Taste of outside world: Smugglers sneak KFC into Gaza
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The demand for KFC in the Gaza strip has led one company to beat the Israeli blockade by smuggling the fast food through tunnels from Egypt.
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Where’s the beef? McDonald’s dropping Angus burgers from US menu
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A bit of bad news for all you beef lovers out there: McDonald’s said Thursday that it’s cutting one-third pound Angus burgers from its menus in the U.S. as beef prices hit all-time highs.
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McDonald’s breakfast all day. It could happen, CEO says
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Consumers can expect one of the world’s largest restaurant chains to look very different in the future, with new menu items, delivery services, loyalty programs, and maybe even all-day breakfast options. McDonald’s President and CEO Don Thompson, in a wide-ranging interview with CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” offered a peek into the future of the fast-food chain.
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Honeymoons Over My Hammy! Weddings at Denny’s
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Can’t decide which you love more — your honey or maple syrup? If you’re in Las Vegas, you’re in luck. Behind its bright-yellow, abstract facade, the Denny’s restaurant in the Neonopolis district on Fremont Street (a short drive from the Strip) that opened last November is now accepting bookings for its in-house wedding chapel.
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Where’s the beef? McD’s mulls slicing Angus burger from menu
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McDonald’s is getting rid of its Chicken Selects and Fruit & Walnut Salad, as well as considering the removal of Angus burgers.
Which item will you miss the most?
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Awesome and zesty: Tasting Taco Bell’s Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos
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Nuclear fission. The Oslo peace accords. Voltron. And now, another history-making epic combination is here: Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos from Taco Bell. The dynamic flavor duo will officially launch March 7, but TODAY.com got a special sneak taste test Wednesday, in a downtown New York flower shop. My official journalistic tastebud investigation results: zesty! Cool! Ranchy!
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Where’s the inch? Subway’s Footlong falls short
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Call it “Subway and the angry inch.” On Tuesday, a Facebook user posted a picture of a Subway “Footlong” sub next to a tape measure, and showing the sandwich coming up short, measuring a mere 11 inches. The caption read, “subway pls respond.”
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Twisted! Wendy’s offers a pretzel-esque burger bun
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Continuing to try to cement its reputation as selling a better class of burger, Wendy’s is selling a bacon cheeseburger that sits on a pretzel-esque bun.
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Chick-fil-A says it will stop funding anti-gay groups
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Chick-fil-A has agreed to stop funding groups with anti-same-sex marriage stances, according to a statement released Wednesday by LGBT advocacy group The Civil Rights Agenda.
Chicago Alderman Joe Moreno, who had blocked the fast-food chain from opening stores in Chicago because of its anti-gay views, likewise announced he would now let Chick-fil-A open up new outlets after he received a letter this morning from the company stating that they would cease donating to the groups.
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Taco Bell puts ‘Mountain Dew AM’ on breakfast menu
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NEW YORK — Rise and shine. It’s time for breakfast soda.
Taco Bell said Friday that it’s adding Mtn Dew A.M — a mix of Mountain Dew soda and Tropicana orange juice — to its breakfast menu, which was rolled out earlier this year at select locations.
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McDonald’s begins testing breakfast at midnight
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McDonald’s has blanketed America with its restaurants, but opening new locations isn’t the only way the fast food superpower can grow.
There’s one untapped part of the U.S. market that the chain is now aiming for: the length of time between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m.
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Pro-gay marriage groups plan Chick-fil-A ‘Kiss-In’
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Two days after supporters of Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy’s stance against gay marriage flocked to its restaurants for an Appreciation Day, pro-gay marriage advocates are descending on the fast-food chain with a message of their own.
“We want to show Chick-fil-A and the country that the LGBT community’s love is just as valid, just as good as heterosexual love,” said grassroots advocate Carly McGehee.
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Chick-fil-A out of the fryer, into the fire
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Chick-fil-A is playing a high-stakes game of chicken that has nothing to do with its sandwiches.
President Dan Cathy’s public stance on gay marriage kicked off a firestorm that could hurt its sales and growth prospects, although restaurant analysts say support from the religious right in core markets could make the overall business impact a wash. But to sustain this uneasy equilibrium, the company has to avoid saying or doing anything to further inflame two opposing groups of consumers.
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Alaska town gets free Taco Bell fare flown in after hoax
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Residents of Bethel, Alaska, know from cable TV ads what the major fast-food chains offer: chicken at KFC, burgers at McDonald’s and tacos at Taco Bell.
They just haven’t been able to get any of it.
Source: MSN
Flagship McDonald’s in Olympic Park comes super sized
The newest McDonald’s built at Olympic Park in London is the world’s largest, and when the Olympics begin in July, it will also be the busiest.
The restaurant, which is one of four McDonald’s to be situated within the Olympic Park, will have a staff of 500, seat 1,500 and serve up to 14,000 people a day.
Source: MSN
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