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Bojangles’ $1.5B Sale in the Works: Can Growth, Value Hold Up Beyond the Deep South?

Americas M&A Restaurants and Other Eating Places

Bojangles has hired bankers to explore a sale...

The potential deal is fueled by a red-hot chi...

Bojangles is pushing expansion beyond the Sou...

Any premium valuation hinges on proving unit ...

Ravi Jaipuria’s QSR Shake-Up: Merging Devyani & Sapphire to Redefine India’s Fast-Food Landscape

Asia M&A Restaurants and Other Eating Places

Ravi Kant Jaipuria’s estimated net worth reac...

Varun Beverages, PepsiCo’s largest bottler ou...

Devyani International and Sapphire Foods anno...

The combined group aims to revive Pizza Hut, ...

El Pollo Loco’s 2014 IPO: How Fast-Casual Moves Shaped Its Restaurant Growth Strategy

Americas Firms Restaurants and Other Eating Places

El Pollo Loco filed for a 2014 IPO and priced...

At the time it had roughly 401 restaurants ac...

The chain marketed fire-grilled chicken as a ...

The IPO followed improving performance and ca...

Fast Food’s Value Playbook: How $5 Deals & Free Fries Are Shaping 2026

Americas Markets Restaurants and Other Eating Places

Fast-food chains are ramping up value offers ...

Value-menu traffic rose about 1% in Q2 2025 e...

Consumers are trading down within fast food, ...

Heavy discounting risks margin compression, p...

How Fast Food Brands Use Promotions & Loyalty to Win Value-Minded Customers

Americas FYI Restaurants and Other Eating Places

Fast-food chains offer legitimate freebies ma...

McDonald’s and Taco Bell routinely run app-ba...

Some offers require minimum spend or delivery...

Deals vary by location and availability, so c...

How Income Inequality is Reshaping Fast-Food & Beverage Spending Trends

Americas Markets Restaurants and Other Eating Places

U.S. spending is splitting into a two-tier pa...

McDonald’s and Coca-Cola report widening inco...

Value-seeking is rising across all income lev...

Strong Growth Meets High P/E: Why Dutch Bros Hits $77 Target Amid Mixed Ratings

Americas Firms Restaurants and Other Eating Places

KeyBanc reiterated an Overweight rating on Du...

Other firms including UBS, Mizuho, and TD Cow...

Recent results show rapid growth, including F...

Key risks are valuation sensitivity plus marg...

Jollibee to Spin Off International Arm with U.S. IPO by Late 2027: What Investors Should Know

Asia Firms Restaurants and Other Eating Places

Jollibee Foods Corp will spin off its interna...

The Philippine business will remain listed in...

Overseas operations span 10,000+ stores in 33...

JFC shares jumped about 14.5% on the announce...

Jollibee to Spin Off International Arm: What Investors Need to Know

Asia Firms Restaurants and Other Eating Places

Jollibee Foods Corp plans to spin off its int...

The remaining Philippine business would stay ...

Existing shareholders would receive JFCI shar...

The move aims to unlock valuation by separati...

Freeman Spogli’s $45M Bet on El Pollo Loco in 2007: Growth, Risks, and Restaurant Strategy

Americas M&A Restaurants and Other Eating Places

Freeman Spogli & Co. invested $45 million in ...

The capital was aimed at accelerating nationa...

The deal came amid a $22 million trademark/de...

At the time, El Pollo Loco had 389 restaurant...