Category: Fast Food
Breakfast giant Post is making a bet on cereal designed to put you to sleep
Sweet Dreams, Post’s newest new cereal, is designed to assist you sleep at evening. Post Consumer Brands The firm behind Grape Nuts has a new cereal designed to be eaten before mattress. Post’s “Sweet Dreams” is designed to stoke your body’s melatonin manufacturing. It’s the newest new meals or beverage product designed to assist you sleep. One of the world’s largest cereal firms is attempting…
Restaurants are now using generative AI to create menu photos that could convince customers to order more
Newsbreak 1 month ago in Around The World, Artifical Intelligence, ChatGPT, Delivery, DoorDash, Fast Food, Generative AI, GrubHub, News, Restaurants, Retail 0 Food tech agency Lunchbox and OpenAI have launched the AI Food Generator Screenshot Generative AI is now getting used to create menu photos. Lunchbox is using OpenAI’s tech for its AI Food Generator. OpenAI is the agency behind ChapGPT. Lunchbox is hosting the free tool on its website, which has generated 175 million photos. Generative AI has been utilized to write articles and Tinder messages…
Living near a ‘food swamp’ could raise stroke risk in adults 50 and older: research
Adults ages 50 and older who dwell near quick food-dense environments could also be at heightened risk of stroke, preliminary research has decided. (*50*)-called “food swamps” sometimes include an abundance of fast-food chains and comfort shops — primarily “swamping” neighborhoods with unhealthy consuming choices, the authors defined. Meanwhile, meals swamps also typically overlap with meals deserts, the place inadequate grocery shops complicate the hunt to search…
Impossible Foods is laying off 20% of its employees in the third round of cuts at the company in roughly...
Newsbreak 2 months ago in Around The World, Big Box, Fast Food, Food, Grocery, Impossible Foods, plant-based meat, Retail 0 Peter McGuinness has been CEO of Impossible Foods for lower than a year however has already overseen two rounds of layoffs at the plant-based meat model. Impossible Foods Impossible Foods is laying off 20% of its workforce, Bloomberg reported Monday. The plant-based meat maker has also been providing buyouts to employees since late 2022. It’s the third time in a year that Impossible has made…
A former bank in rural New York is now ‘the most beautiful KFC in the world’ — see the pictures
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Architecture, Around The World, Art, Business Visual Features, Design, Fast Food, Features, Franchise, Kentucky Fried Chicken, KFC, QSR, Retail, Yum Brands 0 Mary Meisenzahl/Insider A KFC franchisee took over an previous bank constructing and turned it right into a restaurant. The constructing has ground to ceiling home windows and a dangling lights. It’s known as the “Crystal Bucket” as a nod to Corning’s historical past as the Crystal City due to its glass making historical past. On May 3, KFC opened one in every of the most…
I compared mobile ordering at Starbucks and Dunkin’, and one brand clearly has it mastered
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, Business Visual Features, Coffee, Dunkin, Dunkin' Donuts, Fast Food, Features, mobile order, QSR, Retail, Starbucks, weekend BI US 0 David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe through Getty Images CFOTO/Future Publishing through Getty Images Starbucks and Dunkin’ each have hundreds of US shops with a sturdy digital enterprise. Dunkin’ can do mobile orders proper, however the outcomes are very inconsistent. Starbucks has mastered taking and fulfilling digital orders, and it’s simple to see why they’ve exploded. Starbucks and Dunkin’ are two of essentially the most outstanding…
Panera workers say people are stealing drinks by pretending to be members of the chain’s subscription program
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, Coffee, drive thru, Fast Food, Labor, Lemonade, News, Panera Bread, QSR, Retail, Soda, Subscripton Service, Tea, Theft 0 Panera Six Panera workers throughout the US advised Insider about stolen drinks at their shops. Some places have moved drinks behind the counter to stop thefts. Panera says “fraud is a normal part of the restaurant business.” Panera debuted its drink membership, Unlimited Sip Club, earlier in 2022, and a few workers say it is main to theft. Insider spoke to six workers who reported…
Fast-food chains like Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Chipotle keep introducing more expensive menu items — customers are eating it up
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Analysis, Around The World, Burrito, Chipotle, Fast Food, Happy Meal, Inflation, McDonald's, Mexican Pizza, News, QSR, Retail, Taco Bell, Yum, Yum Brands 0 Taco Bell Executives at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Chipotle every famous success from pricier menu items just lately. Customers are visiting worth chains and splurging on more premium choices. People aren’t downgrading to lower-priced proteins regardless of inflation. Fast-food chains are investing in pricier menu choices, and customers keep shopping for them regardless of worries over inflation. Executives at chains throughout the short service panorama,…
I tried the McRib for the first time. Sorry to everyone who loves this sandwich, including my dad, but this...
