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McDonald's: We're Not Ditching Ronald

CEO defends marketing, says clown is 'ambassador for good'

(Newser) - McDonald’s isn’t going to stop marketing to kids anytime soon if CEO Jim Skinner has anything to say about it. At the company’s annual meeting today, Skinner defended the practice and said parents should be able to decide for themselves whether McDonald’s is healthy enough. “...

Sbarro Pizza: What&#39;s the Point?
 Sbarro Pizza: 
 What's the Point? 
OPINION
May 8, 2011 6:18 PM CDT

Sbarro Pizza: What's the Point?

Bankrupt restaurant chain offers bad food at high prices

(Newser) - There are a lot of theories as to why Sbarro filed for bankruptcy last month—including “too-rapid growth” and the decline of malls. But Justin Peters has “a simpler explanation: Nobody likes Sbarro,” he writes in Slate . “Devoid of atmosphere, charm, and gustatory relevance, with no...

Taco Bell Really Wants Apology

 Taco Bell Really Wants Apology 
Apr 20, 2011 7:25 AM CDT

Taco Bell Really Wants Apology

Fast food chain asks for one from law firm, via full-page ad

(Newser) - Apparently, dropping the beef-related lawsuit wasn't quite enough to satisfy Taco Bell. Pat's Papers points to a full-page ad the fast food company took out in today's USA Today, asking for an apology from the law firm that filed the suit. It says, in part, "As...

Today's the Day: McDonald's Kicks Off Hiring Binge

Looks to hire 50K workers in US

(Newser) - By the end of today, 50,000 people could be practicing how to say, "Do you want fries with that?" McDonald's began its hiring binge this morning, and is taking resumes nationwide until 5pm, reports the Chicago Tribune. Jobs range from cashiers to restaurant management—and average $8....

Taco Bell 'Beefiness' Lawsuit Dropped

So go ahead, enjoy a 'Beefy Crunch Burrito' with no worries

(Newser) - Those of you hoping to see Taco Bell forced to defend the beefiness of its beef in court will be disappointed: The law firm that filed a class-action lawsuit against the fast food chain has now withdrawn it. The suit looked to force Taco Bell to stop calling its meat...

McDonald's Hiring 50K Workers—in One Day

Will swell its US ranks to 700K

(Newser) - McDonald's is going on a 24-hour hiring binge: The company plans to add 50,000 new workers to its ranks on April 19. The new McJobs will boost the US workforce to 700,000, reports CNN . Full- and part-time positions are open, with the average pay clocking in at $8....

Taco Bell Burrito Price Hike Leads to ... Texas Shootout

Ricardo Jones enraged by $1.49 Beefy Crunch Burritos; no one hurt

(Newser) - Burrito prices are a touchy subject—at least for one man in San Antonio, who, infuriated by the fact that the seven Beefy Crunch Burritos he ordered would cost not 99 cents each but $1.49 due to a price hike, shot at a store manager with an air gun,...

And the No. 1 Fast Food Chain in the World Is ... Subway, Not McDonald's
And the No. 1 Fast Food
Chain in the World Is... 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Mar 12, 2011 6:54 AM CST

And the No. 1 Fast Food Chain in the World Is...

...not McDonald's, but Subway

(Newser) - McDonald’s may be just about as American as apple pie, but when it comes to global dominance, Subway wins. The sandwich chain has passed Mickey D’s to become the world’s largest restaurant chain, the Wall Street Journal reports. At the close of 2010, Subway’s worldwide locations...

Marathoner's 30-Day Diet: Nothing but McDonald's

Joe D’Amico combines passions for running, fast food

(Newser) - The "McRunner" likes his food like he likes his races: fast. Joe D’Amico will run his 15th marathon this month after training for 30 days ... fueled by a diet of McDonald’s, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. “My wife told me I was crazy,” says D’Amico,...

And the Country's Best Burger Is...

California chain in-N-Out Burger wins top honors

(Newser) - The people at Food & Wine , given the taxing task of singling out America's best burger, from roadside joints to posh restaurants serving Kobe beef burgers, have picked the top 25. First prize goes to cheeseburgers from West Coast chain In-N-Out Burger , famed for its made-to-order burgers of Harris Ranch...

