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Restaurant Business Executive Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Maze is a longtime industry journalist who writes about restaurant finance, mergers and acquisitions and the economy, with a particular focus on quick-service restaurants. He writes daily about the factors influencing the operating environment, including labor and food costs and various industry trends such as technology and delivery.

Jonathan has been widely quoted in media publications such as the New York Times and the Washington Post and has appeared on CNBC, Yahoo Finance and NPR. He writes a weekly finance-focused newsletter for Restaurant Business, The Bottom Line, and is the host of the weekly podcast “A Deeper Dive.”

Financing

For casual dining, delivery isn’t necessary for success

 By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 31, 2018

Differing approaches by BJ’s and Texas Roadhouse show there’s no single approach, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

World politics hit McDonald’s

 By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 27, 2018

Brexit and trade negotiations impact the company’s labor costs, and its traffic, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

What is Papa John’s end game?

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 25, 2018

Investors now think a sale is less likely, but the pizza chain’s “good bones” make it too tempting a target for buyers, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Who will benefit from Papa John’s challenges?

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 20, 2018

Pizza Hut stands to gain the most, but the problems will roil the market, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Should Papa John’s be sold?

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 17, 2018

A sale could be the only option for the chain going forward, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

What High Bluff Capital sees in Quiznos

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 13, 2018

The chain’s new owner sees opportunity in buying shrinking restaurant chains, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

What’s the next step for Papa John’s?

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 12, 2018

Here’s why the chain will need to make big changes, and probably needed to even before John Schnatter’s racial slur, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

10 ways restaurants have changed since the Great Recession

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 10, 2018

With a decade past since the downturn, RB’s The Bottom Line takes a look at how the industry has grown and changed.

Financing

Restaurant job growth keeps slowing

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 06, 2018

The industry added just 16,400 jobs in June, and here’s why that’s a good thing, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Investors pour money into restaurants

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 02, 2018

Stocks are up more than 12% on average as the industry shows signs of life, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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