Top Burger King franchisees are reinvesting in their stores and getting behind the brand’s new Sizzle design package as the system still grapples with bankruptcies and closures. Operators are “leaning into quality over quantity, Josh Kobza, RBI’s chief executive told investors, which “gives us confidence that we’re on the right path.”

Franchisees are finding creative ways to get more mileage out of their parking lots, including turning them into electric vehicle charging hubs. A large Taco Bell operator weighs in on one way to maximize underutilized real estate.