Mahmoud Suhail / ShutterstockCommentary Taco Bell Is Overhauling Menu with 'Meal-Sized' Items Under $3 as Americans' Budgets Grow Tighter The chain says the changes are in response to customers seeking greater value amid rising prices across the fast food industry. By Rachel M. Emmanuel January 11, 2024
Summer_Wind / Shutterstock Job Posting Hints Chick-fil-A Plans Family-Friendly Entertainment Venture with PLAY App The fast-food company now boasts over 3,000 restaurant locations across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico with further plans to expand abroad. By Ben Kew January 8, 2024
Dwayn Waden / Facebook ; Tupungato / Shutterstock Pastor Tried to Deep Fry Cook's Head at McDonald's for 'Disrespecting' His Wife, Police Claim The man allegedly entered the restaurant before walking straight behind the counter and launching the assault. By Ben Kew January 1, 2024
Jonathan Weiss / ShutterstockCommentary Over 1,100 Pizza Hut Delivery Drivers Set to Get Axe Ahead of Blue State Minimum Wage Hike California's minimum wage hike has not even gone into effect and it is already costing the jobs of the very people it was supposed to help. By Warner Todd Huston December 29, 2023
Carlos Becerra / Getty Images You May Be at Risk: New Woke Bill Signed Will Kill 1,200 Jobs, Thousands More Almost Overnight The layoffs will specifically impact 1,200 workers across Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties in California. By Ben Kew December 28, 2023
Brandon Bell / Getty ImagesCommentary Woman Sentenced to Work 2 Months in Fast-Food Job After Assault on Chipotle Worker An Ohio judge achieved a measure of retributive justice by sentencing a woman to spend two months walking in her victim's shoes. By Michael Schwarz December 8, 2023
McDonalds.com McDonald's Unveils Menu and Initial Locations for New Spinoff Restaurant Concept McDonald's is launching a spinoff restaurant based on an alien franchise character, with a menu "rooted in beverage exploration." By Ole Braatelien December 7, 2023
AFP / Getty ImagesCommentary Letitia James Files Bonkers Lawsuit Against PepsiCo Over Plastic Pollution, Littering Consumers Do “No company is too big to ensure that their products do not damage our environment and public health," James said. By C. Douglas Golden November 17, 2023
Scott Olson / Getty Images Domino's Plan to Give Pizzas Away to Those with Student Loans Painfully Backfires According to some reports, a Domino's pizza giveaway linked to student loan payments ended up as a debacle. By Jack Davis November 15, 2023
Matt Cardy / Getty ImagesCommentary Third Major Franchisee Gives Grim News: Burger Kings Keep Going Up for Sale The chain has struggled with both high labor costs and food inflation over the past few years, and they’re hardly alone. By C. Douglas Golden November 10, 2023