TL;DR
Jersey Mike's has taken the top spot among fast-food chains in the American Customer Satisfaction Index, overtaking Chick-fil-A. Yum Brands has unloaded Pizza Hut in a recent deal.
Jersey Mike’s has overtaken Chick-fil-A in one key area.
This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at Jersey Mike’s, which recently took the top spot among fast-food chains in the recent American Customer Satisfaction Index—a spot once dominated by Chick-fil-A.
Dave & Buster’s has a tough quarter, driven by a poor economy. We take a deep dive into that topic.
Yum Brands unloaded Pizza Hut. We talk about that strange deal and what it says about the future of the pizza business.
We also talk a bit about Starbucks’ remodel of its first location. And on Tech Check Senior Tech Editor Joe Guszkowski talks DoorDash.
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This story was originally published in Restaurant Business on June 18, 2026. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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