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California’s Fast-Food Casualties – WSJ
28Dec By adminNo Comments
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California’s Fast-Food Casualties – WSJ

California’s $20 an hour minimum wage for fast-food workers doesn’t take effect until April, but the casualties are already piling up. Pizza Hut franchises this week told more than 1,200 delivery drivers that they’ll lose their jobs before the higher wage kicks in. Gov. Gavin Newsom no doubt sends condolences, though what he should send is an apology. Democrats in Sacramento this autumn enacted the $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers in a deal between restaurants and labor unions. When you’ve got a gun pointed at your head, you’ll hand over your wallet, keys and bank account pin number.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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A Trip to CosMc’s, McDonald’s New Space-Themed Takeout Chain
12Dec By adminNo Comments
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A Trip to CosMc’s, McDonald’s New Space-Themed Takeout Chain

By Heather Haddon | Photography by Lucy Hewett for The Wall Street Journal BOLINGBROOK, Ill.—CosMc’s has landed, but visiting now may take a few eons.McDonald’s new restaurant concept is drawing long lines of curiosity seekers since it opened in this Chicago suburb last weekend. The space-themed brand is the fast-food giant’s first new U.S. restaurant concept in its more than 60-year history, designed to deliver a beverage-heavy menu through takeout-focused locations built with multiple drive-throughs.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Chicken Nuggets in Reusable Bowls? McDonald’s Isn’t Lovin’ It
9Dec By adminNo Comments
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Chicken Nuggets in Reusable Bowls? McDonald’s Isn’t Lovin’ It

PARIS—A McDonald’s on a buzzy boulevard here offers a glimpse of what the future of serving fast food could look like. The burger giant doesn’t like what it sees.For those dining in, french fries are served in durable red containers, soda is dispensed into clear washable glasses and chicken nuggets come in hard plastic white bowls. When customers are finished eating, they are asked to drop the containers into a bin to be washed, dried and reused.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Searching for CosMc’s: Investors, Consumers Look for Details on New McDonald’s Brand
6Dec By adminNo Comments
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Searching for CosMc’s: Investors, Consumers Look for Details on New McDonald’s Brand

Investors and diners are on the lookout for an orange, fast-food-loving alien, and what he may mean for the future of McDonald’s. CosMc is the name of the character, who has featured in past McDonald’s ads, and it is also the name of a new restaurant concept that McDonald’s executives have teased in recent months. In July, the company described it as a smaller-scale restaurant, with locations soon to open in a handful of areas. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Katherine Ryan Turned a Hooters Job Into Stand-Up Fame in the U.K. Then Came Netflix.
28Nov By adminNo Comments
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Katherine Ryan Turned a Hooters Job Into Stand-Up Fame in the U.K. Then Came Netflix.

By Marc MyersNov. 28, 2023 11:00 am ETListen to article(1 minute)Katherine Ryan, 40, is a comedian and actress who created and starred in Netflix’s “The Duchess.” She can be seen in two Netflix stand-up specials, and her latest, “Missus,” is on Veeps, a new streaming platform. She spoke with Marc Myers. My parents took me to my first day in kindergarten when I was 4 but dropped me at a French-speaking school. I don’t have many memories of that age, but I recall thinking it was a prank.  Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Inflation Is Still on the Menu
24Nov By adminNo Comments
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Inflation Is Still on the Menu

Democratic politicians and commentators say we should stop worrying about inflation now that it’s cooled to 3.2%. They should try eating out. At a humble Turkish restaurant near my home in Tampa, Fla., the cheapest item on the kids’ menu was $14 last week. It costs nearly $30 to take my family of four to our favorite ice cream shop, and that’s if we order single scoops and tip less than the touch-screen register recommends. At an eatery Google Maps labels with two dollar symbols—meaning it’s moderately priced compared to others—I recently paid $31 for tagliatelle bolognese, which has since risen to $32.90. My inattentive waiter presented the bill with three pre-set tip options: 22%, 25% or 30%.The cost of dining out increased 5.4% between October 2022 and October 2023, but it feels as if ...
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Health Care Roundup: Market Talk
20Nov By adminNo Comments
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Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

The latest Market Talks covering the Health Care sector. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET.0833 GMT – Hong Kong shares closed higher, led by tech and consumer stocks amid overall positive sentiment. China kept its benchmark lending rates steady as expected, which may stabilize the mainland and Hong Kong stock markets. Almost all sectors gained, with the technology and consumer sectors leading gains. JD Health International rose 5.4% and Tencent Holdings gained 3.6%. Haidilao International was up 5.3% and China Mengniu Dairy advanced 4.3%. China Hongqiao Group led losses, dropping 0.3%, and Sino Biopharmaceutical was down0.3%. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed 1.9% higher at 17778.07 and the Hang Seng Tech Index was up 2.45%. (jiahui.huang@ws...
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How Starbucks Lost the Top Spot in China’s Coffee Race
19Nov By adminNo Comments
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How Starbucks Lost the Top Spot in China’s Coffee Race

Listen to article(2 minutes)Starbucks is losing its prime spot among chains racing to meet China’s growing thirst for coffee.Luckin Coffee has surpassed Starbucks as China’s biggest coffee chain by sales and units, company reports show, a comeback for the Chinese company after an accounting scandal that stalled its growth.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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