Netflix threatens fast food as people prefer to 'dine in'

Leslie Patton|Published

Home cooking would be making a comeback if it ever really went away.

Starbucks tries upscale digital menus to fight post-lunch slump

Leslie Patton|Published

Starbucks Corp. , facing flagging growth in the U. S. , is testing digital menu boards to boost sales, especially for the slower afternoon period.

Burger King ad threatens to renew debate

Leslie Patton|Published

A Burger King ad designed to trigger Google's voice activated home smart speaker.

Sales gain lifts Starbucks

Leslie Patton|Published

New food items and a digital push helped Starbucks to post earnings that topped analysts’ estimates this week.

McDonald’s wants coffee from sustainable sources

Leslie Patton|Published

McDonald’s is switching its coffee sourcing as part of an attempt to spruce up its menu with better ingredients.

Starbucks’ revenue trails estimates

Leslie Patton|Published

Coffee-shop chain Starbucks feels the pinch as American consumers spend less.

Starbucks puts dough in Italian bakery

Leslie Patton|Published

Coffee chain Starbucks is investing in an Italian bakery as it banks on food sales to help maintain growth.

McDonald’s tweaks recipe for McMuffins

Leslie Patton|Published

The chain has traded margarine for butter in the McMuffins on its breakfast menu.

McDonald’s plans move to Windy City

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Hamburger titan McDonald’s plans to move its headquarters to Chicago to lure younger professionals.

Would you eat pizza from a vending machine?

Leslie Patton|Published

Push a few buttons. Pay what you owe. And voila! Your hot pizza lands on a tray. Sounds like something from the future, right? Not so. . .

The big scramble for diners’ dollars

Leslie Patton|Published

McDonald’s is pushing its breakfast menu as more Americans grab their grub on the go - and it’s not the only chain looking to bring home the bacon.

McDonald’s and its 267% rally get no respect from Wall Street

Leslie Patton|Published

Hamburger chain McDonald’s is hardly in danger of a meltdown, despite some analysts’ concerns, writes Leslie Patton.

Breakfast push brings home bacon for McDonald’s

Leslie Patton|Published

McDonald’s posts its best quarterly growth in almost four years after better sales.

McDonald’s knows its Drive-Thrus screw up

Leslie Patton|Published

When you're cruising the Drive-Thru, what matters more, how quickly you get your Big Mac or whether they remembered to hold the pickles?

Labour costs hit Starbucks

Leslie Patton|Published

Coffee-shop chain Starbucks delivers first-quarter forecast below analysts’ estimates.

A Monster test for McDonald’s

Leslie Patton|Published

High-caffeine drinks are being offered in 20 American McDonald’s restaurants as the burger chain tests a potential new market.

McDonald’s banks on breakfast

Leslie Patton|Published

McDonald’s will offer all-day breakfast across America from October - its biggest menu change in years.

McDonald’s shuts dozens of outlets

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The American chain is closing 184 restaurants in 2015 as it tries to cut costs and revive sales.

Bun sales: Burger King tops Wendy’s

Leslie Patton|Published

Burger King promoted limited-time offers and brought back Chicken Fries to lure more customers - and the plan worked.

Whole Foods aims new stores at millennials

Leslie Patton|Published

Whole Foods is planning a new line of stores with their own brand and products at value prices.

Yum Brands tops estimates

Leslie Patton|Published

The owner of the KFC and Taco Bell chains posted first-quarter profit that topped estimates.

McDonald’s franchisees rebel against increasing charges to run stores

Leslie Patton|Published

McDonald’s, already struggling to sell burgers in the United States, must now contend with a brewing franchisee revolt.