Newsbreak 4 months ago in 2022, Around The World, BI-freelancer, contributor 2022, farewell, Fast Food, Features, items, Manseen Logan, McDonald's, McRib, Menu, Nordic, restaurant review, Retail, return, tour 0 McDonald’s stated it is retiring the McRib sandwich on November 20. I tried it and wasn’t impressed. Tiffany Langston On October 31, McDonald’s launched a farewell tour for its saucy McRib sandwich. The sandwich was created in 1980 and has gone by a number of different farewell excursions over the years. Tiffany Langston tried the McRib for the first time and describes it as extra…
Here’s how to get a free reusable red cup at Starbucks
Starbucks You can get a free reusable vacation cup at Starbucks on November 17. The red cups include any measurement vacation drink order whereas provides final. This is the fifth 12 months Starbucks has supplied the promotion. November 17 is the annual Red Cup Day at Starbucks, so you may get a free reusable cup that may outlast the vacation season. To get the cup,…
Subway is selling premade sandwiches from AI fridges which it says can hear you talk and answer your questions
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, Fast Food, News, Retail, Sandwich, Subway, Tech Insider 0 Subway; Jörg Carstensen/Picture Alliance by way of Getty Images Subway says it plans to roll out extra sensible fridges, which can perceive speech and promote premade sandwiches. It put in its first one on a university campus in September with “extremely positive” suggestions. Subway says that, like its Grab and Go counters, the fridges are designed for locations like airports and hospitals. Subway is selling…
Taco Bell and Chick-fil-A are warning customers about a lettuce shortage that could impact their orders
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Agriculture, Around The World, Chick-fil-A, Chipotle, Disease, Fast Food, lettuce, News, Panera Bread, QSR, Restaurants, Retail, Taco Bell 0 Kate Taylor Taco Bell and Chick-fil-A are each displaying warnings in their apps about potential lettuce shortages. Panera additionally confirmed an industrywide shortage that it’s working to attenuate. Diseases within the main lettuce-growing area of the US decreased this yr’s crop and drove up costs. Fast-food chains are going through a lettuce shortage and inflated costs, and customers are beginning to really feel the impact….
I tested out Panera’s new ‘automated’ drive-thru and now I think every fast food chain should use it
Newsbreak 4 months ago in AI, Around The World, Artifical Intelligence, Business Visual Features, drive thru, Fast Casual, Fast Food, Features, panera, Panera Bread, Popeyes, QSR, Retail, Tech 0 Scott Olson / Getty Images Panera is testing out AI know-how to take orders within the drive-thrus of two New York eating places. Popeyes can also be utilizing the identical tech, and has reported profitable outcomes to date. I thought it made ordering a lot simpler, and I hope extra eating places in my space undertake it. In August, Panera introduced plans to check AI…
Panera opened 2 new ‘to-go’ restaurants in New York and Chicago half the size of a typical store with plans...
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, Business Visual Features, drive thru, Fast Casual, Fast Food, Features, Mobile ordering, News, panera, QSR, Retail 0 Panera Panera has two new restaurant codecs designed for smaller footprints in cities. Panera To Go in Chicago has no cashiers or seating in any respect, and is designed solely for takeout. Panera Urban in New York City has a small seating space, however focuses on cellular orders. Panera is increasing past the suburbs with a new to go format in cities. Panera The Chicago…
I run the first Chick-fil-A to offer a 3-day workweek. We received 400 job applications for a single job despite...
