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    By Barbara Thau

    | 1:00PM 3/01/2011
    #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-903739{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-903739, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-903739{width:620px;height:439px;display:block;}Where's the beef? In the mouths of hungry Americans, it seems. U.S. consumers ordered...

    By Danny King

    | 10:00AM 2/28/2011
    As the economy improves, Americans have begun splurging again. But they're limiting their indulgences to haircuts, casual dining and coffee, while continuing to forego many bigger expenditures, like vacations and dining at expensive restaurants.

    By Bruce Watson

    | 6:00PM 7/23/2009
    Conventional wisdom holds that, when it comes to fast food in a recession, less is decidedly more. In this perspective, desperate consumers, prioritizing price above pleasure, rush into feed stations, fill up on the calories that they need to get through the day, and rush out again. Ingredients and...

    By Josh Smith

    | 2:00PM 2/22/2009
    When I was growing up my parents could remember what kids meal specials were valid on any given day at local restaurants, which was no simple task given the varying age restrictions placed on these deals. Nowadays parents don't have to keep a Rolodex of specials in their heads thanks to the meal...