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Del Taco

Financing

Del Taco puts itself into a Rocky Mountain bind

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 28, 2025

The Bottom Line: The Mexican fast-food chain moved aggressively to terminate an operator just one year after it gave them the right to operate an entire state. And then the lender pulled the plug.

Financing

Del Taco closes all but one of its Colorado locations

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 27, 2025

The franchisee of the Mexican fast-food chain’s 18 locations in Denver and Colorado Springs closed locations following a bankruptcy and a dispute with the franchisor.

Financing

Jack in the Box surprises, but Del Taco disappoints

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 27, 2025

The fast-food burger chain reported better-than-expected sales results last quarter, but its Mexican sister concept could not say the same thing.

Leadership

Jack in the Box CEO Darin Harris resigns

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 24, 2025

Harris is leaving to take a position “outside of the restaurant industry.” CFO Lance Tucker was named interim principal executive officer.

Financing

At Jack in the Box, sales improvement with some California headwinds

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 21, 2024

California’s $20 fast-food wage is costing company restaurants $15 million, and franchisees a lot more. That’s putting a damper on some recent sales improvement.

Financing

California holds some surprises for Jack in the Box

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 07, 2024

Profitability for the burger chain and its sister concept, Del Taco, declined in the quarter, thanks to the state’s fast-food wage. But California was one of the company’s best sales markets.

Financing

Minor league baseball players indicted for insider trading on the 2022 Del Taco sale

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 27, 2024

Jordan Qsar, Grant Witherspoon, Chase Lambert and Austin Bernard were accused of trading stocks after learning that the Mexican restaurant chain would be sold to Jack in the Box.

Technology

Del Taco ends use of drive-thru voicebots

By Joe Guszkowski on Feb. 28, 2024

The 600-unit taco chain began testing the technology from Presto in 2022 and said last year that it was exceeding expectations.

Financing

Jack in the Box has some big growth plans

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 26, 2024

The burger chain believes it has room for a lot more locations that generate a lot more revenue. Here’s how the company plans to do that.

Financing

Jack in the Box wades through uncertainty, thanks to California

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 22, 2023

The burger chain says it expects to counter wage hikes in the state with a combination of price, margin and loyalty. But how will it affect transactions?

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