Newsbreak 4 months ago in 4 day workweek, Around The World, as told to, Burnout, Careers, Chick-fil-A, Fast Food, Florida, News, Restaraunts, Retail, retention, Work Life Balance 0 Chick-fil-A Kendall native operator Justin Lindsey (left) and workers members (proper). Courtesy of Chick-fil-A Kendall 41-year-old Justin Lindsey is the native operator of Chick-fil-A Kendall in Florida. He designed a schedule that enables workers to work constant, full-time hours in three days. He says the program has improved worker work-life steadiness, burnout, profession development, and retention. This as-told-to essay relies on a dialog with Justin…
A Florida Chick-fil-A has been following a 3-day work week with so much success it received more than 420 applications...
Chick-fil-A restaurant in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images A Chick-fil-A in Miami follows a three-day work week of 13- to 14-hour shifts. Store operator Justin Lindsey advised QSR Magazine that since making the change, there’s been 100% administration retention, “elite” efficiency, and more than 420 applications for a job opening. Lindsey stated workers had been working 70-hour weeks and skipping holidays earlier than the shop…
KFC is about to disappear in Russia as its new owners rebrand all 1,000 stores as ‘Rostic’s’, report says
Newsbreak 5 months ago in Around The World, Fast Food, KFC, KFC Russia, News, Retail, Weekend BI UK, Yum Brands 0 Yum Brands introduced its plans to exit the Russian market in March. Vlad Karko/Getty Images Yum! Brands mentioned it had reached a deal to promote its 1,000 KFC stores in Russia. The new owners are Russian businesspeople who already maintain KFC franchises. All KFC stores in Russia can be rebranded as fast-food chain “Rostic’s”, The Moscow Times reported. The KFC model is about to vanish…
Chipotle workers say they anticipate annual Halloween ‘Boorito’ promotion will be less of a ‘catastrophe’ this year now that it’s...
Newsbreak 5 months ago in Around The World, boorito, Chipotle, Fast Casual, Fast Food, guacamole, Halloween, News, QSR, Restaurants, Retail, weekend BI US 0 @chipotlemexicangrill on Instagram Chipotle’s annual Halloween “Boorito” promotion is back in-person for the primary time since 2019. Last year, workers and prospects reported lengthy waits, lack of substances, and technical issues. Five workers advised Insider they really feel higher ready this year. Chipotle’s annual Halloween Boorito promotion is back in-person this year for the primary time since 2019, and a few workers expect it to…
McDonald’s McRib went from being the next McNugget to an elusive cult favorite — here’s how it happened
Newsbreak 5 months ago in Around The World, Business Visual Features, drive thru, Fast Food, McDonald's, McNuggets, McRib, Meat, Pop Culture, QSR, Restaurants, Retail, science, The Simpsons, TV, weekend BI US 0 The McRib. Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images McDonald’s is bringing again the McRib nationally for a farewell tour. The McRib has had no less than three different farewell excursions, and its been on and off menus since 1981. The McRib drives visitors and gross sales for McDonald’s each time it returns, and the CEO known as it the “GOAT of sandwiches.” The McRib solely…
McDonald’s is taking the McRib on a farewell tour. Here’s why it will probably be again.
