C-Stores Won the Foodservice War. Now They Have to Run a Kitchen.
Summary In Q3 2025, 15% of c-store prepared food visits were converted QSR occasions. In 38% of those cases, the consumer had specifically considered McDonald’s first, according to Technomic’s February 2026 Future of Convenience Stores report. C-store foodservice grew...
Your Insurance Policy Has a Maintenance Clause. Most Operators Don’t Know That Until a Claim Gets Denied.
Operators spent six years absorbing some of the highest commercial property insurance premium increases in two decades. Many responded rationally, deferring maintenance to stay solvent. Now, as premiums have finally begun to ease, they’re sitting on aging,...
Not Just an Oil Story: What the Iran Conflict Means for Foodservice Operators
The instinct when a Middle East conflict erupts is to watch the oil price. That instinct is not wrong, but for foodservice operators, it is incomplete. A pressing but less-discussed impact of the Iran conflict is its strain on food supply chains, including...
Fast Food Isn’t Disappearing, But “Cheap” Is
Fast food built its modern dominance on a simple promise: when you want a quick, convenient, affordable meal, fast food is the answer. However, this appeal has weakened. As chains raise prices to cover labor and ingredient costs, lower-income diners are visiting less...
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