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Jonathan Maze

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Financing

The former CEO of Jeni's Splended Ice Creams wants another bite of a growth chain

John Lowe has founded a private-equity firm that will target early-stage restaurant and consumer packaged goods chains, hoping to get them to the next level.

Financing

What all these bankruptcies say about the state of restaurants right now

A Deeper Dive: RB editors Joe Guszkowski and Lisa Jennings join Jonathan Maze to discuss the latest news around restaurant industry bankruptcies and some strong sales performances.

Leadership

Checkers names Chris Tebben CEO

The former Starbucks and Mars Retail Group executive replaces Frances Allen, who announced in April she was stepping down.

Leadership

A lot of restaurant chains have changed CEOs this year

Several restaurant companies removed chief executives so far in 2024. Some of them more than once. Here’s a look at them.

Financing

Pandemic aftershocks keep hitting restaurants

The Bottom Line: Sales challenges and bankruptcy filings are the latest seismic repercussions for restaurant chains.

Operations

Federal appeals court strikes down a controversial tip credit rule

The U.S. Court of Appeals overturned the Biden Administration’s “80/20” guidelines, calling them arbitrary, in a victory for restaurant operators.

Financing

Roti's recovery from the pandemic proves to be short-lived

The fast-casual Mediterranean chain said that the end of pandemic-era rent deferrals helped push it into its bankruptcy filing. The company now hopes to find a buyer.

Financing

Winners and losers from a weird earnings season

The Bottom Line: Some restaurant chains did extremely well, others less so. And even those that seemingly did well did not do well, at least if you ask Wall Street.

Financing

Roti declares Chapter 11 bankruptcy

The Chicago-based fast-casual Mediterranean chain, which has been closing locations in recent years, says it will use the process to find new investors or a buyer.

Financing

A struggling franchisee closes 25 KFC restaurants in the Midwest

EYM Group, which has closed dozens of Burger King and Pizza Hut units in several states, has now closed numerous KFC restaurants in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.

Financing

The post-pandemic fast-food business: More beverages, snacks and chicken, less pizza and sandwiches

Fast-casual and quick-service restaurants on the Technomic Top 500 have grown sales by 33% over the past five years. But that growth was not created equally as consumers shifted their spending.

Financing

Guillermo Perales jumps into a buyer's market

The franchisee of Burger King, Arby’s and other chains just acquired Freebirds World Burrito and is already working to grow the chain. And he’s got the inside track on Uncle Julio’s.

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