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Jonathan Maze

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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.

Financing

Fat Brands is still shopping for acquisitions, but doesn’t like the prices

The Bottom Line: The owner of Fatburger and Johnny Rockets is looking for deals after taking a break but finds the market to be a lot slower this year.

Financing

Johnny Rockets’ owner and its growing roster of chains dive into cobranding

Fat Brands, which operates 15 concepts, is putting more of them together under one roof, including a Johnny Rockets-Hurricane combo in a D.C. hotel.

Leadership

Taco John’s names Mark Kocer COO

The 30-year industry veteran will oversee day-to-day operations at the Mexican chain.

Financing

Inflation is apparently turning customers onto McDonald’s

Data from Placer.ai shows the burger chain’s traffic is beating the broader restaurant industry and its fast-food competitors. Economic downturns are traditionally good for the company.

Marketing

The inside story of Dunkin’s revamped loyalty program

The company tapped into the travel industry as it reworked the program, now called Dunkin’ Rewards. It hopes to get more lapsed users back into its shops.

Financing

Restaurant job growth picked up in September

The industry added 60,000 jobs last month but remains more than 500,000 jobs from its pre-pandemic levels. Wage growth increased, too.

Financing

Subway loses one of its chickens

The Bottom Line: The sandwich chain quietly eliminated its chicken breast from the menu. Operators weren’t exactly disappointed with the decision.

Marketing

Dunkin’ renames and improves its loyalty program

The coffee chain renamed its DD Perks program Dunkin’ Rewards and revamped the program to give customers more rewards and a new tier.

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