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NRN editors discuss Yum Brands’ possible acquisition, California’s latest restaurant bill and Crisp & GreenNRN editors discuss Yum Brands’ possible acquisition, California’s latest restaurant bill and Crisp & Green

Plus hear from Prakash Karamchandani (PK), co-founder and CEO of Balance Grille

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

June 2, 2023

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This week on the Extra Serving podcast, a production of Nation’s Restaurant News, NRN editors Holly Petre, Sam Oches and Leigh Anne Zinsmeister talked about Yum Brands’ latest news.

Yum’s CEO David Gibbs recently announced the possibility of an acquisition or two. What does it mean for one of the biggest restaurant companies in the world to announce the possibility of more acquisitions?

Next, the editors talked about California’s latest restaurant bill. The controversial bill was once part of the FAST Act, another bill that’s been delayed in California. This bill, which the International Franchise Association vehemently opposes, says that franchisees and restaurant companies will share responsibility if labor laws or standards are violated.

Finally, the editors talked about Crisp & Green. The fast-casual salad brand seems to have catapulted into everyone’s minds and is growing at record speed throughout the Midwest. It has just opened its first of several New York City locations. Is this the next Crumbl Cookies?

This week’s guest is Prakash Karamchandani (PK), co-founder and CEO of Balance Grille.

 

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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