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Associated Press/Brynn Anderson Best Western and Wyndham Hotels ended their relationships with the NRA — though, apparently not in direct response to the Parkland, Florida shooting. Gun control activists are organizing boycotts against companies with ties to the NRA. The two hotel chains were previously targeted in a boycott campaign following the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut school […]
We ate dozens of meals at fast-food restaurants in 2017. A couple of the big names came through with strange new menu items that were actually good. A few newcomers wowed us, too, and made our list of the best things we’ve eaten this year. A lot happened in 2017. McDonald’s ran out of […]
Hollis Johnson Italian cuisine is starting to make its way into the fast-casual sector. Pasta proves difficult to prepare and serve quickly for customers, and it has a sit-down dining connotation. Pizza is better suited to the fast-casual restaurant template due to the speed and ease of its prep. There’s always something new on the […]
Áine Cain/Business Insider • Wawa is a popular East Coast convenience store chain. • Business Insider visited a Wawa in Williamsburg, Virginia, to get a sense of what it’s like to work there. • Area manager Amanda Holman said the chain looks for employees with “goose blood.” Wawa isn’t just another gas station. For many […]
McDonald’s In September, McDonald’s announced that it had added a new set of espresso-based drinks to the menu: a caramel macchiato, a vanilla cappuccino, and an americano. The new drinks were controversial among franchisees, who said that the new offerings took too long to make and required unnecessary, expensive equipment. However, on Tuesday, executives said that […]
REUTERS/Jason Redmond Morgan Stanley on Wednesday said that Starbucks’ stranglehold on the high-end coffee market is here to stay, despite some big names getting into the business. “Given the increasing importance of super premium chains to the category, investors–both public and private–are paying closer attention,” analyst John Glass said in a note. “Many of the […]
REUTERS/Jason Redmond Morgan Stanley on Wednesday said that Starbucks’ stranglehold on the high-end coffee market is here to stay, despite some big names getting into the business. “Given the increasing importance of super premium chains to the category, investors–both public and private–are paying closer attention,” analyst John Glass said in a note. “Many of the […]
Hollis Johnson The reviews are in for Chipotle’s queso — and they aren’t good. On Tuesday, Chipotle began serving queso at every location across the US. The chain debuted queso in its New York City test kitchen in July, and began serving queso at roughly 350 restaurants in California and Colorado in August. When Business […]
Madeline Diamond/INSIDER The INSIDER Summary: We compared chocolate chip cookies from five popular chains to see who bakes the best one. We heard plenty of hype about Subway’s cookie, but it was artificial tasting and had a strange aftertaste, so it ended up in the last place. Chick-fil-A took fourth place because it was dense and hard […]
Hollis Johnson In the fast-paced, cut-throat chicken industry, it’s hard to set yourself apart. However, a regional chain from North Carolina isn’t content to stay in the South any longer. Bojangles’, with 728 locations nationwide, is on an expansion spree. But, if the chain wants to catch on outside the Carolinas, it needs to take on international […]
