The fast food business is in a funk. “Casual dining” sit-down restaurant chains are down in the dumps. But the folks who used …
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3 Reasons Wendy’s Is Eating McDonald’s Lunch
McDonald’s, the world’s largest burger chain, had an impressive run from 2004 to 2011, when the fast food retailer posted average global same-store sales growth of 5.6% per year and tightened its hold on burger lovers from Boston …
You’re Not Ready for Taco Bell’s Mountain Dew Sangria
It’s missing one ingredient.
The Next Whole Foods? Three Emerging Healthy Supermarket Challengers
Whole Foods is often credited with reinventing the supermarket, and today it is undeniably the king of the healthier grocery store category. It has plenty of competitors.
Foodie Havens Where They Once Never Could Have Been Imagined
For years, if your stomach was rumbling at the mall, an airport or a baseball stadium, the pickings tended to be slim, if not grim. Now that the foodie craze has gone fully mainstream, even these destinations are welcoming celebrity chefs and fancy dishes that transcend the old mall food court.
Meet the Low-Key, Low-Cost Grocery Chain Being Called ‘Walmart’s Worst Nightmare’
Retail analysts say the world’s biggest retailer has reason to fear a small grocery chain that’s based in Idaho and boasts a business model that allows it to undercut Walmart on prices.
Why Golden Corral’s Gross-Out Video Won’t Scare Off Customers
The phrase “public relations nightmare” gets thrown around often. But the truth is that viral videos showing disgusting things happening at chain restaurants don’t really put a dent in sales.
Good For You, Better For Them: The Truth About Retailer Guarantees
Wal-Mart’s new money-back guarantee, like most retailer promises, look terrific on first glance. But the reality is that these guarantees are mainly empty marketing tactics, the commercial equivalent of a date pulling out his wallet with no intention of paying.
Meet the People Who Eat Roadkill Meat—And Rave About It
“It really is a sin to waste that good meat when there’s no reason to, when it could be salvaged and somebody could use it.”
The New Costco? Buying Meat Out of a Truck in a Church Parking Lot
Wholesale “drive-thru meat markets” are popping up in the parking lots of churches and bowling alleys around the country.
Why Restaurants Have Been Holding Back on Hiking Menu Prices
As food prices rise, the cost of dining out inevitably inches up as well, right? Well, maybe not.
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.