If you look at the P&L statement of an average QSR franchisee in 2026, the line item bleeding the most red ink is usually third-party delivery commissions. Forking over 30% of top-line revenue to an aggregator completely destroys unit economics, leaving operators essentially subsidizing the delivery platform’s business model. Domino’s Pizza, however, has engineered a […]
The myth of the frictionless, highly globalized restaurant supply chain has been violently dismantled in 2026. As we cross into Q3, persistent geopolitical flashpoints and a renewed era of aggressive trade tariffs are inflicting massive structural damage on legacy procurement models. The math on deep-ocean shipping for raw commodities simply no longer works. When maritime […]
The U.S. restaurant industry is currently undergoing a brutal, data-driven footprint rationalization. As we enter the third quarter of 2026, the primary catalyst for the recent wave of Chapter 11 filings is no longer simple operational failure, but rather structural real estate liability. Data from Black Box Intelligence indicates that approximately 9% of full-service restaurants […]