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NRN, Restaurant Business editors debate America's favorite restaurant chainsNRN, Restaurant Business editors debate America's favorite restaurant chains

Plus, Mark Wahlberg’s burger brand and more

Sam Oches, Jonathan Maze

January 31, 2025

Join NRN editor in chief Sam Oches and Restaurant Business editor in chief Jonathan Maze as they discuss the latest headlines from around the restaurant industry, including the America’s Favorite Chains report from Technomic, which featured a couple of surprising brands landing in the Top 10. Plus, they discuss Starbucks’ expected corporate layoffs and Hy-Vee’s decision to part ways with Wahlburgers, the burger chain founded by Mark Wahlberg and his family.

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About the Authors

Sam Oches

Editor in Chief

Sam Oches is an award-winning Editorial Director with Informa Connect Foodservice and editor in chief of Nation's Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. A graduate of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, Sam previously served as Editorial Director of Food News Media, publisher of QSR and FSR magazines. He’s a past president of the International Foodservice Editorial Council (IFEC) and a past board member with the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). His foodservice insights have been shared in national media outlets such as the New York Times, USA Today, National Public Radio, and CNBC. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife and three kids.

Jonathan Maze

Editor in Chief, Restaurant Business

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