Restaurants
Chipotle stock falls as CEO Brian Niccol leaves for Starbucks
Chipotle stock fell as much as 10% in premarket trading Tuesday as the company announced CEO Brian Niccol would be leaving his role on Aug. 31 to become CEO of Starbucks. Niccol began as Chipotle CEO in March 2018. Chipotle stock has risen more than 770% since since he took over. Chipotle’s board named Chief […]
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Starbucks replaces CEO Laxman Narasimhan with Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol
Restaurants Starbucks replaces CEO Laxman Narasimhan with Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol. CNBC (L) | Getty Images (R) Starbucks announced Tuesday it’s replacing CEO Laxman Narasimhan with Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol. Shares of Starbucks rose 10% in premarket trading on the news, while Chipotle’s stock fell 10%. Narasimhan took over as chief executive in March 2023. […]
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Restaurant CEOs’ new favorite word is value as they aim to bring back customers
A sign advertises meal deals at a McDonald’s restaurant in Burbank, California, on July 22, 2024. Mario Tama | Getty Images Restaurant CEOs have become obsessed with the word “value” in explaining to investors why their sales lagged this quarter while sharing plans to revive traffic in the coming months. On McDonald’s quarterly conference call […]
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Restaurant Brands revenue tops estimates, fueled by Tim Hortons
A general view of a Tim Hortons Drive-Thru coffeehouse and restaurant at Lakeside Retail Park on February 5, 2024 in Grays, United Kingdom. John Keeble | Getty Images Restaurant Brands International on Thursday reported quarterly revenue that beat analysts’ expectations, fueled by better-than-expected sales at Tim Hortons and the company’s international restaurants. Shares of the company […]
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Yum Brands reports mixed results as Pizza Hut and KFC same-store sales fall
A sign is posted in front of a Taco Bell restaurant on May 01, 2024 in Richmond, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Yum Brands on Tuesday reported a mixed quarter as both Pizza Hut and KFC reported declining same-store sales. Shares of the company fell less than 1% in premarket trading. Here’s what the […]
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Kellanova stock climbs on reports of potential sale to M&M’s owner Mars
Signage for Kellanova outside the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 5, 2023. AP Shares of Kellanova climbed 13% in morning trading Monday on reports of buyout interest. M&M’s owner Mars is in talks to acquire the snacking company, CNBC’s David Faber reported, adding rival candy company Hershey is also potentially interested in buying the […]
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Taco Bell to roll out AI drive-thru ordering in hundreds of locations by end of year
A Taco Bell fast-food restaurant and drive-thru at dusk in Gastonia, North Carolina. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Yum Brands hopes to use artificial intelligence to take down drive-thru orders at hundreds of Taco Bell restaurants by the end of this year. The restaurant company announced on Wednesday that it is […]
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Starbucks is about to report earnings. Here’s what to expect
Starbucks glass art on a store in Tokyo. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Starbucks is expected to report its fiscal third-quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday. Here is what Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG are expecting: Earnings per share: 93 cents expected Revenue: $9.24 billion expected Shares of Starbucks have tumbled […]
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Procter & Gamble earnings beat estimates, but quarterly sales disappoint
Procter & Gamble on Tuesday reported mixed quarterly results, but the company’s volume increased for the first time in more than two years. Volume excludes pricing, making the metric a more accurate reflection of demand than sales. Over the last several years, P&G’s price hikes across its portfolio, from diapers to detergent, fueled its sales […]
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McDonald’s is falling short, needs to win over low-income consumers, key exec tells operators in memo
McDonald’s fast food restaurant in Manhattan, New York, United States of America, on July 6th, 2024. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images After a challenging second quarter, McDonald’s executives told restaurant operators and analysts they are refocusing on how to recapture consumers with deals, as they pushed for an extension of the its $5 […]
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