Category: Fast Food Industry

McDonald’s Growing Appetite for Fashion: Crocs, Moschino and More

By working with Vetements, the skate brand Palace and now Crocs, the fast-food chain has become an unlikely source of style.
Drive-Throughs in America Are Thriving

A national fixture is enjoying a fresh surge as post-pandemic customers crave speed and solitude. And restaurants are responding with a raft of innovations.
No Tip for Your Delivery Driver? Then Be Prepared to Wait, DoorDash Says.

The app-based delivery company said it was testing using a screen to tell customers who didn’t leave a tip that their order might take longer to arrive.
Social Media Changed How Brands Talk to Us, but Are the Jokes Wearing Thin?

For a decade, marketers have found success on social media by roasting customers, and even flirting with them. But with Gen Z, and platforms like TikTok on the rise, the jokes may be wearing thin.
False Advertising Suit Against McDonald’s and Wendy’s Is Dismissed

A federal judge in Brooklyn said he had not found that the fast-food chains sold burgers that were smaller than the ones they featured in advertisements.
Restaurants Agree to Raise Pay to $20 an Hour in California

The deal will avoid a ballot fight over a law passed last year that could have resulted in higher pay and other changes opposed by restaurant companies and franchisees.
Restaurants and Unions Agree to Raise Pay to $20 an Hour in California

The deal will avoid a ballot fight over a law passed last year that could have resulted in higher pay and other changes opposed by restaurant companies and franchisees.
Conservatives Complain Chick-fil-A Has ‘Gone Woke’ Over D.E.I.

The fast-food chain, once a darling of conservatives, has joined other corporations in pursuing diversity, equity and inclusion policies, prompting some on the right to accuse it of going “woke.”
Restaurant Chain Franchises Face Scrutiny From the FTC

Troubles at the restaurant chain Burgerim highlight concerns about whether franchisees need more protection in their contracts with franchisers.
Jerry Richardson, Who Founded the Carolina Panthers, Dies at 86

The New York Times – Sports:
He used the money he made playing for the Baltimore Colts to build a fast-food restaurant empire and then bought an N.F.L. expansion franchise.
Restaurant Chains Make It Cost More to Be Loyal

The New York Times – Business:
Recent changes to rewards programs at places like Dunkin’ and Starbucks mean customers must pay more before perks kick in. The companies blame inflation.
Albert Okura, ‘Chicken Man’ Who Saved a Ghost Town, Dies at 71

The New York Times – Travel:
He built a California fast-food chain, opened a McDonald’s museum and restored a historic town on Route 66, a road for which he harbored a special interest.