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KFC Becomes First U.S. Fast Food Chain To Enter Palestinian Territories
By Chris Morran on February 6, 2012 12:30 PM
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After nearly two decades of attempts by U.S. fast food titans like McDonald's to open up outlets in the Palestinian territories, it was Colonel Sanders from Kentucky who finally was able to be the first when a KFC opened up in the city of Ramallah over the weekend. More »
Wendy's To Re-Interview And "Reboot" Employees
By Chris Morran on February 2, 2012 12:15 PM
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While Wendy's has done an awful lot in the last few years to revamp its menu — new burgers, better fries, fresher ingredients — it hasn't done much to update its staff. But that may change soon, with the announcement that the fast food chain plans to start re-interviewing its employees in an effort to only retain the best folks behind the counter. More »
Do All Retail/Restaurant Workers Have To Deal With Poo-Related Vandalism?
By Chris Morran on January 25, 2012 3:15 PM
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As I've mentioned in previous posts, I spent many a high school and college summer toiling behind the counter at Dairy Queen. But my particular DQ was a walk-up stand which meant no public restroom. And for this, so many years later, I am now very, very glad. More »
966-Calorie BK Burger Called "Height Of Irresponsibility" In UK
By Chris Morran on January 25, 2012 1:30 PM
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Health advocates in England, where every meal comes with a grayish sausage and a pint of warm beer, are up in arms about Burger King's new Smoked Bacon & Cheddar Double Angus burger and its 966 calories, and 58g of fat. These people have apparently never looked at the BK menu here in the former colonies. More »
Ex-McDonald's Employee Records Mouse Stuck In Burger Buns
By Phil Villarreal on January 17, 2012 8:15 AM
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A fired employee of a Philadelphia McDonald's gave a news station a cell phone video of a mouse stuck in hamburger buns and says he shot it while he was on the job. He says it was common to find mouse droppings on bread in the three months he worked there, and that management knew about the problem, telling employees to brush off the droppings before they served customers. More »
Wendy's Set To Dethrone Burger King As #2 Fast Food Destination
By Chris Morran on December 21, 2011 11:30 AM
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In the over 40 years since Wendy's began slinging burgers, the fast food chain has never been able to slip past competitor Burger King, which seemed to have a permanent lock on the runner-up slot behind McDonald's. But the newest numbers indicate that while the Ohio-based burger joint is set to leap-frog BK into the number two spot in total sales, even though it has almost 1,400 fewer stores in the U.S. More »
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Consumer Reports: New Burger King Fries Are Better, But Still Not As Good As Wendy's
By Meg Marco on December 19, 2011 3:30 PM
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Last Friday, Burger King launched some new fries - offering free samples while supplies lasted. Our scientific sisters at Consumer Reports jumped in the car and headed to two Burger King locations near our shared Yonkers, NY, headquarters to see if they could detect any changes. More »
Update: Jet's Pizza Says That List Of Payroll Deduction Penalties Is Not Company Policy
By Chris Morran on December 14, 2011 3:30 PM
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Earlier today, we mentioned a list of on-the-job violations and commensurate payroll deductions that someone on Reddit claims was posted by the manager of a Jet's Pizza restaurant. After seeing the story, a rep for the chain reached out to Consumerist to say this list, if genuine, did most certainly not come from Jet's HQ. More »
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Chick-Fil-A Cashier Just Assumes Customers' Names Are Ching & Chong
By Chris Morran on December 12, 2011 12:30 PM
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One would think that by this point in the internet's existence that employees at any sort of business that puts customers' names on receipts might be aware of the fact that putting a potentially offensive nickname, description or slur on said receipts is probably nowhere near as hilarious as it initially seems. More »
McDonald's Fined $1.8 Million In Brazil Over Happy Meal Toys
By Chris Morran on December 7, 2011 12:30 PM
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Looks like San Francisco isn't the only place that has a problem with McDonald's including free toys in its Happy Meals. The fast food giant has been fined approximately $1.8 million by a Brazilian agency that claims the freebies in McDonald's kids' meals promotes bad eating habits in children. More »
