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Diners are ditching pricey fast food for casual-dining chains, CEO of Olive Garden's parent company says

Rick Cardenas, Darden Restaurants CEO, said casual chains like Chili's and Applebee's seem to be ha…

Kelsey Vlamis   


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Starbucks is copying the fast-food value playbook with its new $5 and $6 breakfast combos

Bundling has long been a standard practice in the fast-food industry, but it's a surprise move for …

Grace Dean   


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We finally have some evidence that California's new $20 fast food wage is hurting business

New data shows that foot traffic to California fast-food chains declined in April and May after the…

Grace Dean   


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There's a silver lining to California's $20 fast-food wage, restaurant bosses say: it's attracting better workers

But the effects of this could be short-lived, as other businesses are expected to boost wages to co…

Grace Dean   


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People are really annoyed about the price of fast food

Diners say they're cutting back on how often they get fast food because of rising prices.

Grace Dean   


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Franchisees say it's them, not big corporations, who are the real losers of California's $20 fast-food wage

The $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers applies to both corporate-owned restaurants and franchis…

Grace Dean   


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Fast-food franchisees in California fear they'll lose customers to Chili's and Applebee's as prices soar over $20 wage

Fast-food franchisees in California worry diners may flock to Chili's and Applebee's to avoid price…

Grace Dean   


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California is putting up minimum wages to $20 an hour for fast-food chains – and it's likely going to drive up wages in other industries, too

Restaurants and stores compete for labor. If McDonald's and Chipotle pay more, that little coffee s…

Grace Dean   


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Fast-food restaurants in California are laying off workers to prepare for the $20 minimum wage hike

Two Pizza Hut franchisees in California are among those who are laying off workers, federal WARN fi…

Grace Dean   


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'I can't charge $20 for a Happy Meal': McDonald's franchisee responds to California's new fast-food worker wages

Restaurant owners have been looking for ways to offset the bigger paychecks, from raising prices to…

Grace Dean   


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A California restaurant owner says he'll 'absolutely' have to put up wages to compete with fast-food chains now paying $20 an hour

"Why wash dishes for $15 or $17 if I can go get $20 flipping burgers at McDonald's," California res…

Grace Dean   


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A California McDonald's franchisee says fast food would be 'unaffordable' if she raised prices enough to cover the new $20 minimum wage

A McDonald's franchisee in Los Angeles told KTLA 5 News she'd be taking a profit hit because "you c…

Grace Dean   


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Fast-food chains like Burger King, Shake Shack, and KFC are doubling down on digital order kiosks — but watch out, you'll probably end up spending more

Ordering using a touch screen is going to become the norm across fast food chains in the US, but ke…

Grace Dean   


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People in California will soon be paying more for Chipotle, McDonald's, and other fast-food

California's minimum wage for fast-food workers is set to increase to $20 per hour in April, so res…

Ana Altchek   


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This 27-year-old says she makes 6 figures running a California fast-food joint: 'It's been life-changing for my family'

Monique Pizano, 27, told The Wall Street Journal that her earnings have allowed her to go on a hone…

Kwan Wei Kevin Tan   


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Your mac and cheese is about to get cheesier, and you can thank the sad state of the economy for it

"Pillsbury biscuits will be flakier, Annie's mac & cheese will be cheesier, and Betty Crocker fudge…

Shubhangi Goel   


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Here's what might happen after California raises fast-food wages to $20, from higher burger and pizza prices to better wages for retail workers

The $20 minimum wage only applies to limited-service restaurant chains, but other restaurants and r…

Grace Dean   


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Top 10 FMCG companies in India by market cap in 2024, and the people who run them

The leading fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies in India play a crucial role in the country…

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Olive Garden's parent company says it's luring diners in by not raising prices as much as rivals even if it's not offering hefty discounts

Darden execs said Olive Garden's same-restaurant guest counts topped industry benchmarks, even thou…

Grace Dean   


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California's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers could make burgers and chicken so expensive that people just buy more groceries instead

Diners could be put off from eating out when fast-food prices in California go up in the spring und…

Grace Dean