McDonald’s same-store sales fell 3.6% in the U.S. amid continued economic uncertainty.

Jack in the Box wants to sell Del Taco just three years after buying the chain. The company wants to focus on its core brand again.

This week's podcast features Sbarro CEO David Karam, talking about how the chain has adapted to life outside of the mall. Fascinating stuff providing all kinds of lessons for operators.

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Got this video on Steak n Shake and beef tallow to under a minute so it goes up on Bluesky.

This week's podcast is up and features a discussion with Technomic's David Henkes on how to pick winners and losers among emerging restaurant chains. It's not easy. Just ask Baja Fresh, which 20 years ago was bigger than Chipotle.

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It's podcast day. This week I spoke with Church's Texas Chicken CEO Joe Guith on chicken recipes, remodels, technology and the company's growth plans. You can find the podcast here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...