5 Best and Worst Moves in Business This Week
From a new Taco Bell menu item sure to soar, to a short-sighted activist taking aim at the Dell deal, here's a rundown of this week's best and worst moves in the business world.
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Taco Bell's Cool Ranch Dorito Taco: Just the Latest Frankensnack
On Thursday, the Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco officially launches at Taco Bells across the country, joining a burgeoning genre of junk food that we've decided to call the Frankensnack.
Retail, Fast Food Stocks Stung by Obama's Minimum Wage Push
President Obama's State of the Union proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour has the retail industry on edge and fast food stocks struggling.
Taco Bell Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco Coming March 7
It's official: Taco Bell's much-anticipated Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco -- culinary sequel to the fast food chain's hugely popular nacho-flavored Doritos Locos Taco -- will launch on March 7.
PepsiCo Introduces a Mountain Dew Breakfast Drink
If you don't like coffee or tea, PepsiCo has a new breakfast drink that might perk you up. Kickstart has Mountain Dew flavor but is made with 5 percent juice and Vitamins B and C, along with an extra jolt of caffeine.
Is Chipotle Losing its Sizzle?
Chipotle Mexican Grill, the country's favorite quick-service chain, posted its quarterly results on Tuesday, and as respectable as its revenue growth might appear, there are some unappetizing trends hiding at the bottom of its bowl.
Marijuana Legalization: 3 Legit Angles to Profit From Pot
When talking about the groundbreaking pot legalization propositions that passed this month, news anchors can't seem to get through a sentence without giggling. But this is a serious issue, and presents investors with a serious chance to profit from the change in America's drug laws.
Free Tacos and Portraits: Next Week's Best Deals and Freebies
Every Friday, we hunt down the best deals, freebies and limited-time offers available for the coming week. Our favorites: free Doritos Locos Tacos, free portraits, big office supply discounts, and an early price cut on the Nexus 7 tablet.
Wall Street Watch Friday: Chipotle Gives Investors Indigestion
Chipotle Mexican Grill is getting flattened like one of its flour tortillas. The fast casual restaurant chain posted disappointing quarterly results after Thursday's market close. That's bad, but its outlook for 2013 is even less inspiring.
Domino's Now Serving Pan Pizza: Should Pizza Hut Be Worried?
Let the deep-dish pizza wars begin: Domino's rolled out pan pizza at nearly 5,000 U.S. stores Monday, seeking to grab a slice of Pizza Hut's customer base. The nation's biggest pizza joint says it isn't fretting over the No. 2 player's latest menu move. But maybe it should be.
Copycows: Burger King Menu Has It McDonald's Way ... Again
If imitation is the sincerest form of culinary flattery, Burger King is praising McDonald's playbook: The Home of the Whopper just rolled out some new menu items last week, and once again, many of them will seem awfully familiar to Mickey D's customers.
IHOP Tries Quaker Oats (and 4 More Clever, Cross-Brand Matches)
IHOP is teaming with Quaker Oats on an exclusive new line of hot cereals. It's a smart match for the two breakfast behemoths, and it's hardly the only recent clever corporate pairing.
Lobster and Caviar Burgers? Wendy's Menu Goes Upscale in Japan
In the U.S., Wendy's popularity is based on such signature items as its fresh, square ground-beef patties and the Frosty. In Japan, where the fast food chain is looking to expand, it's taking a decidedly more upscale approach, with burger toppings such as lobster and caviar.
From Supersized to Super-Sighs: Is McDonald's Growth Era Over?
McDonald's is showing signs of tarnish on the Golden Arches. Goldman Sachs downgraded its shares due to a slowdown in growth. And with challenges overseas and resurgent competition everywhere, things are unlikely to turn around anytime soon for the world's largest restaurant chain.