fast food

Ghost kitchen firm plans layoffs, switches gears as model fades away

The three New York ghost kitchens targeted for shutdown are on West 24th Street in Manhattan, in Riverhead, Long Island, and at FreshDirect’s sprawling parking lot in the Bronx.

McDonald's introduces new meal deal with nostalgic, collectible cups

The Collector's Meal comes with one of six collectible cups and will launch on Aug. 13.

McDonald's is testing a bigger burger — here's what's on the 'Big Arch'

The Big Mac is getting bigger.

Chemical used in fireworks and rocket fuel discovered in array of foods

Perchlorate has been linked to thyroid problems in adults and brain damage in fetuses and newborns.

Fast food favorite wooing financially strapped customers with eye-popping menu prices

White Castle slashed the price of its famed sliders to the lowest level in more than a decade, becoming the latest fast food chain to offer a discount in a...

98% of California fast food restaurants hiked prices after state state's $20 minimum wage: survey

The survey also found that not only had nearly all the restaurants raised their prices but that 93% plan to do so again next year.

Listeria hysteria: Americans are ditching supermarket meat and turning to local farms more

Say goodbye to shrink-wrapped sirloins, there is a new kind of meat on the market.

Union wants a second helping of nutso, corrupt Cali fast-food law

California’s fast-food minimum wage insanity is back for a second helping. After a law pushed through by Gov. Gavin Newsom added a massive increase in fast-food minimum wages to $20...

Denny's $18 breakfast platter -- up from $5.99 -- gives customers sticker shock: 'Unreal!'

Denny's enthusiasts are sizzling mad over a whopping price increase for one of the restaurant's popular "slam" breakfast platters, which has tripled in price in recent years.

California fast food workers demand another minimum wage increase — four months after $4 raise

The union is calling for increased job stability, fair payment for owed back pay, stable schedules for workers, and a thorough investigation into what they claim are widespread “pervasive abuses”...

Popular fast-food chain to expand AI-powered drive-thrus as rivals ditch technology

Taco Bell will double down on using artificial intelligence to take drive-thru orders --  despite some of its rivals moving away from the technology. The Mexican fast food chain's parent...

McDonald's debuts new, larger Big Arch burger — but you can only get it here for now

Not even the Hamburglar could make off with this bad boy.

McDonald's might be bringing back the Snack Wrap — here's what to know

McDonald's fans were lovin' the Snack Wrap until it was pulled from the menu in 2016 -- but it may finally be making a return. The original Snack Wraps that...

McDonald's reports first drop in sales since 2020 as customers pull back spending

McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski told investors on the earnings call on Monday that consumers were "more discriminating with their spend."

Horrified NY mom finds 4-year-old daughter's Burger King meal splattered with blood

A New York woman was horrified to discover the Burger King kids' meal she ordered for her daughter was splattered with an employee's blood.

Domino's CEO rips fast-food rivals' value meals: 'Not valuable'

Russell Weiner, CEO of the Michigan-based pizza chain, said value meals such as those offered by McDonald's weren't all they were cracked up to be.

California Pizza Kitchen sent customer 'just cheese, no mac' — now everybody wins

Sometimes, there is such thing as too much cheese.