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San Francisco Burger Kings Also Charging $.10 To Get Around Kids' Meal Toy Ban
By Chris Morran on December 1, 2011 12:15 PM
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Today, San Francisco's dreaded ban on including free toys in fast food kids' meals kicks in. McDonald's has already announced that it will get around the regulation by charging an additional $.10 for the definitely-not-covered-in-lead-paint-and-cadmium toys. And because everyone loves a loophole, the royal court of the Burger King has ruled that it will also follow suit. More »
Chick-Fil-A Threatens Legal Action Against T-Shirt Maker For Encouraging Eating Of Kale
By Chris Morran on November 28, 2011 12:30 PM
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If you've lived anywhere near a Chick-fil-A restaurant, you're probably familiar with the billboards and other ads featuring cows and their hoof-painted signs encouraging you to "eat mor chikin," a phrase that's been trademarked by the fast food company. But heaven forbid you use those words in their correct formats to promote the eating of something other than Chick-fil-A. More »
McDonald's Kicks Egg Supplier To Curb Following FDA Citations
By Chris Morran on November 18, 2011 12:00 PM
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A lot of people are still a bit touchy about eggs following last year's salmonella outbreak and subsequent massive recall. Thus, when the folks at McDonald's saw an upcoming ABC News report on — and learned of an FDA warning against — one of their major egg suppliers, the fast food giant decided it was time to take its business elsewhere. More »
Turn A McDouble Into A Lower-Carb Version Of A Big Mac For An Additional $.25
By Chris Morran on November 9, 2011 1:30 PM
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If you've ever felt like chowing down on a McDonald's Big Mac but didn't feel like paying the Big Mac price, here's an easy work-around that might save you some coin and some calories. More »
McRib Pork Supplier Hit With SEC Filed Complaint Over Alleged Pig Abuse
By Ben Popken on November 3, 2011 12:00 PM
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Can you taste the tears in your McRib? The supplier of pork products to McDonald's, Smithfield Farms, just got hit by a complaint filed with the SEC by animal rights group Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). Citing their own shocking undercover investigative video, HSUS allege that Smithfield is making false and misleading claims to shareholders and consumers about how well they treat their pigs and that those claims are in violation of federal securities law. More »
Burger King Japan Now Selling A "Pizza-Size" Whopper
By Chris Morran on November 2, 2011 1:15 PM
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Some of you may remember the BK Whopper Bar in New York City's 9.5" diameter Pizza Burger from 2010. Well, a version of that monster has crossed the globe to hit the stomachs of Japanese eaters. More »
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What's A McRib Made Of?
By Ben Popken on November 2, 2011 12:00 PM
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There's no rib in a McRib. There are about 70 other ingredients. The greatest amount of them come from ground-up low-value pork trimmings mixed together with salt and water to create "meat logs" that are then carved to size. So in what forest do you find a meat log? More »
Burger King To Offer "All The Whoppers You Can Eat In 30 Minutes" Deal To Customers In Japan
By Chris Morran on October 25, 2011 10:30 AM
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Think you can scarf down a pile of Burger King Whoppers with the best of them? Well then you'll probably wish you were visiting Japan in the next couple weeks, as Burger King is set to launch a promotion that offers customers all the Whoppers they can devour — in the span of 30 minutes. More »
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The McRib Is Back, Temporarily
By Ben Popken on October 24, 2011 12:00 PM
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The McRib is a flirtatious little pile of pork. On the menu, then off again, then up to individual franchises to decide whether to offer it, the boneless pork patty on a sesame bun is going to be back at McDonald's again starting today through November 14th. More »
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Burger King Billboard Gets Diabetes Graffiti
By Ben Popken on October 21, 2011 12:00 PM
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Someone has graffitied this Burger King billboard in downtown Seattle to transform it into criticism about how sugary fast food contributes to diabetes and the obesity crisis. More »
