Fast-Food Strikers Demand A 'Living Wage'
Picketers in seven cities say McDonald's, Wendy's and other fast-food chains should pay employees $15 an hour. But the restaurant industry says that would force those companies to cut jobs.» E-Mail This
View ArticleMcDonald's Says Bye-Bye To Sugary Sodas In Happy Meals
From now on, the fast-food giant says, it will only market and promote milk, water or juice with its children's meals — though parents can still choose to order sodas for their children. The change...
View ArticleMash Donalds? Iranians Copy American Fast-Food Brands
If you wander through the streets of Tehran, you might find that faux McDonald's, or maybe a Pizza Hat. The rise of the "fake franchise" caught the attention of Iranian-American Holly Dagres, a Middle...
View ArticleSandwich Monday: The Wrecking Ball
For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try a delicacy from Potbelly Sandwich Shop's "secret menu." It's called the "Wrecking Ball," and it does not disappoint.» E-Mail This
View ArticleSee More, Eat More: The Geography Of Fast Food
The more fast food you encounter where you live and work, the likelier you are to be obese, research shows. That suggests policies limiting fast-food outlets in neighborhoods may be onto something.»...
View ArticleFast-Food CEOs Earn Supersize Salaries; Workers Earn Small Potatoes
A new report finds that the average compensation of fast-food CEOs has quadrupled since 2000. By comparison, worker wages have increased less than 1 percent.» E-Mail This
View ArticleMamma Mia! Italian Chains Make Fast-Food Fare Look Light
A new report details the diet-busting fare at popular Italian chains, like Maggiano's 1,680-calorie shrimp scampi pasta dish. It has about three times the calories of one Big Mac.» E-Mail This
View ArticleThe Vegetables Most Americans Eat Are Drowning In Salt And Fat
Potatoes and tomatoes are nutritious and delicious. But the U.S. Department of Agriculture finds that Americans tend to consume way too many of them in unhealthy ways, like french fries and pizza.»...
View ArticleBeneath These Masks Is An Artist Conflicted By Junk Food
James Ostrer slathered himself and a few friends with cream cheese and then piled candy, doughnuts and fries on top. As he photographed these human sculptures, he found a sort of catharsis.» E-Mail This
View ArticleCanadians Fret Merger With Burger King Will Change Tim Hortons
Burger King announced it is buying the Canadian doughnut-and-coffee chain for about $11 billion. Some Canadians aren't thrilled that their Timmy's is being taken over by the American burger company.»...
View ArticleAcross The Country, Fast-Food Workers Rally For $15-An-Hour Pay
Union organizers say workers need a liveable wage and that the campaign to win them is gaining momentum, but the industry says higher wages would increase the cost of fast food.» E-Mail This
View ArticleShake Shack Sizzles With IPO As McDonald's Fizzles
Shares of the burger chain shot up Friday, its first trading day. Shake Shack and other fast-casual joints are taking a bite out of McDonald's, which can't recast itself to fit the current trend.»...
View ArticleWhy Los Angeles' Fast Food Ban Did Nothing To Check Obesity
A new study finds that restrictions on fast-food restaurants in South Los Angeles didn't reduce obesity as intended. That's partly because the ban didn't cover the most common types of food stores.»...
View ArticleWhy Sit-Down Meals May Be Just As Unhealthful As Fast Food
Fast-food restaurants are often demonized as the epitome of unhealthfulness. But a study suggests sit-down joints may be no better when it comes to sodium, saturated fat and the risk of overeating.»...
View ArticleCan Subway Freshen Up Its Image After Jared?
Jared Fogle's dramatic story of weight loss helped to propel the Subway sandwich chain into a dominant player in fast food. So what happens now that Subway has suspended ties to its brand ambassador?»...
View ArticleThe Restaurant With No (Visible) Workers
A new, highly automated restaurant in San Francisco looks to speed up service through efficiency. You won't see any people taking your order or serving you at Eatsa, a fast-casual quinoa eatery.»...
View ArticlePushing To Attract Millennials, Taco Bell Will Offer Beer And Wine
Later this month, Taco Bell will open two "Cantinas" in San Francisco and Chicago that will serve booze and shareable tapas.» E-Mail This
View ArticleBeyond Pizza And French Fries: Museums Eye More Healthful Menus
Bringing kids to a museum or zoo can be great — until lunchtime. Often those cafeterias offer few healthful food options, but there's a movement to change that.
View ArticleA Global Alarm About Diabetes — And Don't Blame It All On Fast Food
The results of the first coordinated global look at the disease show a dramatic increase, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
View ArticleIsrael's Health Minister To McDonald's: 'Not In Our Country'
McDonald's is super popular in Israel — the chain even offers potato-starch buns for Passover. But now McD's is fighting back against government accusations that it's "junk food."
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