Jonathan Maze
Editor-in-Chief
Contact JonathanRestaurant Business 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.”
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Page 1Menu price inflation hit a new 40-year high last month
Full-service menu prices rose 8% year over year and limited-service prices jumped 7.2%, while grocery prices increased 10%.
Food prices expected to keep climbing this year
The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects commodity costs to continue increasing this year, sending menu prices skyward.