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Customers dine in a McDonald's restaurant in Nanjing, China, in 2013. McDonald's is looking for franchisees in Asia as part of a plan to open 1,500 restaurants in China, Hong Kong and Korea over the next five years.

McDonald’s plans 1,500 new restaurants in Asia

June 8, 2018 at 10:51 p.m.

McDonald's is looking for franchisees in Asia as part of a plan to open 1,500 restaurants in China and South Korea over the next five years. Oak Brook-based McDonald's has...

Spicy M&M’s debut in stores but may not stay for long

April 5, 2019 at 1:59 a.m.

Spicy, sweet and java: Peanut M&M's have a few new twists. Peanut M&M's, first introduced in 1954, now come in three new flavors: Honey Nut, Coffee Nut and Chili Nut....

The serving staff at Grace restaurant taste, photograph, and take notes of the food before the restaurant's opening night in 2012. Grace is one of six restaurants rated five-diamond by AAA, which has annouced its ratings will give heavier weighting to aspects like food sourcing.

AAA revamps restaurant ratings to focus more on food

June 11, 2018 at 2:48 a.m.

AAA has revamped its diamond rating guidelines for restaurants to reflect a growing consumer focus on food preparation and ingredients. It's the first time the travel club has made a...

A customer carries her lunch on a tray March 4, 2016, while looking for a seat in a busy Shake Shack in New York.

Restaurant growth accelerates on continued boom in higher-end fast food

June 8, 2018 at 9:56 p.m.

Growth in the restaurant industry accelerated in 2015, research firm Technomic said, driven by a continued boom in the higher-end quick-service category that includes chains like Chipotle, Panera and Blaze...

Starbucks is set to introduce a prepaid card that will allow customers to earn rewards outside of its cafes.

Starbucks to introduce prepaid card to build rewards outside of cafes

March 30, 2019 at 3:12 a.m.

Starbucks will introduce a prepaid card that will allow customers to earn rewards outside of its cafes. The reloadable debit card will be available by the end of the year,...

An employee operates the frying vats, used for french fries, onion rings and more, at the Culver's franchise in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., in 2006. Chicago will not get its own Culver's until at least 2017.

Chicago’s first Culver’s delayed until next year

June 11, 2018 at 2:43 a.m.

Sorry, ButterBurger fans, you'll have to wait until next year for Culver's Chicago debut. Culver's planned Wrigleyville location, at 3500 N. Clark St., is scheduled to open in 2017, spokesman...

A man looks thru the locked front door of a Chipotle restaurant on Feb. 8, 2016, in the Washington, D.C, neighborhood of Georgetown. Chipotle restaurants across the nation were closed for several hours as employees met to discuss food safety. Past outbreaks of foodborne illness continue to weigh on the chain's sales.

Chipotle considers more free burritos as sales continue slide

June 9, 2018 at 12:23 a.m.

Chipotle said Wednesday it is considering ramping up offers for free burritos as its sales are slow to recover after a rash of foodborne illness outbreaks. Speaking at an investor...

Chipotle considers more free burritos as sales continue slide

June 12, 2018 at 2:01 a.m.

Chipotle said Wednesday it is considering ramping up offers for free burritos as its sales are slow to recover following a rash of food-safety outbreaks. Speaking at an investor conference,...

Maria Kim, left, thanks UberEats driver Jim Butler for delivering her lunch in Chicago on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015.

Uber launches stand-alone app for UberEats service, expands choices

June 12, 2018 at 2:29 a.m.

Uber has launched a stand-alone app for its UberEats service, greatly expanding the number of dishes and restaurants customers can choose from at one time and heating up the fierce...

McDonald’s unveils plans for restaurant, dessert station at Rio Olympics

June 12, 2018 at 2:14 a.m.

McDonald's All Day Breakfast is headed to the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The world's largest burger chain announced Monday that it will open a restaurant in the international...

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