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More Burger King customers are getting kids’ meals, and not just kids

 By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 30, 2026

Sales of the fast-food chain’s King Jr. meal are at their highest levels in a decade, thanks to upgraded chicken nuggets, Dragon Ball Z, and GLP-1s.

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Nelson Peltz tries buying low on Wendy’s

 By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 29, 2026

The Bottom Line: The fast-food chain’s longtime former chairman opted against buying the company two months ago. And then its stock price plunged again.

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McDonald's franchisees question hand-breaded chicken

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 28, 2026

The Bottom Line: The fast-food chain is expanding tests of hand-breaded chicken in the U.S. But operators want the company to use smaller birds, similar to Popeyes and KFC.

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How Starbucks' overnight remodels transform the chain's aesthetic

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 28, 2026

The Seattle-based company is in the midst of upgrading thousands of U.S. company shops, largely without any downtime, as it works to encourage more customers to stick around.

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Inside McDonald's massive restaurant training effort

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 27, 2026

While it is not as headline-grabbing as fancy new restaurants or AI order-takers, the company’s strategy to improve operations may have more potential. Here’s what the fast-food chain is doing.

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Can Wendy’s turn it around?

By Jonathan Maze, Lisa Jennings and Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 23, 2026

The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the weekly restaurant news discussion podcast looks at Wendy’s closures, more Crumbl news, Olo, and ramen noodles.

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Wendy's social feed hints at some changes

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 20, 2026

The Bottom Line: The fast-food chain’s social media account said that the return of its yellow packaging will be a sign of more changes to come. Here’s what the company might do.

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With sales struggling and stores closing, Crumbl prepares a value offer

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 19, 2026

The treat chain is preparing a $1.99 Dirty Soda and thin cookie promotion as its sales struggles continue. The company has blamed industry “headwinds” for its sales challenges.

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Fast-food chain executives have low expectations for the economy

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 14, 2026

The Bottom Line: Two of the country’s largest chains, Domino’s and McDonald’s, have recently said that they don’t expect the economy to improve quickly. That’s bad news for the fast-food sector.

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How Del Taco is faring under its new owner

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 07, 2026

A Deeper Dive: Anil Yadav, who bought the Mexican fast-food chain last year, and CMO Noah Chillingworth join the weekly restaurant finance podcast to discuss the brand’s changes.

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