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Sat, 25 May 2013 10:55:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/nyc-fast-food-workers-protest-to-upsize-their-wages/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/nyc-fast-food-workers-protest-to-upsize-their-wages/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:46:53 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=368343 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/nyc-fast-food-workers-protest-to-upsize-their-wages/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – Hundreds of fast food workers and supporters protested outside New... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/mcdonalds-sales-fall-1-5-per-cent-in-february/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/mcdonalds-sales-fall-1-5-per-cent-in-february/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:42:22 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358523 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/mcdonalds-sales-fall-1-5-per-cent-in-february/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – McDonald’s new Fish McBites failed to hook enough diners to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/taco-bell-breaks-its-cool-ranch-dorito-taco-promise-fans-go-ballistic/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/taco-bell-breaks-its-cool-ranch-dorito-taco-promise-fans-go-ballistic/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:06:36 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357666 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/taco-bell-breaks-its-cool-ranch-dorito-taco-promise-fans-go-ballistic/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – Some Taco Bell fans are angry after they couldn’t get... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/mcdonalds-ekes-out-higher-profit-on-value-focus/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/mcdonalds-ekes-out-higher-profit-on-value-focus/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:16:59 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340984 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/mcdonalds-ekes-out-higher-profit-on-value-focus/feed/ 0 But the fast food chain warns of January sales drop http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/the-loneliness-of-a-fast-food-franchise/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/the-loneliness-of-a-fast-food-franchise/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:20:01 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314695 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/the-loneliness-of-a-fast-food-franchise/feed/ 0 Despite big investments to spruce up stores and expand menus, once-thriving restaurant chains are suddenly struggling to get ahead http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/burger-please-and-a-glass-of-beaujolais/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/burger-please-and-a-glass-of-beaujolais/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:30:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312500 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/burger-please-and-a-glass-of-beaujolais/feed/ 0 How to survive the restaurant meal’s health horrors: slow down http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/why-its-time-to-stick-a-fork-in-fast-food/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/why-its-time-to-stick-a-fork-in-fast-food/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:40:01 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310249 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/why-its-time-to-stick-a-fork-in-fast-food/feed/ 0 Could a junk food tax fight back the bulge? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/mcdonalds-aims-to-grind-down-coffee-competition-with-entry-into-home-brew-market/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/mcdonalds-aims-to-grind-down-coffee-competition-with-entry-into-home-brew-market/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:17:35 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=308326 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/mcdonalds-aims-to-grind-down-coffee-competition-with-entry-into-home-brew-market/feed/ 0 TORONTO - When McDonalds first charged into the Canadian coffee market with a new focus on the morning staple four years ago, it faced a country notorious for its loyalty to double-doubles and Timbits — but an influx of new options are giving coffee aficionados plenty of other ways to get their caffeine fix. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/11/wendys-pigtails-get-a-tweak-for-first-time-since-1983/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/11/wendys-pigtails-get-a-tweak-for-first-time-since-1983/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:09:32 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302051 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/11/wendys-pigtails-get-a-tweak-for-first-time-since-1983/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. - Wendy's pigtails are getting a tweak. For the first time since 1983, the Dublin, Ohio-based fast food company is updating its logo in a move intended to signal its ongoing transformation into a higher-end hamburger chain. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/mcdonalds-plans-to-open-vegetarian-only-restaurants-in-india/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/mcdonalds-plans-to-open-vegetarian-only-restaurants-in-india/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:09:33 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289253 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/mcdonalds-plans-to-open-vegetarian-only-restaurants-in-india/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – McDonald’s Corp., the fast food chain that brought the hamburger... