TL;DR
DoorDash has proposed a $17 billion acquisition of Instacart, a grocery delivery company. Former Wendy's Chairman Nelson Peltz has a $1.4 billion offer for Wendy's.
There are some big potential deals in the restaurant industry.
This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at the proposed $17 billion acquisition of grocery delivery company Instacart by restaurant delivery company DoorDash. Will this be good for restaurants?
Former Wendy’s Chairman Nelson Peltz has a $1.4 billion offer for the company. We talk about that offer and the interesting person who is working with Peltz’s group.
Sweetgreen managers are making bank, so that is worth discussing. We also talk about weak sales at chicken chains Popeyes and Wingstop. And Senior Tech Editor Joe Guszkowski talks about something on Tech Check.
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This story was originally published in Restaurant Business on October 30, 2026. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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