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Court cases and playbooks for restaurant operators.
A working GM reads the franchise filings and shows the fixes he runs in his own store. Long videos run 7 to 11 minutes. Shorts run under 1 minute.
Court cases
Court cases operators should read
What the filings say, what the franchisee lost, and what to check in your own agreement.
She Took Down The Burger King Signs. Burger King Still Won A Restraining Order. McDonald's Is Being Sued Over AI Menu Prices. The Evidence Is In Franchisee Price Logs. The 24-Hour Wendy's Bankruptcy: What Really Happened When A Franchisor Becomes Your Landlord: The Hardee's Case Hardee's Made $239 At Breakfast. After 2 PM It Made $19. Why Hardee's Really Closed 77 Locations (It Wasn't The Sales)
Operations
Operator playbooks
Food cost, callouts, scheduling and closing. The same fixes the WRI tools are built on.
I Cut My Food Cost Without Touching The Menu The 3 Things That Kill Restaurants, And None Of Them Are The Food What One Callout Actually Costs You A schedule is only as real as the people who show up. The closing checklist everybody signs and nobody does.
Under 1 minute
Shorts
McDonald's Now Rates Its Owners On Using The Pricing Tools Same Big Mac, 2 Miles Apart: $5.69 At One McDonald's, $6.89 At The Other McDonald's AI Pricing Lawsuit: Why "It Only Recommends" Stopped Being Enough 314 Wendy's locations: Bankruptcy or survival? Headlines Said $27 Million. Wendy's Is Claiming $147 Million 80% Of The Menu Is Beef. Beef Went Up 18.9% They Closed The Doors But The Debt Stayed Why You Can't Win A Franchise Lawsuit When your franchisor is your landlord The Restraining Order Was Denied. One Line. No Reasoning. In Good Standing In 2022. Default In 2025. Same Conduct. Hardee's Told Them Termination Would Cost $13 Million. Hardee's Motion Denied In One Day. 27 Days Later: Chapter 7 They Sold $92 Million In Burgers And Owed The Crew $19,000 Hardee's Franchisee Paid $1 Million A Year. Good Year Or Bad. I stopped trying to count faster Same missing bottle, completely different problem I did not renegotiate with a single vendor How someone steals from you without touching the register 3 things kill most restaurants, and none of them are the food Your whole kitchen is in one guy's head The best thing I bought wasn't equipment No-Call, No-Show For Tomorrow's Open Your Closing Checklist Is Theater Your Par Levels Are Lying To You The Cooks Earned That Money. Split It Right.
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