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Financing
Want your franchisees to get on board with discounts? Give them a break on remodels
The Bottom Line: Franchisors want their operators to cut prices and run deals. They’d get further along if they delayed remodel requirements or other costs.
Financing
It's a buyer's market, but Andy Wiederhorn is (so far) staying on the sidelines
The Bottom Line: Restaurant chains are available at historically low prices if you know where to look. But the typically aggressive chairman of Fat Brands is not buying.
Food
Portillo's Salted Caramel Spice Cake is ready to take on chocolate fans this fall
Behind the Menu: The fast casual’s famous chocolate cake has a seasonal competitor—the first new cake flavor in 20 years.