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Sandwich chain Subway has retained advisers to explore a sale of the closely held company, according to people familiar with the situation. → Read More
A shortage of drivers is hurting business, while rising fuel and car-maintenance costs have made the job less appealing over the past year. → Read More
A recent deal providing access to Amazon’s Prime members gives the third-largest delivery company in the U.S. new ammunition in its battle with DoorDash and Uber. → Read More
Starbucks, Morton Williams and other food-related businesses say they are wrestling with more public safety challenges since the pandemic. → Read More
Pandemic-related health and safety concerns, coupled with a tight labor market, have led more workers to organize. → Read More
The coffee chain is permanently closing 16 cafes after workers reported drug use by members of the public and crime concerns. → Read More
The partnership with Just Eat Takeaway.com, Grubhub’s parent company, could include a small equity stake for the e-commerce giant. → Read More
Some McDonald’s locations are axing the chain’s U.S. deal offering soda and other cold beverages of any size for a buck as restaurant owners try to manage a record spate of inflation. → Read More
Shares of Just Eat Takeaway.com hit an all-time low after the head of its U.S. division said a sale wasn’t a definite outcome for the company’s Grubhub online food business, which Just Eat is reviewing. → Read More
The burger giant is trying to reinvigorate its base of restaurant owners. → Read More
Olive Garden’s parent Darden Restaurants reported increasing sales and costs as it tries to boost prices without scaring diners. → Read More
Rossann Williams was involved in the company’s effort to respond to a U.S. unionization drive; interim CEO Howard Schultz has been revamping his management team since returning. → Read More
Some U.S. Starbucks stores across several days this week struggled to fulfill mobile orders and credit-card transactions for stretches of time, as cafes contended with mobile-ordering and payment-processing disruptions. → Read More
The relaunched restaurants were accompanied by a marketing blitz aimed at convincing locals that the new chain’s burgers are as good as the American version. → Read More
Starbucks’s interim CEO, back for his third stint at the coffee giant, said it needs fresh blood and a “different type of leader,” and is focusing on external candidates. → Read More
Investors in the burger chain had sought a civil rights audit as shareholders increase their focus on social issues. → Read More
Interim CEO Howard Schultz directs investment to the company's cafes and baristas as Bolthouse agrees to acquire the Evolution Fresh line of juices. → Read More
Trian Fund Management said it is weighing possible transactions to acquire control of the company. → Read More
Starbucks Corp. is closing down its business in Russia, as the invasion of Ukraine puts an end to its 15-year presence in the market. → Read More
The coffee chain said it and its licensee would permanently wind down operations in its 130 stores and would continue to pay nearly 2,000 employees in Russia for six months. → Read More