TL;DR
O'Charley's has closed its corporate stores, leaving about four franchisee-owned units. Jersey Mike's stock soared after its first earnings call as a public company.
Another casual-dining chain has shut down.
This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at the closure of O’Charley’s, which has closed its corporate stores, leaving about four franchisee-owned units.
We also discuss Jersey Mike’s first earnings call as a public company. The sandwich chain’s stock soared after the company said transactions were increasing and the company is boosting spending on digital marketing.
We also look back at two years of Brian Niccol at Starbucks.
On Tech Check, Joe Guszkowski talks Walmart delivery.
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This story was originally published in Restaurant Business on September 11, 2026. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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