Vegan chicken quick-serve restaurants like San Antonio, Texas-based Project Pollo are aiming directly at Chick-fil-A and its fried chicken sandwich as the plant-based meat industry rises against one of fast-food’s recent best-selling menu items. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images In an iconic scene from 1970’s film “Five Easy Pieces,” a young Jack Nicholson orders a chicken sandwich without the chicken. The waitress is incredulous. “You want me to hold the chicken?” she retorts. Half a century later, this nix-the-chicken […]
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They recently took a strong stance on the quality of their chicken products, and now they’re about to make your access to fast food more convenient. This supermarket chain with 2,800 stores in 35 states recently announced a revolutionary new partnership that might make your grocery trip a little tastier. Kroger hosted an earnings report on Friday, where, according to Marketplace, the major supermarket chain revealed that grocery spend has dropped in recent months, since a lot of consumers have […]
Right now the dominating force in the fast food universe is the breakfast menu. It’s like the Death Star or [insert your favorite nerdy MacGuffin here] of the fast food conversation! If you don’t pay as exhaustingly close attention to the scene as we do, you might not realize that just a decade ago few drive-thru restaurants had a breakfast menu that even came close to the size of McDonald’s, if they had one at all. But in 2021, we […]
While making the most of the extra day off this Labor Day, you may want to treat yourself to a meal from your favorite chain restaurant. As it’s a federal holiday, which chains are open for business this Labor Day? From Applebee’s and McDonald’s to Chick-fil-A and Taco Bell – here’s the lowdown… Restaurants Open On Labor Day Applebee’s Arby’s Boston Market Buffalo Wild Wings Burger King Cheesecake Factory Chick-fil-A Chili’s Chipotle Mexican Grill Dairy Queen Denny’s Domino’s Pizza Dunkin’ […]
Following a recent spike in press coverage of McDonald’s perpetually broken McFlurry machines, the federal government is entering the fray. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants the scoop on Mickey D’s notoriously unreliable soft serve equipment. The antitrust agency has reached out to McDonald’s franchise owners, who were sent letters of inquiry earlier this summer, the Wall Street Journal reports. Among the things the feds want to know? How frequently franchisees are permitted to repair their own ice cream machines. […]
Let’s be real—Americans love their fast food. We’ve pioneered and championed the concept, and our biggest national fast-food chains—like McDonald’s, Subway, and KFC—have made their way to nearly every corner of the world. But our incredibly large appetite for fast food also makes America the perfect place for international chains to try their luck at increasing their customer base. While some of these chain’s menu items stray from the staple favorites available at most American fast-food restaurants, they still consistently […]
Not in the mood to get out the charcoal and lighter fluid? Don’t worry, McDonald’s, Starbucks, Chili’s and most national restaurant chains have got your back. Unlike Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving, most major restaurant chains are typically open on Labor Day, the federal holiday dedicated to the achievements of American workers. On-demand services such as Postmates, Grubhub, UberEats and DoorDash will deliver orders on Monday for participating local and national restaurants. However, as restaurants continue to have staffing shortages amid the pandemic, which eateries are […]
While some restaurant chains managed to weather the pandemic quite successfully, finding new ways to grow and reach their customer base, for others, the year of unprecedented crisis exacerbated a downfall that was years in the making. The following brands have slowly been falling out of favor with customers for years, a trend which is now more obvious thanks to mass store closures and plummeting sales numbers. The only remaining question is: will they evolve or completely fall victim to […]
Lino Lakes, Minnesota, Help wanted sign at McDonalds with great starting pay. Michael Siluk | Getty Images You’ve seen headlines for pay hikes at McDonald’s, Chipotle and other restaurants. Now it’s showing up in the data. Wages for hourly limited-service restaurant workers climbed 10% in the second quarter compared with a year ago, according to a new report from industry tracker Black Box Intelligence and Snagajob. It’s the largest quarterly jump in years. For comparison, hourly limited-service employees saw their […]
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Fast food restaurant chain Bojangles will close all stores for two Mondays to give staff a “well-deserved break” following the challenges the restaurant industry has been facing during the pandemic, the company said. All company-owned stores will close August 30 and September 13 to allow 8,000 staff members and managers time off, the company said in a statement. The restaurant chain, with locations throughout the Southeast, is taking this step in response to industry-wide labor shortages […]
