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RESTAURANT BUSINESS COLUMNISTS

RESTAURANT BUSINESS COLUMNISTS

Every day, RB brings you the best in analysis and opinion on a wide range of topics, including menu, finance, operations and technology. Check out our columns and blogs.

JONATHAN MAZE

The award-winning financial news/analysis blog from RB Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Maze, which features a companion weekly newsletter by the same name. Jonathan deals with a variety of topics as they relate to the health and direction of the overall industry, with a special emphasis on franchising, mergers and acquisition, stock price performance, sales and profitability.

PETER ROMEO

The blog from award-winning journalist, RB Editor-at-Large Peter Romeo. Peter taps into his decades of experience covering the restaurant business at a variety of publications to discuss any number of issues related to the operations and general direction of restaurants.

NANCY KRUSE

The monthly column from Menu Maven Nancy Kruse is part of RB’s extensive coverage of menu news and trends. The founder of The Kruse Co. provides her unique take on what’s going on at restaurants big and small every month.

PAT COBE

Every week, Senior Menu Editor Pat Cobe takes a look at the latest new menu news from major chains and menu trends. The column features extensive work from RB Art Director Nico Heins on a visual presentation.

JOE GUSZKOWSKI

Senior Technology Editor Joe Guszkowski looks at the week’s technology trends and news, examining the continued influx of new technologies into restaurants, including mobile ordering, delivery, artificial intelligence, virtual brands, ghost kitchens and robotics.

LOOKING BACK

LOOKING BACK

Food

Pink drinks freshen Chick-fil-A's menu and a new chicken sandwich goes into test

Cherry Berry beverages and the Pretzel Cheddar Club Sandwich are Spring specials at the fast-food chain.

Technology

Restaurants say they're bearing the brunt of delivery chargebacks

Operators complain of frequent fraud and a cumbersome process for getting their money back from delivery providers. “They make nothing simple for you.”

Financing

McDonald's hits back about its prices

Seeking to combat what it calls "inaccurate" information, the company issued a rare comment featuring the average cost of a Big Mac and other menu items. And no, prices have not doubled since 2019.

Operations

How restaurants can set themselves apart as banquet venues

As banquet season heats up and customers reach out to host their special events like conferences, weddings or graduations, operators want to nail down a unique set of offerings that will separate them from other venues.

Leadership

WFF at 35: Progress made, more to accomplish

Attendees of this year’s Women’s Foodservice Forum Leadership Conference heralded the advances (and made the business case) for moving women into leadership roles. But there’s still work to do.

Restaurant Business
Special Reports

Restaurant service charges are suddenly everywhere. What gives?

Labor Pains

Top 500 Chains

The Reinvention of Starbucks

Future 50 2023

Same-Store Sales Tracker