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fast food stories: 70 news summaries

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 McDonald's Gets 
 Euro-Chic Makeover 

But 'it looks like Swatch had a baby with Ikea'

Nov 19, 09 12:41 PM CST
(Newser) - McDonald’s is getting a makeover, starting with one New York restaurant that now features a sleek, European-inspired look, flat-screen TVs, and free wi-fi. The redesign features employees in all-black uniforms and “Danish Modern furniture,” reports the AP —or, as Daniel Maurer writes in New York , “... More »

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McDonald's • Europe • New York • fast food • McDonald's makeover

RE-EXAMINING THE FOOD PYRAMID

 Heart Disease: 
 Pharaohs Had It, Too 

'Part of the human condition,' so fast food not only culprit

Nov 17, 09 7:20 PM CST
(Newser) - In a finding that pokes holes in the thinking that our modern fast-food lifestyle is behind heart disease, scientists have discovered that Egypt’s mummies, too, had hardened arteries. “Atherosclerosis is not just a disease of modern times,” one researcher tells WebMD . “It’s part of the... More »

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CT scans • heart disease • fast food • ancient Egypt • ancient Egyptians • atherosclerosis • hardened arteries • mummies

 Gitmo Mickey Dee's Now Hiring 

Burger-flipper sought for Cuba's sole McDonald's

Nov 11, 09 7:32 AM CST
(Newser) - The only McDonald's in Cuba is looking for an assistant manager. An ad posted on a job website last week invited candidates with valid American passports to apply for a job at the franchise at the Guantanamo Bay base. Burgers are shipped in from Florida and detainees cleared by the... More »

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McDonald's • fast food • Guantanamo Bay • Guantanamo prisoners • job vacancies

FLOUNDERING CHAIN

 How Arby's Lost Its Beefiness 

Don't blame recession: fast-food chain just isn't trying

Nov 8, 09 10:26 AM CST
(Newser) - The recession has had its winners and losers, and when it comes to fast food, Arby's is bringing up the rear. Same-stores sales have been down for the last seven quarters, writes Daniel Gross for Slate, but the economy can't take the entire rap on this one: Arby's just doesn't... More »

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McDonald's • beef • fast food • fast food industry • Arby's

analysis

Fast-Food Star of
Recession: $5 Footlong

Subway is rewarded for listening to franchisee

Nov 7, 09 11:34 AM CST
(Newser) - BusinessWeek has found what it calls the "fast-food success story of the recession"—the $5 footlong sandwich from Subway. The simple idea began with a franchisee who noticed slow sales on weekends and decided to knock down prices to bring in customers. After sales went through the... More »

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fast food • recession • fast food industry • sales • Subway

16 Tips for Cheeseburger Eating

Skip the mundane (ketchup, lettuce) and the overly fancy (brie, Kobe)

Nov 6, 09 1:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Kevin Pang sent six months eating cheeseburgers, and he's sharing his hard-earned expertise with his fellow meat-eaters. From the Chicago Tribune:
  • Cheese: Just say no to feta, bleu, or brie.
  • Condiments: Skip the ketchup and mustard; head directly for the mayo.
  • Bun: Yes, there is
... More »

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fast food • burger • French fries • Jay-ZTV • cheeseburgers • hamburger • Red Robin • Kobe beef • Schoop's • Steak 'n Shake

Fast-Food Customer Punches Out 'Zombie'

Man's nose broken by attacker freaked out by living dead

Oct 26, 09 2:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - A man at a fast food restaurant in Iowa called another customer a zombie and punched him—twice. The victim was slugged in the eye as he stood at the counter to order food near the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City. As he called police on his cell... More »

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Iowa • crime • fast food • attack • assault • zombie • Zombieland

check, please

 Worst Food Trends 
 of the Decade 

From onion blossoms to overhyped chefs, these things need to go away

Oct 22, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Asked to name the decade's worst dining trends, chefs and other food experts couldn't shut up. There were too many (including "mache, water sommeliers, organ-meat entrees, unisex bathrooms, bacon tattoos on chefs, over-flaunted kitchen burns, chefs tables") for Christopher Borrelli to list them all, but he hits the... More »

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food • reality TV • Internet • fast food • restaurant criticism • restaurant • online review • KFC • dining • onions • Jay-ZTV • food trends • hamburger • women's issues • celebrity chef • Hardee's • Carl's Jr.

