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Why M&A is picking up, McDonald's reworks big policy, KFC aims to transform
On this week’s Extra Serving, NRN editor in chief Sam Oches and executive editor Alicia Kelso discuss McDonald's announcement that it would walk back its official DEI policy, and why restaurants still must aim to diversify their talent pipelines. Plus they talk about KFC and its transformation plan; will this finally bring momentum the brand so desperately needs? Finally, managing editor Leigh Anne Zinsmeister joins for this week’s extra serving to discuss how merger and acquisition activity is already building in 2025, and what that means for smaller regional brands in particular.
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