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Potbelly and Cheba Hut thrive with $601 million and $182 million in sales

This week, DoorDash dropped a bomb with a $17 billion agreement to acquire the grocery delivery provider Instacart.

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast A Deeper Dive features George Hiller, a longtime consultant who works with restaurant chains on their beverage strategies.

A long-term architecture partner can help operators avoid costly mistakes as they expand into new markets.

Restaurant menus are already on to Thanksgiving and Christmas, with several chains getting a head start on themed foods and beverages along with catering deals to ease the holiday crunch.

Subway is moving its National Sandwich Day celebration to Oct.

Subway has elected to give sandwiches their own moment, moving its National Sandwich Day celebration to Tuesday, Oct.

McDonald’s, while fending off AI pricing debates , is gearing up for wide-ranging changes across its business, and spending billions to get there .

Jersey Mike's adds a value bundle to its menu for limited time

Hangry Joe's new CEO Brandon Wilhelm focuses on building a better franchise system

Coca-Cola hopes to "open happiness" at KFC U.S. locations as the official new beverage provider of the chicken chains U.S.

The fried chicken chain — once owned by Pepsi — will shift beverage providers as part of a broader overhaul of its menu and operations.

Left-leaning politicians are always going after the Wall Street billionaires and large corporations — but tech companies like Meta, OpenAI, and Google are usually the target.

Foodservice is a major focus for Ridgeland, Miss.-based Sprint Mart.

Subway unveils new prototype for Europe, Middle East, and Africa growth

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at the bribery scandal involving the Independent Purchasing Cooperative, Subway’s nonprofit purchasing co-op.

Subway unveils Blueprint for EMEA with new restaurant design and brand experience

Subway co-op CEO Janet Risi Field allegedly hid a $200M kickback plot

PuroClean sees 20% unit growth from existing franchise owners in 2026

The low-cost menu item includes six varieties and is aimed at helping the chain expand its afternoon daypart.

Hangry Joe’s, the fast-growing hot chicken franchise with more than 90 locations, today announced the appointment of Brandon Wilhelm as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

Averaging a 20% growth rate over two decades may not be the sexiest of business stories, but it’s certainly an enviable one in the fast-casual space.

This is from the weekly restaurant finance newsletter The Bottom Line.

The 2026 Multi-Unit 50 rankings offer a clear snapshot of where franchisee scale is most concentrated across the industry.