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Wendy's Bots Are Keeping Tabs on Customer Demand

Fast-food chain is using artificial intelligence from Palantir to keep its supply chain flowing

(Newser) - Wendy's carries out some creative promotions to compete with larger competitors like McDonald's. Now, Bloomberg reports that the fast-food chain is tapping into artificial intelligence from Palantir Technologies to keep an eye out for shortages of menu items before they happen, including this summer's wildly popular $1...

Wendy's Is Closing 140 'Outdated' Restaurants

But the chain is opening hundreds of more modern locations

(Newser) - If your local Wendy's is showing its age, its days could be numbered. The chain says it will close 140 restaurants in the coming months, on top of 100 closures announced earlier this year, CNN reports. The restaurants getting the chop are outdated and underperforming, CEO Kirk Tanner said....

Lawsuit: Photo of Subway Sandwich in Ad Is Misleading

Anna Tollison says the chain skimps on the steak

(Newser) - Anna Tollison was disappointed in the Steak & Cheese sandwich she bought at a Subway in New York City over the summer—mostly because it was quite short on the steak part, according to her new complaint against the fast-food chain. Per her proposed class-action suit filed Monday in Brooklyn...

McD's Offering That Was Big Hit Overseas Reaches US

Chain will start to sell Chicken Big Mac on Thursday after popular run in the UK

(Newser) - You'll need to change the lyrics a bit for McDonald's Big Mac jingle if you order its latest sandwich addition—namely, the part about the "two all-beef patties." That's because it's a limited-time Chicken Big Mac that the fast-food chain will start selling Thursday...

The 'Krabby Patty' Is Coming to Wendy's

Burger King, meanwhile, is launching 'Wednesday's Whopper'

(Newser) - A chain famous for its square burgers is celebrating 25 years of SpongeBob SquarePants. Wendy's is partnering with Paramount for a "Krabby Patty Kollab" with its take on the food SpongeBob cooks at the Krusty Krab, USA Today reports. According to a press release , two SpongeBob-themed menu items,...

Wendy's Pokes Fun of Mickey D's With $1 Frosty Deal

Former chain is capitalizing on McDonald's seemingly broken ice cream machines nationwide

(Newser) - Since 2020 , the McBroken.com website has filled in McDonald's customers on what locations temporarily are unable to serve ice cream, due to apparently broken ice cream machines. Now, Wendy's is trying to capitalize on that, promoting its own famous frozen treat for $1 through Monday, reports...

McDonald's Goes Retro With Its Latest Promotion

Fast-food giant to offer collectible cups with nostalgia brands in limited-time Collector's Meal

(Newser) - For those big kids who might miss getting Happy Meals, McDonald's is building in an excuse as of next week that it hopes taps into a sense of nostalgia. Quartz reports that, for a limited time starting Tuesday, customers can purchase a special "Collector's Meal"—either...

Taco Bell's AI Overlords Will Soon Be Taking Your Order

Yum Brands has been testing the technology for 2 years

(Newser) - The next time you order a Chalupa at Taco Bell, it may not be a human on the other end of the loudspeaker. Bloomberg reports that the Mexican-themed fast-food chain is introducing artificial intelligence at hundreds of its drive-thrus across the US by the end of 2024, after testing the...

Chipotle: OK, Portion Sizes Did Get a Little Anemic

CEO Brian Niccol says 10% of chain's eateries were skimping, though not purposely

(Newser) - The Chipotle "weight debate" rages on, with the company's CEO now weighing in both literally and metaphorically. As Americans were hit with high inflation over the past few years, some began griping on social media that food portions at the restaurant chain had shrunk, though the company insisted...

Arby's Gets Into the Meal-Deal War
Arby's Gets Into
the Meal-Deal War
Jul 9, 2024 4:00 PM CDT

Arby's Gets Into the Meal-Deal War

$9 will now get you a deluxe burger, fries, and a shake—for a while

(Newser) - It's not quite the five roast beef sandwiches for $5 deal of yore (though that one did resurrect itself briefly in June ), but inflation is real, thin-walleted Americans are sick of it, and the fast-food industry is trying very hard to capitalize on that. As Quartz reports, Arby'...

