Wendy’s made an emo album for its parking lot
Marketing & GrowthSEP 25, 2026
Weekly article roundup
September 21 - September 27, 2026
Articles published during this week, grouped for browsing. This page is a weekly article roundup, not a copy of a sent newsletter.
23 articles across 6 categories / ~12k words of analysis
Marketing & Growth
6 articlesTaco Bell adds daily games and Friday prize entries
Marketing & GrowthSEP 25, 2026
Arby’s promotes Loaded Rewards
Marketing & GrowthSEP 24, 2026
Carl’s Jr. wants proof you threw away your crown
Marketing & GrowthSEP 22, 2026
KFC UK Made Cereal. It Wants You to Add Gravy.
Marketing & GrowthSEP 22, 2026
Dunkin’s coffee gets an L.L.Bean sweater. Humans are next.
Marketing & GrowthSEP 22, 2026
Finance & Economics
5 articlesRestaurant outlook forecasts modest purchasing-power growth
Finance & EconomicsSEP 25, 2026
Wendy’s operator Meritage plans closures, Fast Company reports
Finance & EconomicsSEP 25, 2026
Starbucks plans 250 North American closures
Finance & EconomicsSEP 25, 2026
Pizza Inn signs a 10-buffet development agreement
Finance & EconomicsSEP 25, 2026
McDonald’s plans $8.5 billion in franchise support
Finance & EconomicsSEP 23, 2026
Operations & Management
5 articlesKPOT picks Deliverect for marketplace orders and menus
Operations & ManagementSEP 25, 2026
Scooter’s Coffee connects app and marketplace ordering through Olo
Operations & ManagementSEP 25, 2026
KFC Canada's Kwench rollout pairs equipment and site work
Operations & ManagementSEP 24, 2026
DonorLink connects Toast food donations to volunteer pickups
Operations & ManagementSEP 23, 2026
Presto connects drive-thru voice orders to Toast
Operations & ManagementSEP 22, 2026
People & Culture
3 articlesTechnology & Innovation
2 articlesIndustry Analysis
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