5 Not-So-Obvious Reasons We're Fat

Looking beyond lack of willpower

(Newser) - The number of overweight Americans keeps, umm, ballooning, but why? LiveScience looks past self-control issues and too little exercise to some less-discussed factors. So many of us are fat because of:
  1. The government: 29 million Americans instantly became overweight in 1998 when the government lowered the overweight threshold from a
...

Man Holds Up Jack in the Box, Comes Back for Lunch

Would-be robber foiled by appetite

(Newser) - Here's some criminal idiocy for you: A man was arrested in San Diego yesterday after returning to a Jack in the Box he'd allegedly tried to rob the day before. The man, 30-year-old Shawn Dustin Page, allegedly pulled a gun in the restaurant on Wednesday, but fled when the cashier...

How Jamba Juice Ruins Smoothies
 How Jamba Juice 
 Ruins Smoothies 
OPINION
Feb 28, 2011 1:31 PM CST

How Jamba Juice Ruins Smoothies

Make your own: It's better for you

(Newser) - You already know how McDonald's makes oatmeal bad for you —now let Mother Jones educate you about how Jamba Juice does the same thing with smoothies. Here's how to make an easy, relatively low-calorie smoothie at home: Fruit, ice, skim milk, blender. Here's how Jamba Juice makes their smoothies,...

KFC Drops Finger Lickin' Slogan

Move comes as part of a general shift to healthier foods

(Newser) - KFC chicken isn't "finger lickin' good" anymore—after 50 years, the fast food franchise is dropping its famous slogan, reports the Telegraph . The change comes as the chain seeks to emphasize its shift to healthier fare; for instance, it's adding ovens to its kitchens so it can introduced non-fried...

Senator: My State's Beef Is Beefier Than Taco Bell's

Montana's Jon Tester says his state is home to 'best cattle in the world'

(Newser) - The Taco Bell beef war just won't stop—and now Washington has gotten involved. Sen. Jon Tester yesterday issued a statement pushing his state's meat as superior to the fast food chain's. "When I go to a restaurant, I expect the beef I order to be beef—not 'filler'—...

Taco Bell Proclaims: Our Meat Is ... 88% Meat!

And we make it just like you make meatballs

(Newser) - The drama over Taco Bell's meat-or-not just keeps getting better and better. After issuing a statement arguing that its meat was, in fact, meat, it has released another statement that attaches a number to that proclamation: "Our seasoned beef recipe contains 88% quality USDA-inspected beef." And that approach...

Taco Bell Insists Its Beef Is 100% Actual Beef
 Taco Bell Insists: It's Beef 
Jan 26, 2011 6:34 AM CST

Taco Bell Insists: It's Beef

And not just 36% beef: 100%, says prez

(Newser) - Mystery meat? No way, says Taco Bell. The fast food chain's president insists its beef products are made from "100% USDA-inspected beef." Of course, the beef also includes other ingredients like oats, soy lectithin, sugar, soybean oil, garlic powder, yeast extract, citric acid, and cocoa powder. But in...

Latest Korean Crisis: Cheap Fried Chicken

Big supermarket tried to price little guys out of the market

(Newser) - One of South Korea's biggest supermarkets began selling a bucket of fried chicken for about four bucks this week, which wouldn't ordinarily seem like a big deal. But "few food products have left so much turbulence in their greasy wake, or revealed so clearly the insecurities that haunt Asia's...

KFC Looks to Conquer Africa With Fried Chicken
KFC Looks to Conquer Africa
With Fried Chicken
in case you missed it
Dec 12, 2010 11:26 AM CST

KFC Looks to Conquer Africa With Fried Chicken

Chain to open hundreds of restaurants in a dozen countries

(Newser) - Kentucky Fried Chicken wants to take over Africa. Like McDonald's and other fast-food giants, KFC parent company Yum Brands has been countering the slowdown in American spending with expansion overseas. Having populated China with KFC outlets, Yum now plans to double the number of stores in Africa to 1,200,...

French Chain to Sell Foie Gras Burgers
French Chain to Sell
Foie Gras Burgers
FAST FOOD?
Dec 1, 2010 5:41 PM CST

French Chain to Sell Foie Gras Burgers

A controversial bit of luxury, in a bun, for $6.50

(Newser) - The Double Down it's not: A French fast-food chain will sell a cheap foie gras burger, mixing high and low cuisine for a brief holiday promotion, Reuters reports. Consumers will be able to get a bit of duck liver in a conventional hamburger for about $6.50—a steal for...

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