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.
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McDonald’s tops Street 4Q forecasts
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 14 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.41 per share.
Here is what Tom Brady eats to stay in peak condition at an…
If you’ve ever wondered – from the couch, horizontally, picking at buffalo dip on a Sunday afternoon – what Tom Brady eats to stay in peak football shape at 39, now you can learn all about Brady’s diet from his personal chef. Boston.com ran an all-access interview with Allen Campbell, the chef employed by Brady and Giselle Bundchen to cook all their meals – and all their kids’ meals.
Why Hormel Foods Corporation Dropped 12% Last Year
It was a volatile year for the stock as earnings growth was strong despite the stock slide. Multiple compression seemed to be the culprit.The chart below tells the story.
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.
Top Fast Food Stocks to Buy in 2017
As the dining industry has evolved in recent years, fast-food chains have endured more than their fair share of challenges. But despite the proliferation of competing concepts, changing consumer preferences, and even food-quality scares, fast food always seems to find a way to survive and thrive thanks to its unrivaled value and relative convenience.
Popeyes Ad With Football Legend Jerry Rice Being Fried on Social Media for Racial Overtones
An advertisement that resonates with consumers can do wonders for a company, but the opposite also holds true for ads that miss the mark as fried chicken fast-food chain Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is finding out this week. An ad from the company, which features NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice wearing a helmet with a rotating face mask made of fried chicken, is causing a stir on social media.
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.
European vegetables: ‘Perfect storm’ raises prices
Bad weather in Italy and Spain is likely to significantly increase the price of vegetables across northern Europe, food suppliers and supermarkets have told the BBC. One supplier said that a combination of flooding, cold weather and poor light levels had created a “perfect storm” of poor growing conditions.
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.
Spray this invisible, edible coating on produce and it will…
From the time a farmer harvests strawberries or green beans, they will last – at best – three weeks before they start to rot. It takes a week or two to reach the grocery store and then your fridge, giving you only a few days to eat them.
Spray this invisible, edible coating on produce and it will…
From the time a farmer harvests strawberries or green beans, they will last – at best – three weeks before they start to rot. It takes a week or two to reach the grocery store and then your fridge, giving you only a few days to eat them.
Mark Zuckerberg’s first stop on his tour of the US is Dallas,…
The billionaire Facebook CEO helped plant fruits and vegetables in a community garden in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, according to his Facebook page . He also met with computer science students from a local public high school.
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.
Why Tyson Foods, Inc. Stock Gained 16% in 2016
The meat processor benefited from strong profit growth in the first half of the year, though the stock fell in the closing months as commodity prices dropped and CEO Donnie Smith announced his retirement. Tyson Foods kicked off the year with a blowout earnings report in February as the stock jumped 16% in two days.
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.
Domino’s CEO: We Aren’t Just the Delivery Guys
For Domino’s Pizza , a good part of 2017 will likely be spent on getting people to think about the brand as more than just one that delivers hot pizzas to your house. “While people still think of us as the delivery guys, the reality is that one-third of our business is done on-premise,” explained Domino’s CEO Patrick Doyle in an interview with TheStreet .
Here’s Why Weight Watchers International, Inc. Lost 46% in 2016
After reality set in and it became clear that the former talk-show host did not possess a magic way to turn the company around, its shares went on a sort of yo-yo diet. They popped on hints of good news or comments by Winfrey, then they tanked when those effects wore off: After opening 2016 at $21.34, Weight Watchers closed the year at $11.45, a 46% drop.
You’ll Never Believe McDonald’s Newest Sandwich
Certain McDonald’s restaurants in Florida started serving Monday chicken McGriddles as part of the chain’s all-day breakfast menu. The sandwich will give people a taste of the always popular chicken and waffles — the McGriddle’s bread is made with syrup and the fried chicken is well, fried chicken.
Conagra Brands Is a ‘Healthy Choice’ for Upside
This maker of brands that include Reddi-wip, Healthy Choice, Slim Jim and Orville Redenbacher’s, may not seem as sexy as the latest bio-tech play but the stock has nearly doubled in the past three years. In this daily chart of CAG, above, we can see the relatively steady climb in prices the past 12 months.
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. .
Restaurant Brands Switch to Healthier Poultry Is Not Reason Enough to Jump on the Stock
Restaurant Brands just became the latest fast-food company to announce it will make a switch toward higher-quality food. This trend, spurred by the American consumers’ increasing consciousness over what they eat, will have long-term effects for investors.
2 Healthcare Stocks With Better Dividends Than HCP, Inc.
The healthcare-focused real estate investment trust still offers a juicy yield, but the shares of certain companies poised to generate increasing profits could generate far more income over the long run. Here’s why Amgen At recent prices, HCP, Inc.’s $0.37 quarterly payment offers a 5% forward yield, which is higher than J&J and Amgen offer right now.
A water scientist explains why New York bagels and pizza are…
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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 .
Race to save rare breed of pig hinges on eating them
In this Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, photo Susan Frank prepares to feed her mulefoot pigs at Dogpatch Farm in Washington, Maine. The rare breed enjoys open pasture and woodland at the small farm in rural Maine.
Amazon Reports Best Holiday Yet With Record Orders for Echo
Amazon.com Inc. said it had its best holiday season yet, having shipped more than 1 billion items through its Prime and Fulfillment services, and receiving a record number of orders for its own Alexa devices. Sales for Echo speakers based on Alexa’s voice-recognition software were nine times more than the 2015 holiday season, Amazon said in a statement Tuesday.
Cancer patient donates years’ worth of pizza to food bank
A Pennsylvania man going through treatment for colon cancer won a pizza parlor’s raffle for a years’ worth of free pies and then donated his prize to a local food bank. Thirty-six-year-old Josh Katrick, of Northampton, had just completed his eighth round of chemotherapy when he learned that he was the winner of his favorite neighborhood restaurant’s contest.
Smart marketing helps Maryland Smoothie King franchisee achieve success
When Tonya Bingham opened her Smoothie King franchise in the Bowie Town Center two years ago, the corporate parent told her it would be a slog just to sell $360,000 worth of the juice drinks the first year. “We did well,” said the A 46-year-old mother of two, who opened the store as a way to control her schedule after working 80-hour weeks as a meeting planner.
Another Trump tweet jab, again in the defense sector
Shares of Boeing and Lockheed Martin slipped in early trading a day after a tweet from President-elect Donald Trump appeared to pit the two giants in the defense industry against one another to lower prices for government contracts. During his campaign, Trump lambasted Ford for beefing up operations abroad.
J&J’s Decision to Walk Away Set Stage for Renewed Actelion Talks
Johnson & Johnson’s willingness to walk away from talks to acquire Swiss biotechnology company Actelion Ltd. for about $28 billion is the very thing that got the two sides back to the negotiating table. This week, amid rising pressure from shareholders, Actelion surprised investors and re-entered negotiations with J&J, which signaled a willingness to raise its offer if granted exclusivity, said people familiar with the matter.
Actelion Enters Exclusive Takeover Discussions with J&J
Actelion said on Wednesday it has entered exclusive negotiations with U.S. healthcare company Johnson & Johnson regarding what the Swiss biotech company called a “possible strategic transaction”.
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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.