--- title: "Post-Covid Recovery Report News Roundup, April 2022" url: https://burnaze.com/article/236f4d5f-c14a-4e26-9a46-c310d1121471 source: "Franchising.com" original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/postcovid_recovery_report_news_roundup_april_2022.html author: "Eddy Goldberg" category: "Burger" industry: "Restaurants" segment: "Burger" published: 2022-04-07T09:00:00.000Z modified: 2026-11-01T02:10:16.440Z image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/6682_plate.jpg --- # Post-Covid Recovery Report News Roundup, April 2022 **TL;DR:** Major restaurant chains committed to reopening and recovery efforts, including Burger King lowering prices in France and Waitr issuing a 5% gas discount card to drivers. *By Eddy Goldberg, originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-04-07. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/postcovid_recovery_report_news_roundup_april_2022.html).* ## Story Are we truly coming out of the pandemic, or is it a “Just when you thought it was safe” moment? Are we unmasking too soon? Is another ugly surprise just around the corner, or can we finally move on? Oh wait, Ukraine.… Still, the world keeps spinning. In the midst of all this, here’s your chance to follow the leaders and catch up on franchise-related news every first Thursday of the month. POST-COVID REOPENING & RECOVERY Burger King Lowers Price of Whoppers in France To Offset Fuel Increases Waitr Issues 5% Gas Discount Card to Drivers as Gas Prices Surge Starbucks CEO Gets $60 Million ‘Golden Goodbye,’ Even as Company Tries To Keep Out Unions (Opinion) Major Restaurant Chains Commit To Eliminating “Forever Chemicals” Nekter Juice Bar Signs 18 Agreements for 37 Locations in Q1 Menu Price Inflation Hit 41-Year High in February DoorDash’s 2021 Revenue Tops Pandemic Record; Expects Continued Growth Restaurants Debate Masking Rules as Covid-19 Rules Rapidly Disappear Why People Keep Buying Restaurants (Robin Gagnon) IFA Launches Hispanic Latino Franchise Leadership Council How Plant-Based Menus Are Changing the Perception of Fast Food Best Cities To Start a Business in 2022 Marriott Doubles Revenue Despite Omicron Setback Epic Health and Fitness Launches as a New Franchise HIRING & EMPLOYMENT Labor Shortages Are Causing Companies To Go on Hiring Sprees – Here’s Why Worker Shortage Pushes Companies To Offer More Perks and Benefits Three Starbucks Stores Unionize in a Single Afternoon High-Profile Union Campaigns Offer a Learning Opportunity for HR Employees Want To Stay, But Are Employers Giving Them a Reason To? (Oracle Ebook) A Simple Guide To Designing a World-Class Employee Experience Program (Qualtrics Ebook) FINANCE & M&A Dave & Buster’s To Acquire Dallas-Based Main Event Family Entertainment Chain for $835M Newk’s Eatery Comp Sales Increase 21.7% in Q4 2021 BBQ Holdings To Acquire 7-Unit Fine-Dining Brand Barrio Queen for $28 Million LEADERSHIP Wingstop CEO Charlie Morrison Resigns To Become CEO of Salad & Go; COO Michael Skipworth Named CEO Domino’s Pizza New CEO, Russell Weiner, Faces New Set of Challenges El Pollo Loco Names Larry Roberts CEO, Effective Immediately 5 Tips on How To Stay Focused as a New CEO There Are 4 Types of Bosses The Cost of Indecision: How To Stop It from Hurting Your Business (Methodify) Franchise GrowthLab Launches To Fuel Growth of Franchises LEGAL Sen. Cortez Masto Calls on SBA To Take Action Against Harmful Practices in Franchise Sector FAT Brands CEO Andy Wiederhorn Addresses Federal Investigation in Quarterly Earnings Call Opinion: Burgerim’s Growth Had a Notable Enabler: The SBA Restaurants Are Suing Google for Creating Digital Storefronts Without Their Permission Owners of 3 Fusion Japanese Steakhouse Units Ordered To Pay $1.45M in Wage-Theft Case Grubhub Sued by Washington, D.C. , for Excessive Fees and False Advertising Ice Cream Machine Hackers Sue McDonald’s for $900 Million Loyalty Programs on California’s Radar Under CCPA MARKETING/CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE Most Retailers Still Struggle To Meet Customer Expectations for Hybrid Shopping CKE Restaurants Launches Loyalty Program for Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s Social Advertising Made Easy: An Unscary Approach to Advertising on Social Media (Hootsuite Guide) London Burger King Goes Fully Vegan in Trial Run Almost All Consumers Expect To Shop via Social This Year (Study) Meta: Underreporting of iOS Web Conversions Down to 8% from 15% Last September The Next Next Gen: The Solos Are Coming! OPERATIONS How First Watch Got Away Without Price Increases in 2021, Despite Inflation Supply Chain Woes Hit Hotels Surging Fuel Prices Pinch Restaurant Consumers Chick-Fil-A Taps into Biofuel Trend, Turning Fry Oil into Diesel REAL ESTATE Drive-Through Lane Competition Heats Up Report: Commercial Real Estate Market Q4 2021 (Stan Johnson Co.) ## Entities - Franchising.com (publication) - Restaurants (sector) - menu pricing (topic) - Starbucks (company) - Burger King (company) - Eddy Goldberg (person) - IFA (company) - DoorDash (company) - Andy Wiederhorn (person) - leadership changes (topic) - Charlie Morrison (person) - Nekter Juice Bar (company) --- Originally reported by Eddy Goldberg, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/postcovid_recovery_report_news_roundup_april_2022.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/236f4d5f-c14a-4e26-9a46-c310d1121471).