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Hospitality · Paris

TheFork: American Express completes $700m takeover

The card company has folded TheFork into its dining business, adding more than 55,000 European restaurants to a reservations push that already includes Resy and Tock.

9 November 2026 · 2 min read
Stone country house with lawn and apple tree in the English countryside
Hospitality · Evershot

Red Carnation sells Summer Lodge in Dorset after 23 years

Somerset hotelier Kevin Newton buys the Georgian country house in Evershot, ending Red Carnation's first venture outside London.

7 November 2026 · 2 min read
A roaster lifts a handful of fresh-roasted coffee beans from an industrial drum roaster
Hospitality · Chicago

Kraft Heinz coffee business sold to One Rock for $650m

Maxwell House, Gevalia and five other brands move to private equity as Kraft Heinz retreats from coffee, nearly a decade after it last expanded into the category.

5 November 2026 · 2 min read
Montreal skyline at dusk with downtown skyscrapers
Hospitality · Montreal

Foodtastic goes hostile with C$43 bid for MTY Group

The Montreal franchisor is offering roughly C$1 billion for its larger rival, a day after MTY's board replaced its chief executive and rejected two earlier approaches.

4 November 2026 · 2 min read
Empty red leather booth seating in a classic American diner-style restaurant
Hospitality · Pasadena

Dine Brands adopts poison pill amid takeover interest

Applebee's and IHOP's owner moves to block Cobblers Cove and Arkhouse after reports the pair offered $39 a share for the casual-dining group.

31 October 2026 · 2 min read
A Wendy's restaurant sign with its red-haired logo against a dark storefront
Hospitality · Dublin, Ohio

Wendy's takeover bid: Peltz and Flynn offer $7.35 a share

Nelson Peltz and franchisee Greg Flynn offer $1.4 billion for the burger chain, as Wendy's reports its sixth straight quarter of falling sales.

28 October 2026 · 2 min read
Short ribs grilling over charcoal at a Korean barbecue restaurant table
Hospitality

Gen Korean BBQ sells 47 restaurants to Chubby Cattle Group

Gen Restaurant Group is stepping back from table service in a $100m deal, keeping three sites for training while Chubby Cattle Group takes over the rest in four phases.

17 October 2026 · 2 min read
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