. But the offers are more expensive and likely kept to the app.

Leadership

KFC loses a trio of executives to early retirement

The U.S. market’s chief operations officer and chief financial officer and its director of national field operations are all leaving.

Marketing

Crumbl Cookies brings in Michael Buffer for its first broadcast campaign

The cookie chain, facing a growing number of competitors, has released an ad featuring the famed announcer saying, “Let’s get ready to Crumbl!”

Financing

Domino’s road to 8,000 U.S. locations hit by construction delays

The pizza delivery chain has seen its unit growth slow in the U.S., but it remains bullish on its overall growth potential here.

Financing

Beyond Meat cuts staff as the plant-based trend peaks

The Bottom Line: The fake meat maker is cutting 19% of its workforce in the latest sign that the plant-based trend is past its peak.

Marketing

Why yes, there is a company taking advantage of angry Dunkin’ loyalists

Marketing Bites: Kraft pulls a Big Mac marketing stunt; another brand starts a loyalty program and White Castle answers some questions.

Financing

Domino’s is betting that inflation will hurt delivery sales

The pizza chain is raising the price of its $5.99 carryout offer to $6.99 as those sales continue to perform well. It argues that inflation will be bad for the delivery business.

Financing

Restaurant menu price inflation slowed in September

But overall inflation increased more than expected as consumers paid higher prices for food, shelter and medical care.

Financing

Domino’s sells 114 company restaurants to franchisees

The pizza chain sold the locations for $41.1 million. It also said its same-store sales improved in the U.S. last quarter.

Marketing

Starbucks and Delta will let their customers link loyalty accounts

The coffee giant is partnering with the airline in the most prominent example yet of a major restaurant chain expanding the scope of its loyalty beyond its locations.

Financing

How operators can navigate a tough pricing environment

A Deeper Dive: Rich Shank, senior principal with Technomic, joins the Restaurant Business podcast to discuss the impact of menu inflation on consumers.

Financing

Subway says its latest menu refresh is driving even more sales

The sandwich giant says its restaurants’ same-store sales rose 8.4% in the third quarter, with September particularly strong.

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