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Jonathan Maze

Editor-in-Chief

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Restaurant 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.”

Articles by
Jonathan Maze

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Operations

Inflation cools, but not in foodservice

The Consumer Price Index declined in November, but restaurant menu prices continued to increase.

Operations

Sysco sees growing strength in noncommercial foodservice

The giant distributor says it sees no evidence of a recession on its business, but it's preparing for one, anyway.

Operations

Menu price inflation accelerated in August

Much of that jump is due to sharply higher prices in school lunch programs, as many states have ended free meals for students.

Operations

Uber Eats will roll out robot deliveries in California and Texas

The third-party deliverer just announced a decade-long partnership with autonomous vehicle company Nuro.

Operations

Menu price inflation stayed elevated in July

Food away-from-home inflation was 7.6% last month, and prices held steady at both full-service and limited-service concepts.

Operations

Office traffic is bouncing back, but slowly

Foot traffic data shows improvements in the number of people in downtown areas and office buildings, but it remains far below pre-pandemic levels.

Operations

Menu prices reached another 40-year high in June

Prices on full-service menus rose 8.9% on an annual basis, while limited-service prices increased 7.4%.

Operations

Consumers say inflation is causing them to eat away from home less often

More than eight in 10 consumers say they are cutting back on restaurant visits as evidence of spending shifts continues to grow.

Menu

Menu 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%.

Operations

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.

Workforce

HMSHost lays off thousands as travel stagnates

The foodservice operator has told at least 3,000 employees in airports around the U.S. that their layoffs could turn permanent in October.

Operations

Food distributors are facing major changes

As foodservice operations struggle, distributors confront challenges of their own.

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