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Waylon Cunningham

Waylon Cunningham

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Yum's Taco Bell shows off AI tool for fast-food managers

Tacos with a heavy serving of AI, please. 

Yum's Taco Bell shows off AI tool for fast-food managers
Business|Economy|US

California could bump fast-food minimum wage to $20.70

One year after California introduced a first-of-its-kind $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers, an increase of up to 70 cents is slated for a vote.

California could bump fast-food minimum wage to $20.70
Business|Economy|Food|US

Bird flu spurs diner chain Waffle House to add 50-cent fee per egg

U.S. diner chain Waffle House has added a 50-cent surcharge for every egg in a customer’s order, the company said in a statement posted in its restaurants on Monday.

Bird flu spurs diner chain Waffle House to add 50-cent fee per egg
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance|US

Trump's proposed tariffs may mean higher costs for Canadian whisky in the US

Global makers of alcoholic drinks like Diageo are caught in the cross-fire of a major trade war as threatened tariffs -- postponed for a

Trump's proposed tariffs may mean higher costs for Canadian whisky in the US
Business|Economy|Food|Stock Markets|US

Starbucks' better-than-expected results point to turnaround taking root

Starbucks reported a smaller-than-expected fall in first-quarter comparable sales on Tuesday, in early signs of the struggling coffee chain

Starbucks' better-than-expected results point to turnaround taking root
Business|Food|Technology

Starbucks' Niccol aims to tame the chain's mobile order floods

Starbucks' new CEO, Brian Niccol, has a vision to make Starbucks into a classic coffeehouse, but he has to contend with an unusual challenge: the

Starbucks' Niccol aims to tame the chain's mobile order floods
Business|Economy|US

Starbucks union seeks national template for US bargaining

Starbucks union representatives want to create a national template for labor contract negotiations with the coffee chain,

Starbucks union seeks national template for US bargaining
Business|Finance|Food|US

Big Mac goes Big Tech, with a few hiccups

When McDonald’s first opened for business in the 1940s, its workers stood at physical counters, its burgers and fries were listed on paper menus,

Big Mac goes Big Tech, with a few hiccups
Business|Food|US

Chick-fil-A rolls back commitment to antibiotic-free chicken

Chick-fil-A announced it is allowing certain antibiotics in its chicken, overturning a commitment it made in 2014.

Chick-fil-A rolls back commitment to antibiotic-free chicken
Business|Economy|Food|US

Fast-food companies seeing low-income diners pare orders

Runaway prices at U.S. fast-food joints and restaurants have made people skittish down the income ladder and executives at chains including

Fast-food companies seeing low-income diners pare orders
Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology|US

DoorDash disappoints Wall Street with downbeat quarterly core profit

Shares of DoorDash sank more than 14% in extended trading on Wednesday after it projected second-quarter core profit below estimates, signaling that

DoorDash disappoints Wall Street with downbeat quarterly core profit
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Denny's faces proxy vote over pig gestation crate pledge

An upcoming shareholder vote at Denny’s Corp could pressure the company to set targets for reducing its use of pork from suppliers that keep pregnant pigs in tight

Denny's faces proxy vote over pig gestation crate pledge
Business|Economy|Food|US

McDonald's top US exec denounces viral reports of runaway prices

McDonald's top U.S. executive denounced viral reports of runaway Big Mac prices as painting an inaccurate picture of the company, which has seen its profits surge by

McDonald's top US exec denounces viral reports of runaway prices
Business|Food|US

Exclusive-Panera loosens animal welfare, ingredients standards ahead of IPO, internal documents show

Fast-food chain Panera Bread has loosened its standards for animal welfare and so-called clean ingredients in its food ahead of a planned IPO,

Exclusive-Panera loosens animal welfare, ingredients standards ahead of IPO, internal documents show
Business|US

US FTC issues warning to franchisors over unfair business practices

A U.S. trade regulator on Friday announced a suite of actions taking aim at "unfair and deceptive practices" it said are illegally imposed on U.S. franchisees by their

US FTC issues warning to franchisors over unfair business practices
Business|Finance

Chipotle tops quarterly estimates, warns of margin pressure going forward

Chipotle Mexican Grill surpassed Wall Street estimates for quarterly sales and profit on Wednesday as demand for its rice bowls and burritos held up

Chipotle tops quarterly estimates, warns of margin pressure going forward
Business|Food|News|US

Starbucks taps Chipotle's Niccol as CEO in surprise move, shares soar

Starbucks on Tuesday named Chipotle Mexican Grill head Brian Niccol as its new CEO, poaching a successful fast-food executive

Starbucks taps Chipotle's Niccol as CEO in surprise move, shares soar
Business|Food

Veteran fast-food exec known for tackling crises head-on takes over at Starbucks

When burrito maker Chipotle came under fire on social media for supposedly shrinking portion sizes earlier this year, CEO Brian Niccol made a striking admission: the

Business|Finance

Flynn Group buys 83 more Wendy's franchises in US

Flynn Group, which says it is the world’s biggest franchise operator, bought 83 Wendy’s franchises in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, bringing its total to 277.

Business|Food

Starbucks new CEO taps fellow Chipotle alum for top marketing role

Starbucks on Friday announced it hired food marketing veteran Tressie Lieberman to take its top marketing job, the latest in a spate of executive reshuffling by new

Starbucks new CEO taps fellow Chipotle alum for top marketing role
Business

Starbucks baristas have one message for new CEO: change!

Starbucks' new CEO Brian Niccol has his work cut out for him.

Starbucks baristas have one message for new CEO: change!
Business|Finance|Food|Stock Markets|US

McDonald's US head vows to improve safety after E. coli outbreak, more cases expected

McDonald's scrambled on Wednesday to contain the damage from an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one person and

McDonald's US head vows to improve safety after E. coli outbreak, more cases expected
Health|US

McDonald's E. coli crisis reveals why vegetable contamination is harder problem than beef

Moves by major U.S. fast-food chains to temporarily pull fresh onions off their menus on Thursday, after the vegetable was named as the likely source of an E. coli

McDonald's E. coli crisis reveals why vegetable contamination is harder problem than beef
Business|Economy|Food|Political|US

Trump's deportations could shake up the restaurant industry, but Wall Street isn't worried

Sweeping deportations pledged by President-elect Donald Trump could pose an economic shock for the restaurant industry in ways that echo the pandemic: pricier menus,

Trump's deportations could shake up the restaurant industry, but Wall Street isn't worried
Business|Food|US

McDonald's rolls back some diversity practices in head office

By Waylon Cunningham and Nicholas P.

McDonald's rolls back some diversity practices in head office

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