‘Brown-bag effect’ hurt restaurants last year
Restaurant visits last year fell as Americans opted for a brown bag rather than a two-martini lunch, research firm NPD Group said Wednesday. Visits to sit-down casual dining spots, a...
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Michael Jordan’s Steak House, other InterContinental spots hit by data breach
Michael Jordan's Steak House, Eno wine bar and a brunch restaurant called Center Court have been caught up in a data breach that hit InterContinental Hotel Group's dining and drinking...
Hooters’ newest experiment: Quick service, more fabric, coed servers
Call it Hooters 2.0: A new restaurant concept being rolled out by the chain is tossing out the skimpy uniforms and introducing counter service and coed staff. Hooters' parent company...
In the digital age, why do McDonald’s suppliers need to be next door?
Some McDonald's suppliers think across town is too far away from the world's largest burger chain. After McDonald's announced its intention to leave its Oak Brook headquarters in favor of...
McDonald’s ‘vendor village’ gets city OK despite neighborhood backlash
Plans for McDonald's "vendor village" — a 12-story West Loop building that will house McDonald's suppliers when the chain moves downtown next year — were approved by the City Council...
In bid to woo more customers, McDonald’s will focus on kiosks, coffee, value
McDonald's has seen significant sales and earnings growth in its two-year effort to transform itself, thanks to promotions like all-day breakfast. But it has an Achilles' heel: It's still not...
Bad weather may have rained on McDonald’s fourth-quarter earnings
Bad weather, hefty competition and a sluggish restaurant industry may have caught up with McDonald's in the final months of 2016. A small survey of franchisees by Nomura analyst Mark...
Building to house McDonald’s suppliers in West Loop gets Plan Commission OK
McDonald's so-called vendor village — a 12-story building intended to house McDonald's suppliers who are relocating with the burger chain to the West Loop — has been approved by the...
‘Founder’ director aimed for complicated, conflicted view of McDonald’s Ray Kroc
Ray Kroc spent a lifetime trying to make a living from other people's ideas. He hawked paper cups, folding kitchen tables called FoldaNooks (he didn't sell a single one), and...
McDonald’s rolls out new Big Mac sizes — Mac Jr. and Grand Mac — nationwide
McDonald's has rolled out two new sizes of its classic Big Mac sandwich — the Grand Mac and Mac Jr. — nationwide. The world's largest burger chain tested the new...