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NRN editors discuss the legal battle between Sweetgreen and Chipotle, McDonald’s layoffs and pizza drive-thrusNRN editors discuss the legal battle between Sweetgreen and Chipotle, McDonald’s layoffs and pizza drive-thrus

Plus hear from Mohammad Farraj, co-founder of Talkin’ Tacos

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

April 7, 2023

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This week on the Extra Serving podcast, a Nation’s Restaurant News podcast, NRN editors Holly Petre, Sam Oches and Leigh Anne Zinsmeister talked about the recent legal battle between Sweetgreen and Chipotle.

Sweetgreen introduced a bowl that caused Chipotle to sue them for trademark infringement. Sweetgreen later changed the name of the bowl. Does this mean Chipotle has the corner on the Chipotle bowl?

Also, the NRN editors spoke about McDonald’s. It has the greatest improved share of teens' wallets. The company also this week temporarily shut down its U.S. offices ahead of impending layoffs. What does this signal for the U.S.’s largest restaurant company by sales?

Finally, the NRN editors talked about pizza drive-thrus. It seems the next frontier of drive-thrus is all about pizza. Big chains like Pizza Hut have been experimenting with them, as well as smaller emerging chains with large slices.

This week’s guest is Mohammad Farraj, co-founder of Talkin’ Tacos.

 

About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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