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What we're expecting for the third quarter in restaurants

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the weekly episode of the weekly restaurant news discussion podcast looks at a preview of restaurant chain third-quarter earnings and how the industry has been impacted by the deportation push.

The third quarter ended with a whimper for restaurant chains.

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at what we’re expecting to hear from the various segments within the industry as third-quarter reports are revealed.

We also talk about the Trump Administration’s aggressive deportation efforts and how that has impacted the industry nationwide.

And Joe Guszkowski talks tipping on Tech Check.

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