Here's what it costs to open a McDonald's restaurant
Owning a McDonald's franchise can be a lucrative business, but it requires a lot of cash.The average McDonald's restaurant generates $2.5 million in sales annually, making it the...
View ArticleHow an entrepreneur went from flipping burgers at McDonald's to opening some...
Today, Nikki Beach is famous for its luxurious ambience, lavish beach parties, and celebrity clientele. But before the beach club's founder Jack Penrod became a successful entrepreneur, he was flipping...
View Article5 'healthy' fast food meals that are worse for you than pizza
It turns out the "healthy" options at fast-food chains are often not all that healthy.Produced by Jacqui Frank. Original reporting by Jessica Orwig.Follow BI Video: On TwitterJoin the conversation...
View ArticleWe tried biscuit breakfast sandwiches from major fast-food chains — and the...
American tastes are changing, and fast-food chains are trying to keep up with the trends.The biscuit, a classic cornerstone of Southern American cuisine, has long been a regional option at restaurants...
View ArticleThere's only one way to get a burger at Chick-fil-A
The original Chick-fil-A in Hapeville, Georgia is a lot different from your run-of-the-mill Chick-fil-A's. The restaurant is one of twelve "Dwarf House" locations in Atlanta, where you can find...
View ArticleWENDY'S CEO: People don't want to buy our food because of the election
People don't want cheeseburgers because of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, at least according to Wendy's CEO Todd Penegor.In a quarterly-earnings call on Wednesday, Penegor said that the presidential...
View ArticlePanera Bread CEO says he was 'offended' by this McDonald's commercial
Ron Shaich, the CEO of Panera Bread, called out McDonald's for its misleading advertisement regarding preservative-free, healthier ingredients.Follow BI Video: On TwitterJoin the conversation about...
View ArticleWhat 2,000 calories looks like at every major fast-food chain
The Food and Drug Administration recommends an average daily intake of 2,000 calories. Healthier, more transparent practices are making their way into the fast-food industry, yet simple awareness isn't...
View ArticleAustralian athlete claims he ended his run at the Olympics with a massive...
Now this is one way to celebrate the end of the Olympics. Australian badminton player Sawan Serasinghe just wrapped up his time in Rio de Janiero. Olympic athletes are known for their crazy preparation...
View ArticleMcDonald's in the Olympic Village only lets athletes order 20 items at a time
Olympic athletes are so obsessed with McDonald's, the fast-food giant is limiting the amount of free food Olympians can order. The McDonald's location in the Olympic Village is free for athletes and...
View ArticleWe tested fried chicken sandwiches from every major fast-food chain — and the...
We're living in the Golden Age of the chicken sandwich.Chick-fil-A has transformed from a regional chain to a national chicken powerhouse, managing to lift annual sales by more than $1 billion in a...
View ArticleOlympic athletes get free McDonald’s food — but there’s a catch
The McDonald’s at the Olympic village in Rio gives away free food to athletes, and they are obsessed with it. The demand is so high that the Olympic sponsor had to institute a per-person order...
View ArticleMcDonald's is replacing toys with fitness trackers in Happy Meals
McDonald's has an unexpected addition to its Happy Meals: fitness trackers.The fast-food giant is swapping out the traditional Happy Meal toy for a Step-It fitness tracker for a limited time in the US...
View ArticleMcDonald's Happy Meals will now include a fitness tracker
McDonald's in Canada and the US have temporarily replaced Happy Meal toys with Step-it fitness trackers.Follow BI Video: On TwitterJoin the conversation about this story »
View ArticleMcDonald's attempt to make Happy Meals seem healthy just massively backfired
McDonald's is taking fitness trackers out of its Happy Meals after reports of customers experiencing skin irritation."We have taken this swift and voluntary step after receiving limited reports of...
View ArticleMcDonald's attempt to make Happy Meals seem healthy just backfired
McDonald's recently swapped out the traditional Happy Meal toy for a Step-It fitness tracker. The fitness trackers were only intended to be included in Happy Meals for a limited time in the US and...
View ArticleRussia's retail workers smile more than America’s, in shocking reversal
When McDonald’s opened its first store in Russia back in 1990, one of the biggest challenges was getting employees to smile.“We were always a little bit afraid of America’s smile,” a former worker from...
View ArticleKanye West wrote a poem about McDonald's for Frank Ocean's magazine
As improbable as this sounds, Frank Ocean finally released a new album — although if you don't have Apple Music, he might as well not have.But for all the chatter around the elusive crooner's sophomore...
View ArticleKanye West just took his obsession with fast food to the next level
Kanye West just published a poem about McDonald's. But that shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who's familiar with the rapper's love for fast food. West penned a poem called "The McDonald's Man"...
View ArticleHumanity's first photos of Earth from the moon would have been thrown away if...
Before an Apollo-era NASA could launch a few humans on top of a rocket and plop them down on the moon, it needed to find safe places to land.So from 1966 through 1967, the space agency launched five...
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