OPINION

Pollan's 'Rules to Eat By' Hard to Swallow

'Wise ancestors' Pollan advises emulating would have loved a Whopper

Oct 15, 09 4:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Food industry critic Michael Pollan is compiling a book of "Rules to Eat By"—like "If you're not hungry enough to eat an apple, you're not hungry"—but his advice that you rely on your ancestors' wisdom for your eating decisions tastes a little off to... More »

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food • nutrition • fast food • supermarket • Michael Pollan • food industry

Sure, We Read the Calorie Charts—Then Eat More

Customers say they seek guidance from signs, but receipts tell a different story

Oct 6, 09 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new study casts doubt on the effectiveness of calorie-counting charts in fast-food restaurants. Half of those surveyed in New York City say they noticed the charts, and about 28% say the information influenced their orders for the better. But a look at overall customer receipts shows people are ordering... More »

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obesity • New York City • fast food • consumption • calories • health study • calorie-posting law • restaurant chain

Subway Will Soon Have More Stores Than McDonald's

But sandwich chain still lags behind McD's in sales

Sep 22, 09 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Subway is nearing a milestone: the sandwich chain will soon have more global locations than McDonald’s, Ad Age reports. The chain is expanding so quickly that it's expected to have 31,800 stores by the end of the week. It's probably just a matter of months before it surpasses... More »

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globalization • McDonald's • fast food • restaurant • Subway

Overfishing Plagues
Filet-O-Fish's Main Ingredient

New Zealand's hoki center of overfishing controversy

Sep 10, 09 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - What exactly is the fish in a Filet-O-Fish sandwich? It’s a bug-eyed creature from New Zealand called the hoki, and it is apparently under pressure from overfishing, the New York Times reports. New Zealand—while not specifically citing that cause—has been cutting the allowable catch as conservation groups... More »

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environment • McDonald's • fast food • fish • New Zealand • overfishing • hoki

OPINION

Populist Rage Fades With Hardee's 'French Dip'

Ergo, you won't be hearing about 'death panels,' say, 10 minutes from now

Sep 5, 09 3:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - How soon America—“a toadying zombie mob with a terrible memory”—forgets, Abe Sauer writes on the Awl. Take the new offering from Hardee’s, “one of the nation’s largest, most popular purveys of food-like substances": the French Dip Thickburger. “What do maids, toast, kisses... More »

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France • fast food • health care reform • freedom fries • populist • Iraq war • death panel • Hardee's • French Dip • outrage

Surgeon General Nominee Consults for Burger King

Benjamin served on fast-food company's nutritional advisory panel

Aug 13, 09 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Burger King has paid Regina Benjamin, President Obama’s pick for surgeon general, $10,000 this year for serving on an advisory panel to the fast-food giant, the Washington Times reports. Administration reps say the Alabama physician used her position on Burger King’s nutritional advisory board to advocate for... More »

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nutrition • obesity epidemic • public health • fast food • Surgeon General • NYU • consulting • Burger King • Whopper • Regina Benjamin • Marion Nestle

Analysis

 Recession? 
 McDonald's 
 Is Loving It 


Aug 12, 09 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now that the recession’s supposed to be just about over, it’s time to survey the battlefield and pick out winners, and nobody was a bigger winner than the Golden Arches, writes Daniel Gross for Slate. McDonald’s sales grew more in 2008 than in 2006 or 2007, and... More »

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McDonald's • fast food • recession • fast food industry • gourmet coffee • recession depression • McCafe


 Even Celeb Chefs 
 Enjoy Fast Food 

They admit their last indulgence to Esquire

Aug 10, 09 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, fast food gets a bad rap. But even famous chefs cop to eating it, and Esquire has the details. You may notice a certain theme:
  • Alton Brown: Chick-Fil-A, last week
  • Tyler Florence: In-N-Out double-double burger, the other day
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food • nutrition • fast food • chef • KFC • In-N-Out • Jay-ZTV • Chick-Fil-A • celebrity chef

(Newser) - Many New Yorkers met their first Canadian doughnuts today as the Tim Hortons chain took over 12 locations previously occupied by Dunkin’ Donuts, BlackBook reports. “My frantic runs to Canada to buy tins of Tim Hortons ground coffee are over,” a delighted expatriate said. “Everything in New... More »

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food • New York City • coffee • fast food • franchise • Dunkin' Donuts • doughnut • restaurant chain • Tim Hortons • Riese Organization

Burger King Aims to Burn McD's With $1 Cheeseburger

Burger joint looking for more lettuce in battle for consumers

Jul 9, 09 2:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Burger King is spoiling for a cheeseburger price war, the Chicago Tribune reports. The chain is trying to persuade franchisees to halve the price of double cheeseburgers to just $1 for several months. McDonald's recently hiked the price of its double cheeseburgers to $1.19, under pressure from their franchisees,... More »

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McDonald's • fast food • fast food industry • Burger King • double cheeseburger • cheeseburgers

(Newser) - The camel is many things to Saudi Arabians: companion, war machine, racing beast, and even a delicacy served in fancy restaurants. But it’s never been good old fashioned junk food… until now. A fast food restaurant in Saudi Arabia is selling baby camel burgers, Reuters reports, and the Saudis... More »

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Saudi Arabia • fast food • camel

(Newser) - McDonald’s will roll out its deluxe Angus burger nationwide later this year, the Chicago Tribune reports. Until now, the one-third-of-a-pound burger made with premium beef has been available only in a handful of test markets. Though the fast-food chain has said publicly it would delay the launch until... More »

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McDonald's • beef • fast food • franchise • product launch • Angus burger • restaurant chain • hamburger

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