Here's what's dragging down the restaurant industry
April 2015 marked a milestone for the restaurant industry: For the first time ever, sales at restaurants and bars surpassed those at grocery stores.But while the trend has continued, the restaurant...
View ArticleTeenager who supposedly owns a gold Bentley attributes huge success to binary...
Teenager Robert Mfune swapped shifts at the golden arches for a one-of-a-kind gold supercar after working his way up from tea boy to a millionaire, according to Caters News Agency.However, his supposed...
View ArticleI consumed nothing but fast food for a week, and it was the easiest and...
When I told friends I was eating nothing but fast food for a week, most immediately thought of the (in)famous Morgan Spurlock documentary "Super Size Me."No, I would respond. I'm eating healthy.As...
View ArticleThe most popular fast food chain in every state
Fast food is undeniably a staple of the American diet — in fact, the average American spends $1,200 on fast food every year, and around 50 million Americans eat fast food every day. While Californians...
View ArticleMcDonald's is embroiled in a social-media nightmare after a sexual video...
McDonald's is going viral for a disturbing reason. A very graphic video of a man engaging in a sexual act with a McChicken sandwich went viral over the weekend. The video, and people's responses to it,...
View ArticleMillennials' hatred of 'dealing with people' is a major threat to fast-food...
Many millennials hate interacting with people, according to a new survey.Nearly a third of people 18 to 24 prefer ordering from the drive-thru at restaurants because "they don't feel like dealing with...
View ArticleMillennials' hatred of 'dealing with people' is a major threat to fast-food...
A third of people 18-24 prefer drive-thrus because "they don't feel like dealing with people" and it's having a big impact on fast-food workers, as more restaurants are turning to automated systems....
View ArticleMcDonald's president is retiring
McDonald's USA President Mike Andres is retiring at the end of the year, the company announced Wednesday.Chris Kempczinksi, executive vice president of strategy, business development and innovation,...
View ArticleMcDonald's is paying its new ad agency in an unusual way, but the agency's...
"Bahdabababa. #imlovinit"That was DDB North America CEO Wendy Clark's jubilant caption on her Instagram photo posted earlier this week to announce the ad agency had won McDonald's creative account...
View ArticleAmerican restaurant chains are abandoning a cornerstone ingredient
Restaurants across the US are cutting sugar from the menu. More Americans are trying to cut sugar from their diet than they are any other ingredient, according data from The NPD Group, reports QSR...
View ArticleWe did a blind taste test of KFC and Popeyes fried chicken — here's the verdict
In the ultimate fried chicken blind taste test we compared the original recipe from Popeyes and Kentucky Fried Chicken. It was almost too close to call, but our reporters came away with a clear...
View ArticleRobot fast-food workers are coming
The robots in movies and science fiction books that rise up to take over the world generally are able to do so because we have placed them in charge of missiles, defense systems, and other military...
View Article26 crazy McDonald's items you can't get in America
You can't order a veggie burger at McDonald's locations in the US. But halfway around the world in Singapore, the fast-food chain recently started serving a meat-free patty that's made with green peas,...
View ArticleMcDonald's is squeezing some franchisees out of business
McDonald's is forcing some franchisees out of business, Bloomberg reports. The franchisees at risk are those who operate only a handful of restaurants.McDonald's is reportedly pushing them out of...
View ArticleThe hidden costs of running a McDonald's restaurant
Owning a McDonald's franchise can be a lucrative business.It has been estimated that McDonald's franchisees' gross profits average about $1.8 million per restaurant in the US.But on top of paying...
View ArticleI tried the McDonald's answer to Chick-fil-A next to the real thing, and the...
In parts of the country, you can't mention a chicken sandwich without invoking praise for Chick-fil-A.Its sandwich has reigned supreme for a while, and McDonald's is taking notice.The iconic fast-food...
View ArticleI ate nothing but vegetarian fast food for a week — and discovered a huge...
As someone who loves both meat and chain restaurants, I was only half prepared when I adopted a 100% fast-food diet with no meat allowed.After spending a week trying to eat healthy while consuming...
View ArticleShake Shack's millionaire founder Danny Meyer looks for these 2 things when...
Shake Shack founder and CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, Danny Meyer, is a master of hospitality. At 27, he started his first restaurant. Over thirty years later and hundreds of people employed,...
View ArticleHere's how much McDonald's is really worth (MCD)
Fast-food pioneer McDonald's has long been the stalwart in its industry, transforming the nature of the restaurant business and creating a trend that has lasted for more than half a century. With more...
View ArticleMcDonald's newest restaurant is totally unrecognizable
McDonald's is rolling out a new kind of restaurant in Paris that doesn't sell burgers or fries.The restaurant, called McCafé, more closely resembles an upscale coffee and dessert shop than a McDonald's...
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