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Taco Bell Owner Yum Brands Buys A.I. Business to Improve Marketing
Yum Brands has bought a business unit from Kvantum that uses artificial intelligence for marketing performance analytics.
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McDonald's Considers Partial Sale of Drive-Thru Tech Start-Up Dynamic Yield
The company plans to sell Dynamic Yield’s third-party business, which is outside what it provides to McDonald’s restaurants.
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Oatly Enters Starbucks Cafes Nationwide as It Prepares for a Big Year
Starbucks cafes nationwide will carry Oatly’s nondairy substitute starting Tuesday.
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Domino's Pizza Earnings Miss as U.S. Same-Store Sales Growth Slows, Pizza Chain's Shares Fall
Domino’s Pizza stock slid after its earnings report fell short of expectations.
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Taco Bell Enters Chicken Sandwich Wars With Its Own Spin: A Taco Version
Taco Bell said Monday that it’s testing a taco version of the chicken sandwich in Nashville, Tennessee, and Charlotte, North Carolina.
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McDonald's Sets Targets to Diversify Its Leadership, Seeks Gender Parity by 2030
By 2025, the company aims to have at least 35% of its senior-director and higher leadership roles be held by people from historically underrepresented groups.
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Franchising Industry Expects It's Poised to Rebound, If Covid Is Brought Under Control
The franchising industry is poised to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels by year’s end if Covid-19 is controlled, according to an upcoming report.
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How Once-Quirky Homeware Store RH Became a Skyrocketing Luxury Stock
RH, formerly Restoration Hardware, has seen shares more than double during a rough time for retail and is moving forward with some ambitious plans.
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Black Franchisee Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against McDonald's
Herbert Washington, a Black McDonald’s franchisee, is suing the fast-food chain for racial discrimination.
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Katz's Deli Survived the 1918 Pandemic. Here's How It's Navigating Covid
“You take it one decision at a time,” Katz’s fifth-generation owner Jake Dell told CNBC
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‘I Have Enough Money for Food, Not for Rent': How Restaurant Industry Workers Are Navigating the Pandemic
CNBC Make It spoke with servers, chefs and restaurant owners across the country to see how workers are surviving.
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Black Restaurant Workers Received Less in Tips Than Others During Pandemic, Report Says
During the pandemic, Black restaurant workers have received less in tips than other racial groups, according to a report by labor advocacy group One Fair Wage.
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‘All the Funds Are Running Dry': New York City Restaurants Urge Cuomo to Extend Indoor Dining for Entire Valentine's Weekend
“Gov. Cuomo should change the ordinance and allow restaurants to reopen for all of Valentine’s Day weekend,” says one New York City restaurant owner.
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Smaller Delivery Apps Help Restaurants Keep More Money in Their Pockets
Some third-party delivery apps charge huge fees, but alternative options are trying to create better platforms for restaurants and diners alike.
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Chobani Is Eyeing an IPO Later This Year
Yogurt-maker Chobani is considering going public later this year through an initial public offering.
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McDonald's Enters Next Phase of Testing a U.S. Loyalty Program Ahead of Nationwide Launch
McDonald’s on Wednesday said that it has entered the next phase of testing a U.S. loyalty program before it launches nationwide later this year.
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Michigan: Restaurants Can Open at 25% Capacity, With Curfew
Michigan restaurants and bars can reopen for indoor dining at 25% capacity but with a 10 p.m. curfew starting Feb. 1, and concessions can resume at casinos, movie theaters and stadiums, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Friday.
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Southwest Suburban Restaurant Owners React to Move to Tier 1
Restaurants in two more Illinois counties can resume serving customers indoors at 25% capacity, as the region covering Will and Kankakee Counties moved to Tier 1 on Friday. The staff at Sorriso Italian Ristorante in Frankfort spent Thursday afternoon prepping meals for dinner. “It’s a day that finally has a good light at the end of the tunnel,” said general…
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4 Restaurants Defy Illinois' Orders
Despite Illinois’ current restrictions on indoor dining, four suburban restaurants opened their doors Friday. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.
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Lightfoot Pushes to Reopen Chicago Restaurants and Bars ‘as Quickly as Possible'
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said on Thursday that she wants to reopen Chicago restaurants and bars “as quickly as possible,” which she said will be a conversation with the governor.