{"id":708,"date":"2026-08-25T15:39:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frontierhousingreport.com\/?p=708"},"modified":"2026-08-25T15:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:39:37","slug":"organized-money-an-existential-threat-to-neighborhood-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frontierhousingreport.com\/?p=708","title":{"rendered":"Organized Money: An Existential Threat to Neighborhood Restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p>This week, a solo David Dayen is joined by Dan Jacobs, chef, restaurant owner, and active member of the\u00a0Independent Restaurant Coalition, to discuss a looming threat to neighborhood restaurants: the proposed merger between the food giant Sysco and the cash-and-carry Restaurant Depot.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/frontierhousingreport.com\/?p=706\">You Can Take This as Gospel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Restaurants already operate on thin margins, but this merger threatens to cut off a major source of restaurant bargaining power and a competitive check on the market. As a result, this merger could reverberate through the restaurant industry and local economies, forcing limited menus, thinner margins, and even closures. We also discuss how restaurants are being squeezed by post-pandemic changes in food prices and the labor market, child care needs, and credit card swipe fees. We also get into the value of small restaurants organizing and potential legislative solutions to help keep local dining thriving.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/frontierhousingreport.com\/?p=704\">How Trump Declared Economic War on His Own People<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, we end on another edition of<em>\u00a0Makan\u2019 Fun,<\/em>\u00a0our now-regular segment on the ongoing drama surrounding the Paramount\u2013Warner Bros. merger.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/frontierhousingreport.com\/?p=702\">Amazon\u2019s Monopoly Problem Is Growing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Listen via\u00a0Apple,\u00a0Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><br \/>\n<!-- .entry-footer --><br \/>\n<!-- .author-bio --><br \/>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sysco proposes acquisition to halve independent restaurants and double double your burger\u2019s price.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[347],"class_list":["post-708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcasts","tag-tagged-mergers-organized-money-podcasts-restaurants"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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