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/mcdonalds-to-go-vegetarian-in-india/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/mcdonalds-to-go-vegetarian-in-india/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:39:45 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289185 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/mcdonalds-to-go-vegetarian-in-india/feed/ 0 McDonald’s Corp., the fast food chain that brought the beef hamburger to the world,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/high-time-for-breakfast/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/high-time-for-breakfast/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:46:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284113 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/high-time-for-breakfast/feed/ 0 Marketing to the late-night crowd, many of them inebriated males, is a delicate task for the family-oriented brand http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/menu-confidential-a-new-book-dishes-on-canadas-most-popular-foods/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/menu-confidential-a-new-book-dishes-on-canadas-most-popular-foods/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:09:05 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270668 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/26/menu-confidential-a-new-book-dishes-on-canadas-most-popular-foods/feed/ 0 You''ll be both pleasantly surprised and heart-broken over the nutritional breakdowns of some of your favourite fast foods http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/salad-king/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/salad-king/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:40:57 +0000 Gustavo Vieira http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251927 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/salad-king/feed/ 0 The fast-food chain rolled out a new menu featuring salads, chicken wraps and fruit smoothies http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/dont-worry-be-happy-when-expecting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/dont-worry-be-happy-when-expecting/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:00:06 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=243014 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/dont-worry-be-happy-when-expecting/feed/ 0 Our semi-regular roundup of findings from the world of academia http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/compliments-to-the-fry-cook/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/compliments-to-the-fry-cook/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:45:43 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227282 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/compliments-to-the-fry-cook/feed/ 0 There’s a movement underway to convince customers their fast food is being cooked by someone other than teenage staff http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/17/pitchmen-with-pitchforks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/17/pitchmen-with-pitchforks/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:45:23 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208638 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/17/pitchmen-with-pitchforks/feed/ 0 Fast food restaurants are getting the farmers that grow their food to sell it too http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/04/where%e2%80%99s-the-beef/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/04/where%e2%80%99s-the-beef/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:57:38 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=169630 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/04/where%e2%80%99s-the-beef/feed/ 0 A law firm puts Taco Bell's "meat mixture" through lab tests—and then launches a lawsuit http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/07/extra-large-trouble-trouble/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/07/extra-large-trouble-trouble/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:55:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=145398 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/07/extra-large-trouble-trouble/feed/ 225 The bitter battle inside the country’s favourite coffee shop http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/takeout-aims-for-gross-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/takeout-aims-for-gross-out/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:00:38 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=136504 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/takeout-aims-for-gross-out/feed/ 0 The Grilled Cheese BurgerMelt follows on the heels of the KFC Double Down http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/to-the-brainstormery-my-friends/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/to-the-brainstormery-my-friends/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 12:00:26 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=124290 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/to-the-brainstormery-my-friends/feed/ 17 Fellow citizens, we, too, have the means to make bread obsolete. Let’s do it for Canada. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/10/could-it-be-a-blockbuster-of-a-ban/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/10/could-it-be-a-blockbuster-of-a-ban/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 15:57:37 +0000 Rachel Mendleson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=124375 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/10/could-it-be-a-blockbuster-of-a-ban/feed/ 1 Santa Clara County banned toys with high-calorie meals http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/20/the-double-down-your-move-america/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/20/the-double-down-your-move-america/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:43:56 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=121327 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/20/the-double-down-your-move-america/feed/ 70 COLBY COSH: "You would get the impression that it was lovingly constructed from scorpions and poison" http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/22/sandwich-nation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/22/sandwich-nation/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:00:19 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=116814 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/22/sandwich-nation/feed/ 16 Canadians’ love of the sub is feeding a new fast-food industry http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/25/fast-food-introduces-ketchup-fees/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/25/fast-food-introduces-ketchup-fees/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:20:00 +0000 Cathy Gulli http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=2041 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/25/fast-food-introduces-ketchup-fees/feed/ 1 Hard times: The days of free ketchup and extra sauce are over http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/03/fast-food-in-lean-times/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/03/fast-food-in-lean-times/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:45:41 +0000 Kate Lunau http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=21857 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/03/fast-food-in-lean-times/feed/ 7 Why do we eat fast food? In a six-month study, researchers put that question...