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How John Cywinski plans to grow Qdoba Mexican Eats and Modern Market

The CEO of Qdoba-parent Modern Restaurant Concepts is borrowing from the playbook used during his leadership at both Applebee's and KFC. The first step, however, was selling the Lemonade brand. By Lisa Jennings on Aug. 21, 2023

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