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Starbucks CEO joins McDonald's and Walmart in calling for Congress to pass...
Summary List PlacementStarbucks CEO Kevin Johnson is calling for a new stimulus package to save small businesses — including independent coffee shops across America. "We need Congress to take action,"...
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Starbucks reveals plans for $15 minimum wage across America, following...
Summary List PlacementStarbucks is aiming for a $15 minimum wage, as the coffee giant makes a major investment in worker pay. CEO Kevin Johnson told The Wall Street Journal that, over the next three...
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New York City to halt indoor dining as coronavirus cases surge
Summary List PlacementRestaurants in New York City will be required to close their indoor dining rooms on Monday until further notice, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday.The increased restrictions come...
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McDonald's franchisees give corporate the silent treatment, canceling...
Summary List PlacementMcDonald's franchisees are giving corporate the silent treatment amid heightened tension between operators and the company. All McDonald's franchisees have been invited to...
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Coffee importers are worried about post-Brexit shipping bottlenecks, as the...
Summary List PlacementAt Pact Coffee, a London-based subscription company, the pandemic has been mostly good for business, which partly relies on customers staying home to brew their own coffee, but...
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A San Francisco pizzeria transformed into a ghost kitchen when the pandemic...
Summary List PlacementWhen Danny Stoller and Marc Schechter opened Square Pie Guys in 2019, they anchored their Detroit-style pizza shop with what they thought was essential to turning a profit: tables...
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Starbucks ramps up expansion efforts with focus on digital offerings
Summary List PlacementThe company announced plans to grow from its current 33,000 global stores to 55,000 by fiscal 2030. More than half of its new stores will be cafes, while 40% will be focused on...
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I've been a bartender for 20 years and the pandemic has been crushing for my...
Summary List PlacementI've been a bartender for 20 years. I work shift-to-shift at a local watering hole in Michigan. Like most service industry employees, I can't afford to miss a day. As has happened...
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Burger King will promote independent restaurants on its Instagram account for...
Summary List PlacementAs the restaurant industry continues to be devastated by the pandemic, Burger King says it wants to help struggling small businesses in the UK.The fast food giant announced...
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95% of McDonald's franchisees vote to cut all 'non-essential' contact with...
Summary List PlacementMcDonald's franchisees have formally voted to ice out the corporate office. Ninety-five percent of McDonald's US franchisees have voted to support a proposal to pause nonessential...
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Vegan restaurant chain By Chloe, which wanted to become the McDonald's of...
Summary List PlacementPopular vegan restaurant chain By Chloe is filing for bankruptcy. According to The Wall Street Journal, BC Hospitality Group Inc., parent company for the chain, filed for chapter...
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Salad chain Sweetgreen is launching a new 'healthy' drive-thru as chains are...
Summary List PlacementTrendy salad chain Sweetgreen will open its first drive-thru in 2021, the brand announced on Wednesday.Sweetgreen is officially calling the new concept a "drive-in," which it...
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Shake Shack tests in-app delivery with an exclusive partnership with Uber...
Summary List PlacementShake Shack signed an exclusive deal with Uber Eats to begin direct delivery of menu items through its own iOS app in a pilot that launched Wednesday. The service, which will...
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Olive Garden CEO says 'thank you to Taylor Swift' after the singer name...
Summary List PlacementThe CEO of Olive Garden's parent company took the opportunity to say thank you to Taylor Swift after the singer mentioned the chain on her new album, "Evermore."Gene Lee, the CEO...
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Hooters and Twin Peaks are defying the casual dining sales free fall. Their...
Summary List PlacementAt first glance, it is hard to imagine a restaurant less suited for a pandemic than the breastaurant. People go to chains like Hooters and Twin Peaks for the environment: the...
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New York City as we knew it is dead. Long live New York.
Summary List PlacementIn 2016 the writer Anna Calhoun published a book called "St. Marks Is Dead: The Many Lives of America's Hippest Street." It's a fascinating history of the four-block East Village...
View ArticleWhy potato farmers are stuck with billions of pounds of potatoes
Summary List PlacementFollowing is a transcript of the video.Narrator: These potatoes aren't gonna end up on your dinner table. Their final destination is this hole. We're in the small town of...
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McDonald's is selling a bizarre limited-edition $2 burger with Spam, crushed...
Summary List PlacementIn early December, Burger King Singapore launched an ice-cream sundae stuffed full of French fries after it noticed diners dunking fries in their ice-cream. Now, McDonald's China...
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Papa John's is finally launching its cheese stuffed crust across the whole of...
Summary List PlacementPapa John's cheese-stuffed crust is finally hitting stores nationwide.The Epic Stuffed Crust is being launched nationwide on December 28, but Papa Rewards members can try it early...
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How to invest in the booming ghost kitchen space, from a senior associate at...
Summary List Placement2020 wasn't kind to many, but food delivery had a banner year.Captive audiences turned to food delivery in unprecedented numbers, food delivery acted as a lifeline for restaurants...
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