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This isn't your father's fast-food business

 By Jonathan Maze on May 31, 2024

Rather than try to cater to everybody, quick-service restaurant chains are increasingly specializing based on menu and service style. The result is a crop of innovative chains serving drive-thru salads or just chicken fingers.

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Red Lobster could close more than 100 additional restaurants if it can't renegotiate leases

 By Joe Guszkowski on May 31, 2024

The 570-unit seafood chain already closed nearly 100 locations before filing for bankruptcy in May. But it may have to close others if it can't get better terms on lease payments.

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McDonald's value perception problem is with its lighter users

By Jonathan Maze on May 30, 2024

The Bottom Line: The fast-food giant took the extraordinary step of publicizing average prices this week. It was speaking to its less-frequent customers, who are a lot less likely to say the chain is a good value.

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Struggling Burgerfi is exploring strategic alternatives

By Jonathan Maze on May 30, 2024

The owner of two fast-casual chains cited its liquidity challenges as it replaced its chairman, gave top executives incentives to stick around and sought assistance from its lenders.

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How Dutch Bros is refining its real estate strategy

By Jonathan Maze on May 29, 2024

A Deeper Dive: Christine Barone, CEO of the drive-thru beverage chain, joins the podcast to talk about real estate, boba tea and changing drink habits.

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McDonald's hits back about its prices

By Jonathan Maze on May 29, 2024

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.

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Subway's debt sale is apparently breaking a record

By Jonathan Maze on May 29, 2024

The whole business securitization Roark Capital is using to finance its acquisition of the sandwich giant is reportedly the largest on record.

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Winners and losers from a tough first quarter

By Jonathan Maze on May 29, 2024

The Bottom Line: Wingstop (again) and Texas Roadhouse (also again) were among the big winners last quarter, while the fast-food value proposition is among the losers.

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Is fast food now a luxury? Most Americans think so

By Jonathan Maze on May 28, 2024

Nearly 80% of Americans now view fast food as a “luxury” as rising restaurant menu prices force most of them to cut back on dining out.

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Red Lobster needs a buyer. How does Darden sound?

By Peter Romeo on May 28, 2024

Reality Check: The casual dining giant sold Red Lobster in a cloud of controversy a decade ago. Here's why a return to the fold may not be as crazy as it sounds.

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