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Beef prices climb 9.4% as US menus run out of room
USDA data point to another 9.4% rise in beef and veal prices this year, and operators from Oklahoma to Texas say menus have no room left to absorb the cost.

Domino's profit beats forecasts, but US sales barely move
Domino's Pizza earnings for the third quarter show diluted EPS up 12.7% to $4.60, yet US same-store sales rose just 0.3%, and shares fell despite the beat.

Starbucks: US sales rise 7.9%, profit slides on China exit
Comparable sales climbed 7.2% worldwide and 7.9% in North America in the quarter to 27 September, but revenue fell 4% after Starbucks closed the sale of its China retail business.

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.

FTC sues Toast over hidden fees and support claims
The regulator says the restaurant-technology company advertised a free point-of-sale plan while burying fees, add-ons and a hard exit behind it.

Brazil's coffee exports to the US nearly double in September
Cecafé says US purchases of Brazilian coffee jumped 86% in September after most tariffs were lifted, retaking the top buyer spot from Germany even as total export revenue fell.

June Baby brings Filipino cocktails to New York's East Village
Roxanne Diaz Bangalan, Darwin Pornel and Ben Rojo turn a former East Village bar into a Filipino-American cocktail room built on ube, calamansi and turon.

Red Robin's activist investors leave the board after turnaround
James Pappas and Chris Martin joined in 2024 to force a balance-sheet fix. Two years, 108 sold restaurants and a refinancing later, they're stepping down.

TikTok turns its food feed into a dining guide
Must Eat ranks restaurants in New York, Los Angeles and the Bay Area by what the platform's own community posts about, not by inspectors.

Wingstop cuts its outlook as the sales slump drags on
Same-store sales fell 5.4% in the third quarter, a sixth straight quarterly decline, and the chicken wing chain now expects a drop of up to 7% for the year.

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.

Estiatorio Milos looks for a partner to fund its next phase
The family-owned Greek seafood group, founded in Montreal in 1979, has hired Moelis & Company to find capital for expansion across its 12 restaurants in seven countries.
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