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How To Survive (And Nail) A Job Interview Over Lunch
Ah, the lunch interview-an audition that combines the stress of a job interview with the awkwardness of a first date. To ace it, you’ll need to make a professional impression in a casual environment.
Panera Bread Rises Higher on Solid Growth, Optimistic Outlook
At the same time that it has sought to use ingredients in its menu items that consumers can trust, Panera has also worked hard to keep up with changes in the marketplace that have changed the way customers want to place orders and have items ready for them when they arrive. Coming into Tuesday’s fourth-quarter financial report, Panera investors had high hopes that the fast-casual company would be able to keep its sales and income growing at a steady pace.
OMG! McDonald’s Giving Away Its Iconic Big Mac Sauce in Bottles for the First Time Ever
To drum up interest in its relatively non-creative new Big Macs, McDonald’s is doing something once unthinkable: it’s going to give away its secret sauce in bottles for free. McDonald’s plans to give away 10,000 bottles of Big Mac special sauce tied with the release of its Grand Mac and Mac Jr. sandwiches , according to the company .
McDonald’s Lags Behind Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts Apps and Loyalty Programs
Unlike Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts , the fast-food giant has yet to launch an order-and-pay app or loyalty program. In November, McDonald’s said it would roll out technology allowing customers to order and pay for food on their smartphones.
Homeless group partners with different kind of soup kitchen
Jarrett O’Hara ladles out a serving of soup at the Rooster Soup Co., the newest member of the CookNSolo restaurant group, in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. The CookNSolo restaurateurs have found a valuable use for their discarded chicken backs: … making soup for charity.
Trump’s pick for labor secretary may have saved a fast-food…
“I gave more than 20 years of my life to CKE, and Mr. Puzder took a company that I loved and turned it into a business that makes money by stealing from its workers,” Laura McDonald, a former Carl’s Jr. general manager, said in a recent forum hosted by Senate Democrats. In June 2000, Andy Puzder was named president and CEO of CKE Restaurants, running Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. restaurant chains.
Hold The Storefront: How Delivery-Only “Ghost” Restaurants Are Changing Takeout
“Ghost restaurants” with no physical location are popping up across the country. Can a restaurant succeed if it’s delivery-only? Hungry New Yorkers ordering meals through such online services as Seamless or Eat24 order everything from sushi to burgers to tacos.
Low Toronto temps didn’t stop a warm welcome for SHAK
Judging by the response to a “one day only” pop-up store Wednesday in Toronto, Shake Shack really needs to think about opening a restaurant in Canada. Hundreds of Torontonians withstood frigid temperatures and stood in line for hours at a Shake Shack that opened at 12:30 p.m. and closed around 6:30 p.m. At one point, the location had over 1,000 people in line, according to an Instagram post from Shake Shack’s CEO Randy Garutti .
Better Buy: Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. vs. Panera
Both companies have pushed the idea that they offer better food than their cheaper fast-food rivals. That has allowed them to price higher, discount less, and attract an audience seeking a better, but still relatively quick and inexpensive, meal.
Yum! Brands May Benefit From Bringing Taco Bell Staples to China
The U.S. restaurant company’s Chinese spin-off is introducing the Mexican’s fast-food chain’s Doritos Locos Tacos and Fire Sauce, and the strategy could drive revenue. Yum China Holdings , which was spun off last year from Yum! Brands ‘ , has unveiled plans to bring Taco Bell’s Doritos Locos Tacos and the popular Fire Sauce to China.
An unlikely group of stores is becoming a major threat to…
Chains like 7-11, Wawa, and Circle K are ramping up prepared food offerings, according to Anna Kang at Nation’s Restaurant News. The convenience stores are getting ahead thanks to a few distinct advantages over traditional fast food chains.
Panera’s Self-Improvement Efforts Leading to Higher Customer Satisfaction, Better Results
A new survey indicates that the fast-casual chain is the highest-performing restaurant when it comes to pleasing its customers. In the competitive fast food and fast casual restaurant business, a number of chains have been working hard to improve their service and menus.
Happy New Year, Fast Food Industry! So Starts the Era of Even Fatter Minimum Wages
Fast-food executives have little reason to pop the bubbly on New Year’s Day as minimum wage increases go into effect in a record 20 states. Some of the largest increases, many of which mark a beginning of gradual hikes extending to 2021, will come in Washington , Arizona and Washington, D.C. .
Fast-Food Stocks: What to Watch in 2017
The past year has been a difficult one for the restaurant industry, and the fast-food category has not been exempt. Fewer people are eating out overall, and in Q3, according to the most recent data available from NPD Group , that trend began to hurt quick serverestaurants .
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It was a pretty big deal when the park’s Be Our Guest restaurant opened in 2012, and with it a menu complete with a few adult beverages to accompany its upscale dinner service. Walt Disney, who passed away 50 years ago, was adamant that alcoholic beverages not be served at Disneyland, and that wish carried over to Disney’s Magic Kingdom when it opened five years after his death.