THE SHORT QUIET WEEK THAT WAS, ENDING July 3rd – no reporting companies, but two downgrades and three coverage initiations – relevant conference call transcripts are provided

Restaurant Finance Monitor

REPORTED IN PRIOR WEEKS (below): Downgraded to Neutral at 1 firm were Arcos Dorados and Sweetgreen. All initiated with Positive ratings were Starbucks, Dutch Bros and CAVA Group.

Otherwise:

Maintained with Positive ratings were  Starbucks, Texas Roadhouse, Shake Shack, Chipotle, Sweetgreen and McDonald’s.

Conference call transcripts are below for all companies reporting in prior weeks with ratings change in THE WEEK THAT WAS: ( Arcos Dorados, Sweetgreen), Initiations (Sweetgreen, Dutch Bros and CAVA Group), or companies reporting (none).

Arcos Dorados(ARCO)

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (ARCO) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

Sweetgreen (SG)

Sweetgreen, Inc. (SG) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

Starbucks (SBUX)

SA Transcripts _ Seeking Alpha Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

Dutch Bros (BROS)

Dutch Bros Inc. (BROS) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

CAVA Group (CAVA)

CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

CAVA Group, Inc. 2025 Q1 – Results – Earnings Call Presentation (NYSE _ CAVA) _ Seeking Alpha

SCHEDULED TO REPORT THIS COMING WEEK – only KURA SUSHI USA(KRUS), on Tuesday, July 8th after market close.