Man charged with dropping toddler from second-story balcony
Onetime art adviser to actor Leonardo DiCaprio gets 2.5 years in prison for $6.5 million fraud
Justice Department moves to drop lawsuit that would allow Texas police to arrest migrants
Italian postal service sees surge in mail for Pope Francis, much sent from children
Mexico's attorney general cites irregularities in investigation of alleged cartel killing site
Who else has been stuck in space? A short history of long spaceflights
US isn’t first country to dismantle its foreign aid office − here’s what happened after the UK killed its version of USAID
Why teachers are turning these children into little engineers
Brush fire, smoky conditions shut down road leading in and out of Florida Keys
A former studio engineer is charged with stealing unreleased Eminem music and selling it online
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Yum's Taco Bell shows off AI tool for fast-food managers
Tacos with a heavy serving of AI, please.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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,
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Starbucks baristas have one message for new CEO: change!
Starbucks' new CEO Brian Niccol has his work cut out for him.
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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
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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
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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,
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McDonald's rolls back some diversity practices in head office
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