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Jonathan Maze

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Technology

CosMc's debuts its mobile app

McDonald’s drive-thru beverage concept, which continues to expand in Dallas and San Antonio, now has its own mobile app.

Financing

Is fast food now a luxury? Most Americans think so

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.

Financing

Restaurants get dragged into The Misinformation Age

The Bottom Line: Big Mac prices, corporate views on Israel-Palestine and even store closures have been subject to misinformation and outright lies. Blame the presidential election.

Leadership

Wendy's names Abigail Pringle U.S. president

The fast-food burger chain reconfigured its leadership team again, bringing back the U.S. president position 17 months after it was eliminated. E.J. Wunsch was named president of international.

Financing

Fast-food restaurants are hit hardest as customers cut back

The giant food distributor Sysco said the consumer environment has been tougher on restaurants than expected this year due to higher menu prices.

Financing

Tasty Restaurant Group buys 64 more KFC restaurants

The multibrand franchisee, which also operates Pizza Hut, Burger King, Dunkin’ and Taco Bell, acquired the locations in the central and Southeast U.S.

Financing

Red Lobster gives private equity another black eye

The Bottom Line: The role a giant sale-leaseback had in the bankruptcy filing of the seafood chain has drawn more criticism of the investment firms' financial engineering. The criticism is well-earned.

Financing

The biggest trends in the restaurant industry right now

A Deeper Dive: Joe Pawlak, managing principal with Technomic, joins the podcast to discuss the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.

Financing

Beverage chains are taking off as consumers shift their drink preferences

The Bottom Line: Some of the fastest-growing chains in the U.S. push drinks, even as sales at traditional concepts lag in growing delivery and takeout business. How can traditional restaurants get in on the action?

Financing

Brands need to think creatively as the industry heads into a value war

The Bottom Line: Giving customers meal options they can afford will be key to generating traffic this year. But make sure those offers can generate a profit.

Financing

Red Lobster's CEO is questioning the company's relationship with its owner

The casual-dining chain, which filed for bankruptcy this week, is probing whether its former CEO steered all its shrimp purchasing through the company's owner, Thai Union, a shrimp supplier.

Financing

The Red Lobster bankruptcy is a seminal moment for the restaurant business

The Bottom Line: The seafood chain’s bankruptcy declaration was not surprising after months of closures and Endless Shrimp recriminations. But that doesn’t make it any less notable.

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