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McDonald's Happy Meals Get a Healthier Overhaul
12:00PM 7/26/2011
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For more than 30 years, the standard McDonald's Happy Meals have been exactly the same -- a burger or chicken nuggets, fries and a soda. But no more. In an attempt to help youngsters make healthier food choices, the fast food chain is making big changes to its kid's-meal-in-a-box.
McDonald's to Boost Prices on Some Menu Items
3:49PM 1/24/2011
McDonald's will increase prices on some items in the U.S. this year in response to rising commodity prices that are boosting food costs, Chicago Breaking Business reported, citing remarks the company made on its earnings conference call Monday.
Wendy's/Arby's Group Considers Spinning Off Arby's
8:23AM 1/20/2011
Wendy's/Arby's Group, the third-largest U.S. fast food company, said Thursday it is considering selling the Arby's chain to focus on the Wendy's brand. Arby's is the second-largest quick-service sandwich chain in the U.S., but its performance lagged behind Wendy's during the downturn.
What Makes Five Guys the New Burger Masters
4:31PM 8/18/2010
Five Guys Burgers and Fries may or may not be the "next McDonald's." But according to ratings juggernaut Zagat, it's surely the next In-N-Out Burger -- now that the upstart chain has supplanted the cult favorite in the Best Burger category. What's Five Guys' secret sauce?
E. coli has been found in hamburger meat at companies on opposite coasts, leading to a recall of tens of thousands of pounds of ground beef and patties just ahead of the July 4th holiday weekend.
Nearly 40,000 pounds of ground beef from processing distributors in California and New York are...
Do ginormous fast-food helpings need warning labels? Nope
8:00PM 11/29/2009
I'm the first to harangue against chocolate milk marketed as a healthy choice for children. Call me if you want a rant on the terrible health risks associated with modern meat production. Need outrage about deceptively fattening movie theater popcorn? I'm your woman. I've been known to send my...
Eyeing growth, McDonald's plans 1,000 new stores
2:55PM 11/12/2009
Think the world has enough McDonald's (MCD) restaurants? Think again. The fast-food giant plans to open 1,000 new stores worldwide next year as part of plan to become an even more dominant force in the industry. The company also plans to remodel 2,300 existing stores, introduce new menu items and...
Stocks in the news: Travelers, AT&T, McDonald's, Microsoft
9:00AM 10/22/2009
Microsoft, Motorola, Apple, AT&T, Xerox, McDonald's, Travelers, UPS, Merck, Schering-Plough
Shares of Travelers Cos. (TRV) shot up more than 4 percent in pre-market action after the insurance giant Thursday reported a much higher third quarter profit, earning $935 million, or $1.65 a share. Per-share earnings far exceeded a consensus estimate of $1.30 a share, according to a poll of 15...
Two of the country's top fast-food chains are dishing up new looks.
For Burger King, the second-largest U.S. hamburger chain after McDonald's, customers will be treated to redesigned restaurants with a flashy red-and-white color scheme.
And Wendy's, the third-largest hamburger seller, is...
Food safety expert Dr. Jeffrey Bender says mildly, "ground beef is not a completely safe product." The understatement is not lost on The New York Times, whose hugely popular, endlessly retweeted and emailed article on ground beef safety Sunday points out the "restrained" enforcement of safety...
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