They Ordered 75 Chipotle Bowls to Settle the 'Weight Debate'

Wells Fargo analysts log significant weight differences for burrito bowls

(Newser) - How much you get layered onto your burrito bowl at Chipotle may depend on what location you order it from. Customers have been griping that the chain has been shorting them on serving sizes, and so Wells Fargo analysts descended upon eight Chipotle sites in New York City, determined to...

Got $7? Taco Bell Wants It
Got $7? Taco Bell Wants It
Jun 28, 2024 11:09 AM CDT

Got $7? Taco Bell Wants It

'Luxe Cravings Box' joins the value-meal wars aimed at inflation-weary consumers

(Newser) - If you've been finding it hard to grab a meal for under $10, even on the fast-food circuit, Taco Bell wants a piece of your wallet this summer. CBS News reports that the Mexican-themed chain has added a new $7 value meal to its menu: the Luxe Cravings Box,...

California Fast-Food Managers Make Impressive Salaries

Wall Street Journal profiles one at Raising Cane's who pulls in $174K a year

(Newser) - California now requires that fast-food workers make at least $20 an hour . But as the Wall Street Journal reports, a less-publicized part of the same law requires that fast-food managers make at least $83,200. That's the background for the newspaper's day-in-the-life feature about a general manager at...

Chipotle Has Fans So Dedicated, They Earned a Nickname
'Chipotle Boys' Are
Having a Moment
Jun 15, 2024 4:40 PM CDT

'Chipotle Boys' Are Having a Moment

The Bustle's Madeline Howard gets a close up look at the brand's most dedicated eaters

(Newser) - Chipotle may have a certain group to thank for helping keep the lights on, and they now have a name: Chipotle Boys. The topic began trending on X when user Jackson McHenry posted an observation he had at one of Chipotle's New York locations. "Overheard two twenty-something women...

Chipotle CEO's Secret to Getting Bigger Portions Draws Ridicule
Chipotle CEO's
Secret to Getting
Bigger Portions
Draws Ridicule
in case you missed it
Jun 9, 2024 4:10 PM CDT

Chipotle CEO's Secret to Getting Bigger Portions Draws Ridicule

Brian Niccol says it only takes giving employees a look, while angry customers roll their eyes

(Newser) - Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol sought to calm customer complaints in denying the fast casual restaurant chain had shrunk portion sizes. But his efforts may have backfired, as the Daily Dot reports. In telling Fortune that Chipotle's portions "have not gotten smaller," Niccol noted customers could get an...

McDonald's Pushes Back Against 'Viral Posts' on Prices

Company president says people have been telling whoppers about 100% Big Mac price hikes

(Newser) - The president of McDonald's USA is pushing back against what he calls "viral social posts and poorly sourced reports" about price rises. In an open letter , Joe Erlinger said reports of price rises "significantly beyond inflationary rates" have been greatly exaggerated, CNN reports.
  • "I can tell
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McDonald's Is Building a 'Larger Satiating Burger'

Company plans to roll it out in test markets this year

(Newser) - McDonald's CFO Ian Borden recently described the battle for fast-food customers as a "street fight"—and one thing the company plans to bring to the fight is a bigger burger, possibly its biggest ever. The chain brought back the Double Big Mac, with four patties, earlier this...

Good News for Chipotle Workers: Let Them Eat Chicken Again

Fast-food chain rescinds directive that staff not order chicken in meals due to customer demand

(Newser) - Excellent news if you love chicken and you happen to work at Chipotle: You're allowed to order the pollo version of your meals again. After a strong suggestion was sent last week to staffers in the US and Canada asking them not to add chicken to any of their...

McDonald's Scoops Up All of Its Restaurants in Israel

Fast-food giant buys 225 eateries from franchisee Alonyal after costly boycotts amid war

(Newser) - McDonald's is buying its restaurants in Israel from a longtime franchisee, hoping to reset sales that have slumped due to boycotts in the region. The Chicago-based burger giant said Friday it will buy Alonyal Limited, which owns and operates 225 restaurants in Israel. Financial terms weren't disclosed. The...

For California's Fast-Food Workers, Monday Is a Big Day

New state law mandating $20 an hour takes effect

(Newser) - Most fast-food workers in California will be paid at least $20 an hour beginning Monday when a new law is scheduled to kick in, per the AP .
  • Democrats in the state Legislature passed the law last year in part as an acknowledgement that many of the more than 500,000
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