Subway to require longer hours and accept delivery orders in push to save chain Subway closed 729 restaurants in 2025 alone The Independent UK · Aug 12
Carl’s Jr. franchisee owning 65 restaurants files for bankruptcy About 62 percent of the nation’s Carl’s Jr. restaurants are in California The Independent UK · Apr 7
Future of major Applebee’s franchisee with more than 50 locations across the South in doubt after bankruptcy Applebee’s recently took control of dozens of other franchise locations, aiming to renovate them, boost performance and eventually refranchise them The Independent UK · Mar 26
Inside Abuelo's Bankruptcy: Are America's Mexican Restaurant Chains on the Brink of Collapse? Chain Mexican restaurants like Abuelo's are struggling as oversaturation and financial challenges threaten mid-tier Tex-Mex chains across the US International Business Times UK · Oct 12, 2025
Restaurant workers' fight for childcare Several groups are fighting to change childcare in America for the better Salon · Dec 8, 2024
Subway ends its last value meal after sandwich chain’s poor performance Subway has canceled it’s $6.99 Meal Deal after less than a month The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024
Subway CEO Steps Down After Value Meal Deal Fizzles John Chidsey will retire at the end of this year and be replaced by interim CEO Carrie Walsh while the company searches for a successor International Business Times · Nov 27, 2024
McDonald’s scraps AI pilot after order mix-ups go viral Fast food giant pulls plug on AI-powered voice-ordering at about 100 outlets after viral videos of order mishaps. Al Jazeera · Jun 19, 2024