Author

@HedgeyeFood HedgeyeFood

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Named Hedgeye restaurants analyst dissecting QSR unit economics with channel-check rigor

Publishes deep, tickered long/short calls on quick-service a

trader score
-0.23
hit rate
45%
mean α
-0.12%
signals 14d
25

Grade = how their written analysis reads (A best). Trader score = how their last-20 timestamped calls performed vs SPY.

Their picks, scored

Across their last 20 scored bets: 45% hit rate, -0.12% mean alpha, trader score -0.23. Their last-14d mentions, direction-adjusted, have moved -0.0% since posting (mean over 25 mentions with price data).

Recent signals15receipts included
date (PT)tickerauthorsentwhat they saidsince thenreceipt
2026-10-13CMG@HedgeyeFood-0.40Endorses criticism that Chipotle has management or organizational locker-room issues.-9.3%
2026-10-09SBUX@HedgeyeFood+0.20Playful favorable comparison of CMG's drink with a Starbucks beverage.+11.1%
2026-10-09CMG@HedgeyeFood+0.15Playful favorable comparison of CMG's drink with a Starbucks beverage.-12.9%
2026-10-09CMG@HedgeyeFood-0.35Mocks claims of strong demand by noting limited capacity and a short food line.-12.9%
2026-10-09CMG@HedgeyeFood+0.10Reports firsthand attendance at CMG's five-city promotional pop-up event.-12.9%
2026-10-09SBUX@HedgeyeFood+0.05Compares operating models and disputes meaningful merger synergies between the chains.+11.1%
2026-10-09CMG@HedgeyeFood+0.05Compares operating models and disputes meaningful merger synergies between the chains.-12.9%
2026-10-09SBUX@HedgeyeFood+0.45Says Starbucks' bull case remains alive through internal turnaround levers without CMG.+11.1%
2026-10-09CMG@HedgeyeFood+0.00Says Starbucks' bull case remains alive through internal turnaround levers without CMG.-12.9%
2026-10-09SBUX@HedgeyeFood-0.10Argues acquiring CMG would burden SBUX with another labor-intensive turnaround.+11.1%
2026-10-09CMG@HedgeyeFood-0.15Argues acquiring CMG would burden SBUX with another labor-intensive turnaround.-12.9%
2026-10-09SBUX@HedgeyeFood-0.35Treats reported deal exploration as contradictory and says a credible deal would make SBUX a short.+11.1%
2026-10-09SBUX@HedgeyeFood-0.05Dismisses a proposed SBUX-CMG tie-up as unsupported theory with little market reaction.+11.1%
2026-10-09CMG@HedgeyeFood-0.05Dismisses a proposed SBUX-CMG tie-up as unsupported theory with little market reaction.-12.9%
2026-10-09SBUX@HedgeyeFood+0.00Clarifies that CMG, not SBUX, would be the takeover target.+11.1%

Grade is our human read-worthiness rating; trader score is a rolling 20-bet hit-rate/alpha composite — different things, often disagreeing. “Since then” is direction-unaware in the table; the summary line above adjusts for which way they leaned.