Restaurants
Affluent consumers are creating a ‘bubble’ at Walmart, warns retailer’s former U.S. CEO Bill Simon
Fast Money Affluent consumers are creating a ‘bubble’ at Walmart, warns retailer’s former U.S. CEO Bill Simon Published Thu, May 16 20247:57 PM EDT Stephanie Landsman@stephlandsman WATCH LIVE Source
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McDonald’s $5 value meal is coming in June — and staying for just a month
A McDonald’s store sign in Austin, Texas, Oct. 30, 2023. Brandon Bell |Getty Images McDonald’s is set to offer a $5 value meal in the U.S., but only for a limited time. The promotion will include four items for $5 — a McChicken or McDouble, four piece chicken nuggets, fries and a drink — and […]
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Fat Brands confidentially files to IPO Twin Peaks, Smokey Bones brands days after federal indictment
Smokey Bones at Broadcasting Square. Tim Leedy | Medianews Group | Getty Images Fat Brands said Tuesday it has confidentially filed to take its Twin Peaks and Smokey Bones restaurant chains public through an initial public offering, less than a week after federal authorities charged the restaurant company and its chair Andy Wiederhorn for an […]
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Sweetgreen, Chipotle and other fast-casual chains are bucking the consumer slowdown
A food delivery messenger carries a take-out bag outside a Sweetgreen in Manhattan, New York City, on Sept. 14, 2023. Jeenah Moon | The Washington Post | Getty Images High-income consumers helped Chipotle Mexican Grill, Wingstop and Sweetgreen report strong sales this quarter, bucking the broader consumer slowdown that’s been hurting other eateries. As a […]
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McDonald’s is working to introduce a $5 value meal
A McDonalds located on Santa Monica Blvd in Los Angeles, California, April 1, 2024. Robert Gauthier | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images McDonald’s is working to introduce a value meal in U.S. stores to help offset an increasingly challenging environment for consumers, two people familiar with the matter told CNBC. The people said the […]
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Sweetgreen shares soar 35% after company beats revenue expectations
People dine outside a Sweetgreen in Manhattan. Jeenah Moon | The Washington Post | Getty Images Sweetgreen shares surged 35% on Friday after the company topped Wall Street’s revenue expectations for the first quarter. The salad chain reported $158 million in revenue, beating the LSEG consensus estimate of $152 million. It is an increase of […]
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Fat Brands, chair Andy Wiederhorn indicted in $47 million ‘sham’ loan scheme
Federal authorities on Friday charged Fat Brands and its chair Andy Wiederhorn of committing a brazen scheme that netted him $47 million in bogus loans from the restaurant company that owns Fatburger, Johnny Rockets and Twin Peaks. Fat Brands, Wiederhorn and a few other people were criminally indicted by a federal grand jury in Los […]
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McDonald’s is betting on its mobile business with new franchisee digital marketing fund
A Big Mac is displayed on a page of the McDonald’s app Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images McDonald’s U.S. franchisees will start paying into a digital marketing fund next year as the fast-food giant looks to expand its booming digital business, according to a memo viewed by CNBC on Thursday. The change is […]
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Applebee’s owner Dine Brands wants to steal fast-food customers with its deals
Applebee’s and IHOP owner Dine Brands thinks its deals can lure away fast-food customers who have grown frustrated with menu prices. The company reported first-quarter earnings that fell short of Wall Street’s estimates, and both Applebee’s and IHOP’s same-store sales shrank more than expected. Still, Dine reiterated its full-year outlook and said sales have improved […]
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Ex-CEO Howard Schultz says Starbucks needs to revamp its stores after big earnings miss
Howard Schultz, former chief executive officer of Starbucks Corp., drinks from a Starbucks mug during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz weighed in Sunday on the coffee chain’s dismal latest quarterly […]
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