Fast Food Industry – Page 6

Wendy’s Plans to Introduce Surge Pricing

The company plans to introduce dynamic pricing as early as 2025 along with digital menu boards that would reflect price changes, Wendy’s chief executive said during a February earnings call.

By Lola Fadulu

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Can America Turn a Productivity Boomlet Into a Boom?

After drooping in 2022, the output of U.S. businesses per worker has surged. Economists wonder if the trend can continue, and who will benefit most.

By Talmon Joseph Smith

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George Cohon, Who Brought Big Macs to Moscow, Dies at 86

He was chairman of McDonald’s in Canada and in Russia, where he opened the chain’s first restaurant in 1990, engaging in what he called “hamburger diplomacy.”

By Sam Roberts

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Hot Glazed Doughnuts on the Menu, and Parisians Can’t Get Enough

The arrival of Krispy Kreme in France is just the latest advance in a decades-long invasion by U.S. fast food in the land of Michelin chefs and long leisurely meals.

By Liz Alderman

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