Leslie Patton
Dunkin’ Donuts partners with Coca-Cola for bottled iced coffees
CHICAGO - Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. is getting into the bottled iced-coffee market and enlisting bottling giant Coca-Cola Co. to help.
Coca-Cola will be making,...
Dunkin’ plans to ramp up cold brew after ‘very strong’ start
CHICAGO - Dunkin’ Donuts cold-brew coffee is hot.
Sales since the beverage’s nationwide introduction at the start of the month have been “very strong,” and...
Tweaking McMuffins speeds McDonald’s ahead of breakfast rivals
CHICAGO - The slowest part of fast food? Adding new menu items or changing existing ones.
It took McDonald’s Corp. four years to conceive, test...
McDonald’s breakfast push sets off morning scramble in fast food
CHICAGO - Fast-food joints aren’t hitting the snooze button anymore.
McDonald’s Corp.’s decision to start selling Egg McMuffins all day long last year -- meant...
Chipotle shuts Massachusetts location after workers get sick
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., still trying to recover from a series of foodborne-illness outbreaks, temporarily shut a restaurant in Massachusetts after four employees got...
Dunkin’ Donuts fights to reclaim breakfast in McDonald’s battle
CHICAGO - Dunkin’ Donuts, facing declining sales and tougher competition with McDonald’s Corp., is fighting to reclaim its turf: breakfast.
The chain is revamping its...
Dunkin’ Donuts plays catch up to Starbucks with mobile ordering
CHICAGO - Dunkin’ Donuts, in a bid to catch up to the technology prowess of Starbucks Corp., is testing on-the-go ordering and delivery service...
Dunkin’ Brands falls after profit forecast trails estimates
CHICAGO - Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc., facing increased competition for consumers’ breakfast dollars, suffered its worst stock decline since it went public in 2011...
McDonald’s regional strategy means you may not get pumpkin latte
CHICAGO - McDonald’s Corp.’s push to let different restaurants satisfy regional tastes is evident in this week’s rollout of its pumpkin spiced lattes.
Less than...
Egg-price surge forces restaurants to hype burgers, smoothies
CHICAGO - Record-high egg prices in the U.S. are forcing restaurants to get creative with their advertisements.
Denny’s Corp. is pushing burgers instead of omelets,...
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