This restaurant chain offers the worst bang for your buck, customers say

When it comes to dining out, customers say Shake Shack SHAK, +0.09% has gotten far too pricey for what it’s dishing out. And that’s despite the fact that it’s even not the most expensive of the fast-c...

Elon Musk Renews His Dogecoin Offer to McDonald’s

A year ago, Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla, launched a big challenge to McDonald’s.  At the time, the influence of the whimsical and charismatic entrepreneur was on the rise. He had nea...

Popular Coca-Cola Brand May Have Toxic Chemicals

Nothing will ruin a company’s positive marketing flow like allegations of toxic chemicals or other health hazards. Iit happened, most recently, when an environmental health watchdog group sent a...

McDonald’s Shares Whopper of a Plan for the Big Mac

McDonald’s (MCD) – Get Free Report has been a dominant player in the fast-food space, but part of the reason the chain has stayed on top is that it has never been complacent. That’s ...

Pepsi Follows Coke in Trying to Solve Major Soda Problem

Taste has always been the biggest issue when it comes to different types of sugar-free beverages. Whether sodas are made with aspartame or sucralose as the artificial sweetener, many consumers often c...

Burger King Makes a Big Move in Battle With McDonald’s, Wendy’s

Burger King has seen better days. The “Home of the Whopper” used to be the clear number two burger chain in the United States. Once the Pepsi to McDonald’s (MCD) – Get Free Rep...

Pepsi Tries to Copy Popular Coca-Cola Soda (But Make it Better)

Soda is one of the most popular drinks in America, with the average person consuming almost 43 gallons of it per year. And when it comes to the business of soda, there are three main players with a ma...

Keurig Dr Pepper Makes a Move Against Coke, Celsius, Monster

New energy drink products promising to give one that wake-up boost are popping up at seemingly every corner while the energy drink market is poised to reach $65.53 billion globally by 2028.  Compared ...

Starbucks Employees Unhappy with this New Change

Starbucks  (SBUX) – Get Free Report is world renowned in the coffee and drinks industry, but has been under scrutiny for a while with the company opposing its employees because some workers have...

Meet The Next Class Of Forbes 30 Under 30 Listers Transforming The Food Industry

This year’s list highlights up-and-coming superstars from the worlds of restaurants, farming, packaged food, alcohol and recipe development. By Chloe Sorvino and Kristin Stoller, with Anthony Tellez T...

Burger King Adds a New Weapon in Battle With McDonald’s, Wendy’s

For a long time, Burger King was Pepsi to McDonald’s Coke. At some point, however, that changed and Wendy’s managed to work its way into the conversation, first making it a fast-food burge...

Domino’s Wants You to Pick Up Your Pizza (and Pay More for It)

Domino’s Pizza  (DPZ)  made its mark by offering a fast-food type of pizza service option. Domino’s marketing promotion to deliver pizza in 30 minutes really helped the company grow. The company expan...

Big Changes Coming to Starbucks in Target, Kroger

Starbucks  (SBUX)  has been in Target  (TGT)  locations for well over two decades. Since 2003, a Starbucks coffee shop has been put in almost all of the new builds of Target stores, (as long as there ...

Morningstar Lists Most Undervalued of Best Stocks

With the S&P 500 having dropped 19% so far in 2022, you might see this as a buying opportunity. But, of course, you’ll want to be a bit cautious, as raging inflation, soaring interest rates and a ...

Popular Starbucks Coffee Drink Faces Recall

When an unsafe or defective product hits the market, companies will recall the product as soon as possible to avoid liability.  Automobiles have been some of the most common recalls in recent months. ...

Incoming Whole Foods CEO Spells Big Changes for the Company

Five years after Amazon  (AMZN)  announced that it would buy supermarket chain Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, a big new change has just taken place — on September 1, incoming chief executive Jas...

Why Cracker Barrel’s New Menu Item Upset Its Customers

Cracker Barrel  (CBRL) – Get Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. Report isn’t a household name for many, but for others it is their mainstay when it comes to good ol’ country home cookin’. Eit...

McDonald’s Menu Move Targets Wendy’s, Burger King

Fast food has always been a reactionary business. McDonald’s (MCD) – Get McDonald’s Corporation Report created the Big Mac in response to the success that Burger King had with the Wh...

Why Our Summer Corn Is Ever Sweeter

Few summer treats feel quite as timeless as a whole, sweet corn on the cob. It seems to belong to an older, simpler way of eating, in which no cutlery is required (unless you insist on using those tin...

McDonald’s has an Answer for Wendy’s, Burger King

As inflation rises, even the fast-food industry has to consider a value-added value option. The big fast-food chains are feeling the pinch of inflation at all angles. The cost of supplies, food and la...

Cracker Barrel Makes a Change Customers Hate

Recently, Cracker Barrel  (CBRL) – Get Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. Report announced recently a new menu item. Surprisingly, however, it was met with immediate backlash: creating a divi...

Burger King, Wendy’s Embrace a New Kind of Value

Fast-food fans like new menu items — the more unique the better it often seems. They also want strong value for their money, though how people perceive value can be really different depending up...

McDonald’s Menu Embraces Something Completely New

Yum! Brands (YUM) – Get Yum! Brands Inc. Report Taco Bell used to use the tagline “think outside the bun” to highlight how its Mexican menu differed from the sandwiches offered by Mc...

Do Costco’s $4.99 Chickens Come With Too Heavy a Price?

One of Costco Wholesale’s  (COST) – Get Costco Wholesale Corporation Report most popular products is turning into a headache for the warehouse retailer, and it’s one the company does...

Wendy’s Menu Drops a Classic to Add a New Favorite

The fast-food game now centers on innovation. Instead of offering stable menu that’s always the same no matter where you eat it — a model McDonald’s (MCD) – Get McDonald’...

McDonald’s May Have a Fix for Its Biggest Menu Problem

An irritating problem for fans of the McDonald’s McFlurry and soft-serve ice cream is the constant breakdowns of the ice cream machines that dispense the frozen desserts. For years, diners have ...

Elon Musk and Tesla Set Their Sights on a Popular Industry

Elon Musk and Tesla  (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc Report completely changed the automotive industry.  Five years ago, legacy vehicle manufacturers were still skeptical about the turn to electrificatio...

Costco, Nvidia Lauded by AAP’s Versace

Chris Versace of TheStreet.com’s Action Alerts Plus team offered positive commentary on Costco  (COST) – Get Costco Wholesale Corporation Report and Nvidia  (NVDA) – Get NVIDIA Corporation...

Royal Caribbean Makes a Change Passengers Will Love

Cruise ships have an endless array of food and beverage choices. Passengers on a ship from Royal Caribbean (RCL) – Get Royal Caribbean Group Report, Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL) – Get Carni...

Conagra says meat snacks and frozen food taking an inflation-related hit from protein and transportation costs

Conagra Brands Inc. says its meat snack and frozen food business is taking a hit from inflation, which is driving up protein, dairy and transportation costs. Conagra’s CAG, +0.20% brand lineup include...

As food prices hit an all-time high, more Americans have abandoned online grocery shopping and returned to supermarket aisles

More Americans are browsing again — in grocery-store aisles rather than online. With U.S. states abandoning mask mandates in public places, and more retailers dropping requirements for masks — and the...

Howard Schultz Is Back as Starbucks CEO. Here’s His To-Do List.

On Monday, Howard Schultz is expected to step into a familiar role—slated to lead a town hall meeting with employees of Starbucks Corp., the coffee chain he built into a neighborhood cafe across the w...