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Jonathan Maze

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Financing

Customers are apparently not cutting back on Starbucks

Record sales among loyalty members, food sales and cold beverages drove the coffee giant’s performance despite high inflation and “self-induced” problems.

Leadership

Church’s Texas Chicken names Joe Guith CEO

The former Focus Brands executive will take the helm of the chicken chain, formerly known simply as Church’s Chicken.

Financing

Charlie Morrison’s big bet

Salad and Go was a relative unknown outside of its core market, until it convinced the head of 1,700-unit Wingstop to become its CEO. Here’s the story behind the potentially revolutionary chain he now leads.

Financing

Danny Meyer helps prove that good service means good business

The Bottom Line: The restaurateur steps aside as CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, having shown that a fulfilled workforce can yield financial success.

Leadership

Gong Cha names Paul Reynish CEO

The former Five Guys and Dunkin’ executive will be based out of the bubble tea brand’s London headquarters.

Marketing

Mark Hamill returns to Jack in the Box, this time as a pitchman

The Star Wars actor was once fired for doing impersonations in the drive-thru. He will appear in ads highlighting the return of Jack in the Box’s Spicy Chicken Strips and French Toast Sticks.

Financing

Restaurants start getting some relief on inflation

Food costs remain historically high. But it’s increasingly looking like they have peaked. And gas prices are coming down, too.

Financing

A persistent Anand Gala takes on Dunn Brothers

The owner of Mooyah Burger and Cici’s Pizza completed its purchase of the Minnesota-based coffee chain last week. But he was eyeing it long before then.

Financing

The economy falls into a technical recession

The Bottom Line: GDP fell for the second straight quarter, which typically signifies a recession. There are some signs of consumer cutbacks in restaurants, but they’re not widespread.

Food

McDonald’s ends its plant-based test in the U.S. Now what?

The fast-food burger chain is no longer testing its McPlant burger as analysts speculate that it didn’t go over as well as hoped.

Financing

High chicken prices give Noodles & Company a headache

The noodle chain’s profits missed expectations as inflation ate into margins, but company executives believe that commodity prices have peaked.

Financing

McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski on why the company is changing ownership standards

He said now is the time to take this step, given the high demand for the chain’s restaurants, and suggested that only lower-performing franchisees should be concerned about the changes.

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