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title: "This Week in Franchise News: 4/23/2021"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/a6aa6e30-dfd9-444f-b80a-dd8cc8763931
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/this-week-in-franchise-news-4232021-2715558
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
published: 2021-04-23T16:11:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:25:39.015Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/ecc1b94c0b9e3eeff423ebf4de9f30876488.jpg
---

# This Week in Franchise News: 4/23/2021

**TL;DR:** Chipotle CFO John Hartung discussed the potential effects of an increased minimum wage on menu prices. Subway franchise owners are publicizing their grievances with the brand amid rumors of a sale.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-04-23. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/this-week-in-franchise-news-4232021-2715558).*

## Story

*In a recent earnings call on the brand’s Q1 2021 results, John Hartung discussed the potential effects of an increased minimum wage.*

*Amid swirling rumors of a sale, Subway franchise owners are publicizing their grievances with the brand that has turned their American dream into a nightmare.*

*Brands celebrated the unofficial cannabis holiday with deals to munchies-friendly deals.*

*Worker shortage leaves the restaurant industry down 1.2 million workers compared to March 2020.*

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- menu pricing (topic)
- Subway (company)
- Chipotle (company)
- minimum wage (topic)
- worker shortage (topic)
- franchisee grievances (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/this-week-in-franchise-news-4232021-2715558). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/a6aa6e30-dfd9-444f-b80a-dd8cc8763931).