Jonathan Maze

The Bottom Line: This week’s edition of the restaurant finance newsletter looks at the outperformance of restaurant chains outside the

M&M Custard, which at one point owned 42 Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers fast-casual locations in six states, wants to use the

The coffee shop chain's traffic surged following the sale of its "Bearista" cold cup, while its "Red Cup Day" promotion is generating

The Bottom Line: Publicly traded companies often spend their extra cash to buy back shares. But franchisors of struggling chains might be

Black Rock Coffee Bar demonstrated that there is some demand from Wall Street investors for restaurant chains. But the bar for such

The fast-food burger chain is working with franchisees to either fix, sell or close weaker restaurants, implying that hundreds of locations

The fast-food burger chain is working with franchisees to either fix, sell or close weaker restaurants, implying that hundreds of locations

The fast-food giant won a summary judgment in a three-year-old case involving a former security executive who sued the chain for

The fast-food pizza chain’s same-store sales declined 3% last quarter. The company is planning to cut “non-customer-facing” costs and

The Nordic Village transforms the hotel’s rooftop deck into a European-style market, but one that comes with a high-end, four-course

The investment firm and the coffee shop giant are forming a joint venture to run the business in a deal valued at $4 billion. Starbucks will

The coffee-shop giant has been beset by a new generation of drive-thru-only beverage concepts. CEO Brian Niccol is undeterred. "I already

The investment firm and the coffee shop giant are forming a joint venture to run the business in a deal valued at $4 billion. Starbucks will

The Bottom Line: In this edition of the weekly restaurant finance newsletter, we look at the slumping earnings and stock price from the

The Indiana-based chain declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid numerous lawsuits. The brand has franchisees that remain open.

Burger King, Chipotle, Shake Shack and Darden Restaurants have all said that record beef prices are driving up their commodity costs. But

The coffee shop giant reported its best sales quarter since its sales slump began and said its U.S. business turned positive in September

Drink sales at the fast-food Mexican chain have skyrocketed this year, even before it has expanded its Live Más Café concept. It plans to

The Bottom Line: Restaurant chains used to be able to win customers by making their ordering process as easy as possible. But with so much

The Bottom Line: This week's edition of the restaurant finance newsletter looks at recent workforce development efforts by Starbucks and