Newsbreak 5 months ago in Analysis, Around The World, Chris Kempczinski, drive thru, Fast Food, McDonald's, McRib, Mexican Pizza, never-ending pasta pass, News, Olive garden, QSR, Retail, Taco Bell 0 PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP by way of Getty Images McDonald’s is taking the McRib on its fourth farewell tour. Restaurant chains incessantly carry again discontinued gadgets to better gross sales and demand than earlier than. A farewell tour is extra of a “call to action” than a signal the McRib will really go away menus, an analyst mentioned. McDonald’s McRib is on a “farewell tour,” however…
McDonald’s CEO says the McRib is the ‘GOAT of sandwiches’ for driving huge sales
Newsbreak 5 months ago in Around The World, Chris Kempczinski, drive thru, Fast Food, Happy Meal, McDonald's, McRib, News, QSR, Retail 0 Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images McDonald’s praised the McRib for driving sales throughout an earnings name. The McRib returns to menus on October 31 for a restricted time. McDonald’s often brings the McRib again each few years, resulting in a lift in sales. McDonald’s is bringing the McRib again as soon as once more, and it is nice for the chain’s backside line. CEO…
More Chipotle customers are ordering in-store, while the chain keeps investing in digital and drive-thru
Newsbreak 5 months ago in Around The World, chipotlane, Chipotle, drive thru, Fast Casual, Fast Food, Mobile ordering, QSR, Retail 0 Joe Raedle/Getty Images Chipotle saw a huge bump in in-store sales as digital sales dropped slightly. Mobile orders made up nearly half of sales in 2021, and the chain continues to invest heavily. Chipotle is returning the Boorito promotion to restaurants this year. After years of turning toward mobile orders and delivery, Chipotle customers are returning to stores to order in-person. In-store sales were up…
I tried Pizza Hut’s new Melts and they can be a better alternative to a personal pizza — if you’re...
Newsbreak 5 months ago in Around The World, Business Visual Features, Fast Food, Features, Pizza, Pizza Hut, Retail 0 Pizza Hut Pizza Hut has unveiled a new product called Melts, which comes in four varieties. It’s basically a folded-up slice filled with various toppings, and it’s meant to appeal to customers as a portable, personal-size snack or meal. I tried Melts and found they can beat out pizza when it comes to convenience but may fall short in other areas. Pizza Hut announced a…
Chipotle says customers aren’t skipping guac or choosing cheaper proteins despite price increases
Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Chipotle’s CEO says customer orders have remained “consistent” despite price increases. Higher priced proteins can be up to 40% more expensive than basic options. Chipotle raised prices in August following two earlier increases in the last 18 months. Chipotle prices are up, but that’s not getting between customers and their guacamole. “We’re not seeing people all…
Starbucks just opened a new store in a 103-year-old traditional Korean home — see inside
Newsbreak 5 months ago in Around The World, Business Visual Features, Fast Food, Features, Korea, Music, News, QSR, Retail, South Korea, Starbucks 0 Starbucks Starbucks opened a location in a hanok in Daegu, South Korea built in 1919. Hanoks are traditional Korean homes with heating and cooling abilities. The store has a traditional hanok side, a more modern side, and a garden for customers. Starbucks just opened a unique store located in an old Korean hanok, a traditional house, in Daegu. Starbucks This hanok was built over 100…
See inside Chick-fil-A’s newest drive-thru only location as the chain struggles with the highest wait times in fast food
Newsbreak 5 months ago in Around The World, Business Visual Features, Chick-fil-A, Chicken, Chipotle, drive thru, Fast Food, Features, News, QSR, Retail 0 Photo by Tracy A. Woodward/The Washington Post via Getty Images Chick-fil-A now has more than 30 drive-thru only locations after its most recent opening in Wisconsin. Chick-fil-A has the slowest drive-thru times in the industry, but remains highly popular with customers. The chain frequently pioneers drive-thru tech, like double lanes and ordering on tablets. Chick-fil-A just opened its newest drive-thru only location. It’s in Wisconsin….
Watch as KFC workers lick chicken and throw food around takeaway after closing time in Australia
A GROUP of KFC workers have been branded as “feral” and “disgusting” after they were filmed messing about with leftover food. A TikTok user posted the shocking footage online which shows them licking cooked chicken and throwing food around the kitchen. TikTok/georgiadel_06 A KFC employee can be seen tucking into a piece of chicken[/caption] TikTok/georgiadel_06 One member of staff seems to grab a handful of…