Fast-food chains are seeping into places — and times of the day — that until recently were mostly fast-food-free zones
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Wendy’s Doubles Down on Dollar Menu
Although it bumped Burger King out of second place by positioning itself as a more upscale fast-food burger chain, now Wendy’s is supersizing its value menu by adding a second tier of under-$2 items in addition to a core group …
Snack Culture Rising: Why Restaurant Menus Will Feature Even More Snacks Next Year
According to a study conducted a couple years ago, the number of fast-food menus featuring the word “snack” tripled from 2007 to 2010. Our snacking seems to have only picked up pace since then.
Dollar Menu Double Down: McDonald’s Pumps Up $1 Selections
Amid poor sales, McDonald’s is tweaking its Dollar Menu for the second time this year—and this time, $1 items are being added, not taken away.
Like Free Money? Bonuses Abound With Holiday Gift Card Purchases
Why buy gift cards at face value when the holiday season is filled with deals giving 20% bonuses on card purchases?
Craft Beer Gets the ‘Fast-Casual’ Treatment
Beer snobs, rejoice! Now you can have your cheap eats and fancy brew, too. A growing number of restaurants in the not-quite-fast-food category like Chipotle Mexican Grill and Smashburger are getting into the business of pouring …
Hot Buns! In Fast Food, a New Focus Is on What’s Outside the Sandwich
Specialty buns and breading will be hot at restaurants in 2013 — which is being dubbed the Year of the Bun.
Salad Restaurant Chains Sprouting Up Even in the ‘Fat Belt’
Once, there were plenty of skeptics who thought that salad couldn’t be the main draw at American restaurants. After all, salad is generally listed as a mere appetizer on menus, and it’s an appetizer that many diners order because …
Big Bird: Why Fast Food Companies Are Suddenly In Love With Chicken
Talk about a comeback. For years, a roast chicken was the quintessential Sunday dinner, and Depression-era political campaigns invoked the phrase “a chicken in every pot” to symbolize economic prosperity. But in the ensuing …
Burger King Officially Has the Slowest Drive-Through in Fast Food
If it seems like the King takes a long time to flip your burgers when you’re sitting in the drive-through, you’re right.
Voting for Beer? Odd Election-Related Marketing Promotions
What do coffee, cookies, beer, airline flights, and organic tea have to do with the upcoming presidential election? Nothing whatsoever, really. But nowadays any major event—even one that’s potentially alienating, like the 2012 …
Fast-Food Chains Want You to Eat More than the Usual Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
You’d think that McDonald’s, Taco Bell and other chains would be satisfied to draw in crowds who come during the normal meal hours and who order food and beverages that are normally enjoyed during those hours. Instead, in the …
