Hamburger Business Review

About Hamburger Business Review

Analysis and discussion about the business of burgers. Also original reporting and investigation! www.hamburgerbusinessreview.com (https://www.hamburgerbusinessreview.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Zach Rose, Mike Merrill, Chris Higgins

Category

arts · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Mar 2023

Latest episode

24 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

12 of 23 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   24 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Employee of the Month

   To Whom It May Concern: Season 2 of Hamburger Business Review kicked off with an episode about Mike finding employment at a quick service restaurant similar to the one’s we discuss on our show. We’ve talked about the work. We’ve interviewed his partner about the work’s effect on their relationship. We’ve learned about his crew, the difficulties of opening the folded child size fry boxes during rush hour, and the tangle of syrup tubes and ethernet cables that keep business flowing. But how long would Mike last? In this, the last episode of the season, we find out. A snack-sized podcast episode like this one demands some snack-sized news to go with it. McDonald’s is bringing back the Snack Wrap (https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-stories/article/snack-wrap-returns-mcdonalds-us-july10.html). It’s a chicken tender wrapped in a tortilla with lettuce, cheese, and either ranch or spicy sauce. The Reddit community seems unimpressed (https://www.reddit.com/r/McDonalds/comments/1lyk7r6/thoughts_on_the_snack_wrap/). Get full access to Hamburger Business Review at www.hamburgerbusinessreview.com/subscribe (https://www.hamburgerbusinessreview.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

2. 

   2 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   McDowell's: Behind the Arcs

   Dr. Marcia Chatelain discusses the history of fast food franchising within the civil rights movement, including boycotts against McDonald's, in an interview, revealing the complexities of business and social issues.

3. 

   13 Jan 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Tone Down the Clown

   Hamburger Business Review host Mike talks with Cabel Sasser about how McDonald's transformed its branding with the Vision 2020 plan, shifting from iconic mascots to a modern, generic aesthetic.

Inside a recent episode

Employee of the Month

Published 24 Jul 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So there was a sense that maybe it was coming to an end, I didn't know exactly when. I didn't know what sort of wood or could motivate the end. And then this incredibly annoying thing happened that I think for me hit something really like deeply unfair, which was, it was so funny because it happened on like one of the this like really fun day where I think I was texting you guys. I was like, I noticed a an inter -restaurant romance between two people that I was totally charmed by because it was like they were both working, but you could kind of tell. And I was like, oh, I hadn't seen that before. […]

Who has been a guest on Hamburger Business Review

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Marcia Chatelain
• Cabel Sasser
• Alex

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

54

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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