The economic downturn is seemingly coming for everyone. Even beloved household names like Chick-fil-A are starting to pull back. But few restaurants are suffering as much as Jack in the Box, the McDonald’s competitor with over 2,000 stores nationwide. Management has made the tough decision to close at least 80 stores by the end of 2025, expanding to as many as 200, or about 9% of their overall store count. We [...]

Thursday September 4th is going to be a wonderful day for Chick-fil-A fans across the United States! Six different Chick-fil-A's will be opening their doors for the first time. Something that makes Chick-fil-A feel so mom-and-pop wonderful is that unlike, say, McDonald's, which uses large franchisee systems, Chick-fil-A's generally limits their owner-operator to one store to start and only a few locations for proven [...]

California just can’t seem to catch a break. Fresh off the collapse of its sugar beet industry… And after a string of heartbreaking factory closures… Now the state is poised to suffer yet another disappointment as the Bay State Milling plant in Woodland will close its doors at the end of October. This is a fairly small facility (35 employees affected) that processes mostly niche ingredients like cinnamon, [...]

Big changes are coming to SNAP courtesy of new regulations that took effect on Monday. (And if HHS Secretary RFK, Jr. gets his way, even more are coming.) New SNAP restrictions put households with an estimated 800,000 children at risk of losing at least some of their benefits, according to an independent analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The new restrictions? An onerous work requirement - any [...]