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Your quick morning dose of the restaurant news you need, every weekday, from the editors of Restaurant Business and Nation's Restaurant News.

A Deeper Dive

"A Deeper Dive" is a weekly podcast from Restaurant Business dedicated to going in-depth on the most pressing challenges and opportunities restaurant operators face today, hosted by Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Maze.

Menu Talk

“Menu Talk”, formally Menu Feed, is a weekly podcast hosted by Pat Cobe of Restaurant Business and Bret Thorn with Nation’s Restaurant News.

The Week in Restaurants

What's happening in the restaurant industry this week, with a discussion on the week's biggest news and topics, along with technology trends and other issues.

Working Lunch

Working Lunch is a podcast from Align Public Strategies devoted to explaining the so what and now what about key issues impacting the restaurant and retail industries.

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Financing

Sardar Biglari takes a more traditional acquisition route with El Pollo Loco

The Bottom Line: The investor used activist campaigns to take over both Western Sizzlin and Steak n Shake. But he is making a more traditional play for the fast-food chicken chain.

Food

Vegetable innovation powers the menu at fast-casual Dig

Behind the Menu: Unique veggie preparations, driven by customer cravings and hyper-seasonality, set the chain’s limited-time offers apart in a crowded segment.

Financing

Some franchising strategies are recipes for disaster

The Bottom Line: Several struggling restaurant chains are using franchising as a key strategy to turn their brands around. But if the restaurants didn’t work under a company-run operation, why would franchisees do better?

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Charles Watson replaces former Smalls CEO Maria Rivera, who left the 24-unit fast-casual chain last month. Investors hope he can replicate the smoothie chain's franchise growth.

Working Lunch: This week's political podcast features a conversation with Andy Wiederhorn, founder and chair of Fat Brands, who shares the challenges the trade war will create for franchise operators, their supply chain and plans for growth.

The chairman of the owner of Steak n Shake has made an offer to buy the fast-food chicken chain and entered into a confidentiality agreement with the company as negotiations continue.

Taste Tracker: Jimmy John’s, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Fuzzy’s, IHOP, Dunkin’, Whataburger, Sonic and Chip City Cookies headline restaurant menu news.

Tech Check: Restaurants have tried for years to get consumers to order direct. Those efforts may finally be paying off.

The Bottom Line: Several struggling restaurant chains are using franchising as a key strategy to turn their brands around. But if the restaurants didn’t work under a company-run operation, why would franchisees do better?