Tag: chain

15 APR

KFC is by far the most popular fast food chain in China and it’s nothing like the US brand — here’s what it’s like

Harrison Jacobs/Business Insider KFC is by far the most popular fast food chain in China. Key to KFC’s success in the country has been catering its menu to local tastes. I tried a number of dishes at a KFC restaurant in Beijing and found the food to be tastier and fresher than its American counterpart. […]

11 APR

This fast-casual Mexican chain is cashing in on Chipotle’s struggles — and it already triumphed in one key battle (CMG)

Hollis Johnson/Business Insider Moe’s Southwest Grill is cashing in on Chipotle’s struggles.  Chipotle’s wobbly queso launch “couldn’t have been better for us,” the fast-casual Mexican chain’s president told Business Insider.  Moe’s is further trying to distinguish itself from the competition by beefing up its taco offerings and its to-go business.  As Chipotle struggles to recover […]

11 APR

This falafel chain is poised to take over New York with the help of former Chipotle execs — here’s what it’s like to eat there

Business Insider/Jessica Tyler New York City-based falafel chain Taïm is poised to take over Manhattan. Founders Einat Admony and Stefan Nafziger have partnered with an investment group spearheaded by Chipotle veterans to plot an expansion.   The chain recently opened its third location in New York, and two more are on the way.   After more than a […]

05 APR

GamesBeat Summit 2018: Working on the (block) chain gang

VB EVENT: GamesBeat Summit 2018 is coming up next week on April 9 & 10 in Mill Valley, CA and we’re not leaving any stone unturned in looking at the future of the industry. Enter blockchain. It ain’t just cryptocurrency anymore. It’s disrupting entire industries, and the gaming industry is going to follow suit. Join […]

01 APR

‘Are you pro-Putin? Do you hold secret meetings?’ – NY watchdog asks Russian pancake chain

The Russiagate-inspired frenzy seemingly hit a new low when a routine sanitary inspection in New York turned into an investigation into Putin ties and “secret meetings in the basement” at a well-known Russian food chain. A New York sanitary inspector posed “astonishing questions” to Teremok, one of Russia’s largest fast-food chains that specializes in traditional […]

27 MAR

The late IKEA founder had a secret vault to ensure his furniture chain would ‘live forever’

Denis Balibouse/Reuters Ingvar Kamprad is said to have made plans in 1976 to ensure the future of IKEA in case of his death. The results are a holding structure made so complex that outsiders would not understand it. This structure, Kamprad hoped, would let IKEA live on even in times of war or political turmoil. […]

27 MAR

Cheapest supermarket UK: THIS is the best value chain to buy your groceries

Which is the cheapest supermarket in the UK? It looks like Lidl is the best value, and where you should be buying your Easter lunch, according to research by Good Housekeeping. You can buy a whole Easter lunch, including a leg of lamb and two bottles of prosecco, for just £25.54 at the German chain. […]

09 MAR

In an audit of supply chain partners, Apple found increased labor violations in 2017

Enlarge / An iPhone assembly worker works with Apple supplier Pegatron in an image distributed by Apple. (credit: Apple) Each year, Apple releases a report called the Supplier Responsibility Progress Report detailing its audits of the labor practices of its suppliers around the world. Apple reports violations it finds at various categories of severity and […]