The post-Covid period has been a time of upheaval for fast-food and fast-casual chains. Big chains, including Burger King and Popeye's, both owned by Restaurants Brands International (QSR) saw hundreds of restaurant closures.
SIGN UP for TheStreet’s FREE Daily newsletter 💰💸 The two companies used to be widely different, with Dunkin' dominating the donut market and Starbucks ruling the coffee sector. However, as the years have gone by,
Fast-food restaurants are like the saloons of the Wild West. There are all kinds of memorable characters and tempting vices (aka delicious deals ), but there’s also a sense of danger. Sometimes, somebody new blows open the saloon doors and saunters over to the bar.
An AI ordering assistant called FreshAI will take drive-thru orders at 500 more Wendy's restaurants this year, CEO Kirk Tanner said.
Shah, a physician scientist researching dietary interventions, recommends pairing fast food orders with water because it can help flush out excess sodium and ease digestion.
Customers say these once-popular fast-food chains are slipping in quality, service, and value. See which ones made the list.
The situation cries out for some truly objective research into this experiment in industry-specific wage-setting.
If you caught the Little Caesars Super Bowl commercial, you have probably been craving their latest Crazy Puffs flavor. They hard-launched Bacon & Cheese Crazy Puffs in a significant way. The pizza crust bites are loaded with cheese, pizza sauce, applewood smoked bacon, buttery garlic drizzle, and parmesan.
Fast food moves fast — it’s built on constant change, and that applies to the menu too. To find out which retired fast-food items people miss the most, a new report examines how often people still look up their long-gone favorites.
One in four fast food workers in Los Angeles were paid below the minimum wage in 2024 — a figure that is eight times higher than the violation rate in 2009. That’s according to a new study from Northwestern University’s Workplace Justice Lab. In total, workers lose about 16% of their wages, which amounts to about $3500 a year per worker.
Arby’s has three different chicken sandwich options, with the cheapest option being the Crispy Chicken Sandwich, which is priced at $6.19. Their more expensive chicken sandwiches include the Buffalo Chicken Sandwich for $6.69 and Chicken Bacon Swiss Sandwich for $7.19.
California’s Capitol has seen countless conflicts between economic interests, but few match the intensity of a duel between the fast food industry and labor unions that seemingly ended two years ...