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Beyond Meat will offer a new Dunkin’ sandwich
NEW YORK – Beyond Meat Inc., the faux-meat company that’s seen its stock rally almost 700% since its May public offering, has notched another...
Sears files just as things are looking up for American retail
NEW YORK - A year ago, a Sears bankruptcy would have fit better into the United States retail narrative, given the steady decline of shopping...
Subway projects 500 U.S. store closings amid global growth
NEW YORK - Subway Restaurants, the world’s most ubiquitous dining chain, will continue closing United States stores as it expands internationally.
After peppering the nation...
Subway shuts hundreds of U.S. stores in historic retrenchment
CHICAGO - Subway restaurants closed hundreds of domestic locations last year, marking the biggest retrenchment in the history of a chain that spent decades saturating...
McDonald’s to cut prices on drinks as fast-food industry slumps
CHICAGO - McDonald’s Corp., reeling from an industrywide restaurant slump and slowing growth from its all-day breakfast push, is looking to beverages to help...
Headhunters throwing cash at people who know how to flip burgers
CHICAGO - Lisa Aragon just couldn’t get the headhunter to take no for an answer. Five times in a month, she turned down enticements,...
McDonald’s revamps $4B McCafe brand as it lags Starbucks
CHICAGO - McDonald’s Corp., losing ground in its battle for the nation’s coffee drinkers, is planning to shake up its McCafe brand -- part...
McDonald’s to expand table service in break with tradition
CHICAGO - McDonald’s Corp. plans to offer table service at all its U.S. restaurants, upending decades of fast-food tradition in a bid to placate...
McDonald’s planning ‘significant’ boost in technology spending
CHICAGO - McDonald’s Corp., which replaced its CEO last year with the hope of turning around sales, plans to significantly increase its investment in...
Restaurant CEOs blame divisive election for hurting sales
CHICAGO - Restaurant executives are increasingly blaming this year’s presidential election for creating negative news and crimping sales.
Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. said on Thursday...
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