fast food

Chipotle Posts Strong Quarterly Earnings, Boosted By Same Store Sales Rising Over 10 Percent

Chipotle is 're-emphasizing generous portions' after social-media complaints

6:35pm July 24, 2024

by Alina Selyukh

Chipotle's CEO tells investors that the chain had not shrunk its portions despite accusations on Tiktok and Reddit. Brian Niccol has tried to bat down those complaints for weeks.

Fast-food workers rally for health and safety protections near a McDonald's in Los Angeles, in 2021.

Half a million California workers will get $20 minimum wage, starting today

6:58am April 01, 2024

It's a big win for cooks, cashiers and other fast-food employees, among the least paid in the workforce. Restaurant owners and franchisees warn of higher prices and cuts to workers' hours.

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A McDonald's worker hands food to a customer at a drive-thru window in Los Angeles, on Sept. 28.

California fast-food workers will get $20 minimum wage, starting Monday

7:43am March 30, 2024

Debate is hot about the impact of a higher minimum wage. Half a million Californians work in fast-food, where wages had stagnated for decades. Restaurant owners warn of higher prices and fewer hours.

A sign is posted in front of a Wendy's restaurant on Aug. 10, 2022, in Petaluma, Calif. The company said Tuesday that it's planning to experiment with dynamic pricing.

No, Wendy's says it isn't planning to introduce surge pricing

12:33pm February 28, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

Questions about whether the fast food chain would hike prices during the busiest times of day came after comments made by Wendy's President and CEO Kirk Tanner during an earnings call.

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Pedestrians pass a Starbucks in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York on June 13.

National

Fed-up consumers are increasingly going after food companies for misleading claims

5:00am September 20, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

This week a federal judge in Manhattan allowed a case to move forward against Starbucks over claims its fruit-based drinks were lacking fruit.

People line up to visit a newly opened fast food restaurant in a former McDonald's outlet in Bolshaya Bronnaya Street in Moscow, Russia on Sunday. Russia's war in Ukraine prompted McDonald's to leave the country and sell its locations there to a franchise

World News

Russia's rebranded McDonald's calls itself 'Delicious, that's all'

10:36am June 13, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The new fast-food chain opened in Moscow on Sunday. It replaced the iconic Golden Arches with two bold orange backslashes and a red circle, representing a tiny burger and a pair of large fries.

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Saweetie speaks at Sprite's Live from the Label Virtual Concert Series in Los Angeles. The best-selling rapper recently became the latest celebrity to have her own branded meal at McDonald's.

As Brands Reach For Diverse Customers, McDonald's Launches A Saweetie Celebrity Meal

8:00am August 14, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

Big companies are becoming more inclusive and featuring more Blacks and other minorities in their ads and marketing materials as a way to take a stand against racism, analysts say.

More cities are passing legislation to ban the construction of drive-through windows in an attempt to curb emissions, reduce litter and improve pedestrian safety. The bans are also sometimes touted as a way to help fight obesity, but past studies suggest

Health & Safety

Why U.S. Cities Are Banning New Fast-Food Drive-Throughs

3:37pm October 10, 2019

by Jodi Helmer

Most of the bans aim to curb emissions and protect pedestrians. The bans are also sometimes touted as a way to help fight obesity, but past studies suggest they don't have that effect.

A view of a McDonald's fast-food restaurant in Des Plaines, Ill., circa 1955. A new book explores the complicated bond between Americans and fast food.

Books
Arts

'Drive-Thru Dreams' Explores America's Love-Hate Relationship With Fast Food

5:22pm August 07, 2019

by Luisa Torres

Americans have a torturous relationship with fast food. We vilify it but also view it through a nostalgic lens. A new book explores this complicated yet seemingly unshakable bond.

President Trump talks to the press about the table full of fast food laid out in the State Dining Room of the White House for a reception for the Clemson Tigers.

Feast Fit For A Burger King: Trump Serves Fast Food To College Football Champs

10:17am January 15, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The president paid for the meal himself, he said. That did not spare him from the disdainful glee of Twitter hecklers.