Domino’s Pizza (DPZ) and Papa John’s (PZZA) report earnings

Medianews Group/reading Eagle Via Getty Images | Medianews Group | Getty Images Domino’s Pizza and Papa John’s both fell in pre-market trading after reporting mixed earnings on Thursday mo...

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...

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) earnings Q4 2022

In this photo illustration, a Burger King Whopper hamburger is displayed on April 05, 2022 in San Anselmo, California. A federal lawsuit has been filed and is seeking class-action status alleging that...

McDonald’s, Taco Bell owner Yum rule amid high inflation

A girl waiting in line to pick up an order at a McDonald’s restaurant. Oleksii Chumachenko | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Fast-food chains are looking like the big winners in the fou...

Yum Brands (YUM) earnings Q4 2022

Vehicles wait in line at the drive through lane of a Yum! Brands Inc. Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and Taco Bell restaurant in Lockport, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Yum Brands on...

KFC apologizes after Kristallnacht promotion in Germany

A menu of a drive-in counter of a branch of the fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). After severe setbacks in the Corona pandemic, Germany’s fast food industry wants to expand its drive...

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) Q3 2022 earnings

A sign is posted in front of a Burger King restaurant on February 15, 2022 in Daly City, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Restaurant Brands International on Thursday reported stronger sales ...

Rstaurant Brands International (QSR) Q3 2022 earnings

A sign is posted in front of a Burger King restaurant on February 15, 2022 in Daly City, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Restaurant Brands International on Thursday reported quarterly earni...

Yum Brands (YUM) Q3 2022 earnings

Signage is displayed outside a Yum! Brands Inc. Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Image...

Beyond Meat’s steak substitute coming to grocery stores

Beyond Meat is launching a steak substitute in grocery stores on Monday. The new product will roll out nationwide at more than 5,000 Kroger and Walmart stores, as well as Albertsons, Ahold Delhaize, J...

Jim Cramer says these 14 stocks are ‘about to pop’

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday offered investors a list of stocks that he believes could bounce soon. “The S&P [500]’s down almost 25% for the year, and we’ve gone eleven m...

Wendy’s drive-thru lanes struggle, while Chick-fil-A has fastest service, report says

A worker hands a customer their order in the drive-through of a Wendy’s fast food restaurant in Pinole, California, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wendy...

Taco Bell to test long-awaited Beyond Meat carne asada in Ohio next month

Taco Bell quesadilla featuring Beyond Carne Asada Source: Taco Bell Taco Bell will test meatless carne asada made with Beyond Meat at dozens of its restaurants in Dayton, Ohio, starting next month. It...

Beyond Meat suspends operating chief Doug Ramsey after arrest for alleged nose biting

Beyond Meat said its operating chief Doug Ramsey has been suspended, effective immediately, after he was arrested Saturday evening for allegedly punching a man and biting his nose. The company said in...

Lowe’s chief marketing officer Marisa Thalberg leaves company in shakeup

Marisa Thalberg, executive vice president and chief brand and marketing officer. Source: Marisa Thalberg Lowe’s chief marketing officer Marisa Thalberg has left the retailer as part of a broader...

McDonald’s U.S. head says California fast-food bill unfairly targets big chains

A sign is posted in front of a McDonald’s restaurant on April 28, 2022 in San Leandro, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The head of McDonald’s U.S. on Wednesday publicly criticiz...

Chipotle Mexican Grill tests spicy chicken al pastor in two markets

Chipotle Mexican Grill is testing Chicken Al Pastor Source: Chipotle Mexican Grill Chipotle Mexican Grill is cranking up the heat on its grilled chicken. The restaurant chain said Tuesday it’s t...

Panera Bread tests artificial intelligence technology in drive-thru lanes

A Panera Bread location in Spring Hill, Florida. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Starting Monday, drive-thru customers at two Panera Bread locations in upstate New York will hav...

Breakfast sales hold steady as people heading back to offices cut back elsewhere

Consumers may be dining out less, but breakfast sales are holding steady as people return to offices and grab a quick bite or iced coffee on the way to work. Overall traffic to restaurants fell 2% in ...

I prefer McDonald’s over KFC parent Yum Brands

Verizon: “I’m not crazy about it. It does yield 5.85%. They have the ability to raise the dividend, but I think over time it’s a wasting asset. If it does jump to like $45 or $46, I ...

Taco Bell tests its own meat substitute ahead of Beyond Meat launch later this year

Taco Bell’s new Crispy Melt Taco, made with a plant-based meat substitute Source: Taco Bell Taco Bell is testing a plant-based meat substitute made from soy and pea protein at its restaurants in...

McDonald’s says it’s planning to reopen some restaurants in Ukraine

People are stand queue to McDonald’s in central Kyiv, Ukraine, on 29 May, 2020. STR | Nurphoto | Getty Images McDonald’s said Thursday that it is planning a phased reopening of some of its...

Consumers are cutting back on restaurant spending, but CEOs say not all chains are affected

Howard Schultz David Ryder | Reuters Some restaurants are reporting weaker sales or declining traffic in the second quarter, signaling that diners are cutting back on eating out to save money. But CEO...

Burger King parent says more customers are redeeming coupons and loyalty rewards

A Burger King Whopper hamburger is displayed on April 05, 2022 in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images More customers at Burger King and its sister brands are redeeming coupons and ...

2020 changed economy in ways we can’t understand yet

National Guard troops pose for photographers on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol the day after the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time January 14, 20...

Yum Brands (YUM) Q2 2022 earnings

A woman walks past a Taco Bell Cantina on July 30, 2020 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Yum Brands on Wednesday reported mixed quarterly results, but said Taco Bell had stronger sales...

Taco Bell says its Mexican Pizza will be back in September

Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza Source: Taco Bell Mexican Pizza will be returning as a permanent menu item at Taco Bell on September 15, according to the fast-food chain. The chain, owned by Yum Brand...

There is deflation in some items as Wingstop notes dropping chicken wing prices

Three months ago, Wingstop put a shocker in its earnings release: It was seeing DEFLATION in bone-in chicken wing costs. The chicken chain reiterated the trend with its latest results Thursday morning...

Beyond Meat stock falls after conclusion of McDonald’s McPlant test

Advertising for the McPlant burger, a plant based vegetarian alternative to more traditional meat burgers by fast food giant McDonalds on 11th July 2022 in London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In Pictu...

McDonald’s and Chipotle say customers are trading down, visiting less often as inflation hits budgets

McDonald’s and Chipotle Mexican Grill say customers squeezed by inflation are choosing cheaper menu items and visiting their restaurants less often, signaling trends that could be hitting the br...

Yum Brands says it is close to selling its Russian KFC business

A woman walks near closed KFC and McDonald’s restaurants that suspended their business in Russia due to the military invasion of Ukraine, April 16, 2022, in Moscow, Russia. Konstantin Zavrazhin ...

Panera Bread terminates SPAC deal with Danny Meyer’s investment group

Florida, Spring Hill, Nature Coast Commons, shopping mall, Panera Bread bakery. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Danny Meyer’s SPAC and Panera Bread have called off a deal ...