Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Olive Garden teams up with Uber Direct to offer delivery

Olive Garden is teaming up with Uber to offer delivery for the first time

September 19, 2024
Olive Garden teams up with Uber Direct to offer delivery
Business|Economy|Finance

A state's experience with grocery chain mergers spurs a fight to stop Albertsons' deal with Kroger

Washington state is in court to try to block a proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger

September 16, 2024
A state's experience with grocery chain mergers spurs a fight to stop Albertsons' deal with Kroger
Business|Health

Boar's Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak

Boar’s Head is closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak

September 13, 2024
Boar's Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak
Business|Economy|Food

McDonald's extends $5 deal through December to keep customers coming

McDonald’s is extending its $5 value meal until December at most U.S. stores, and the company's rivals are likely to follow

September 12, 2024
McDonald's extends $5 deal through December to keep customers coming
Business|Lifestyle

Starbucks' new CEO wants to recapture the coffeehouse vibe

Starbucks’ new chairman and CEO says he plans to focus on improving service and reestablishing the struggling coffee giant's stores as gathering places

September 10, 2024
Starbucks' new CEO wants to recapture the coffeehouse vibe
Business|Food|Lifestyle

Starbucks turns to a celebrity CEO as it struggles to define itself for an era of mobile orders

Fifty-three years after its founding, Starbucks is unhappy with what it’s become – and trying to figure out how to meet customers’ changing needs without losing its coffeehouse roots

September 08, 2024
Starbucks turns to a celebrity CEO as it struggles to define itself for an era of mobile orders
Business|Economy|News

Labor Day hotel strikes reflect the frustrations of a workforce largely made up of women of color

More than 10,000 workers at 25 U.S. hotels are on strike after choosing Labor Day weekend to amplify their demands for higher pay, fairer workloads and the reversal of COVID-era cuts

September 02, 2024
Labor Day hotel strikes reflect the frustrations of a workforce largely made up of women of color
Business|Economy|News

Chipotle may have violated workers' unionization rights, US labor board says

The National Labor Relations Board says Chipotle may have violated federal labor law in its treatment of employees at its only unionized store

August 27, 2024
Chipotle may have violated workers' unionization rights, US labor board says
Business|Finance

Kroger and Albertsons defend merger plan in federal court against US regulators' objections

A lawyer for supermarket chain Albertsons has told a federal judge that the company might have to lay off workers and close stores if its planned merger with Kroger isn’t allowed to proceed

August 25, 2024
Kroger and Albertsons defend merger plan in federal court against US regulators' objections
Business|Economy|Finance|News

Kroger and Albertsons hope to merge but must face a skeptical US government in court first

The largest proposed grocery merger in U.S. history is heading to court

August 25, 2024
Kroger and Albertsons hope to merge but must face a skeptical US government in court first
Business|Food|News

Beyond Meat reports better-than-expected sales despite demand remaining weak

Beyond Meat has reported better-than-expected sales in the second quarter despite continuing weak demand for its plant-based meat

August 07, 2024
Beyond Meat reports better-than-expected sales despite demand remaining weak
Business|Economy|News

WK Kellogg to close Omaha plant, downsize in Memphis as it shifts production to newer facilities

WK Kellogg Co. is closing one U.S. cereal plant and downsizing another as part of a plan to consolidate its operations in newer facilities

August 06, 2024
WK Kellogg to close Omaha plant, downsize in Memphis as it shifts production to newer facilities
Business|Economy|Food

DoorDash sees record orders and revenue in second quarter even as US restaurant traffic slows

DoorDash set quarterly records for total orders and revenue despite slowing U.S. restaurant traffic

August 01, 2024
DoorDash sees record orders and revenue in second quarter even as US restaurant traffic slows
Economy|News|Travel

Proposed US rule would ban airlines from charging parents additional fees to sit with their children

The U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing a new rule that would ban airlines from charging parents to sit with their young children

August 01, 2024
Proposed US rule would ban airlines from charging parents additional fees to sit with their children
Business|Economy|Food

Starbucks quarterly revenue falls on weak traffic in US and China

Starbucks’ revenue fell 1% in the April-June period as customer traffic weakened in the U.S. and China

July 30, 2024
Starbucks quarterly revenue falls on weak traffic in US and China
Business|Economy|Food

McDonald's same-store sales fall for 1st time since 2020 as tapped-out customers hold on to cash

McDonald’s global same-stores fell for the first time in nearly four years in the second quarter as inflation-weary consumers skipped eating out or chose cheaper options

July 29, 2024
McDonald's same-store sales fall for 1st time since 2020 as tapped-out customers hold on to cash
Business|Economy

Kroger, Albertsons agree to temporarily halt merger plans while Colorado lawsuit proceeds

Supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons on Thursday agreed to temporarily halt their proposed merger in Colorado until a judge has considered the state’s objections

July 25, 2024
Business|Entertainment|Food

Spicy dispute over the origins of Flamin' Hot Cheetos winds up in court

A court case could soon settle a spicy dispute: Who invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos

July 25, 2024
Spicy dispute over the origins of Flamin' Hot Cheetos winds up in court
Business|Economy

Coca-Cola raises full-year sales guidance after stronger-than-expected second quarter

Coca-Cola is raising is full-year sales guidance after a stronger-than-expected second quarter

July 23, 2024
Coca-Cola raises full-year sales guidance after stronger-than-expected second quarter
Entertainment|Food|Lifestyle

Restaurant critic's departure reveals potential hazards of the job

Restaurant critics appear to have the best job in journalism, enjoying meals a few nights a week on someone else’s dime

July 21, 2024
Restaurant critic's departure reveals potential hazards of the job
Business|Food

Darden Restaurants buys Tex-Mex chain Chuy's for $605 million

The parent company of Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Yard House and other chains says it's buying the Tex-Mex chain Chuy’s as it seeks to expand its dining options

July 17, 2024
Darden Restaurants buys Tex-Mex chain Chuy's for $605 million
Business|Food

Tyson Foods heir pleads not guilty to charge of driving while intoxicated

Tyson Foods heir and executive John R

July 16, 2024
Tyson Foods heir pleads not guilty to charge of driving while intoxicated
Business|Economy

Stop & Shop closing 32 underperforming grocery stores in the Northeast

Grocery store chain Stop & Shop says it will close 32 underperforming grocery stores across the Northeast by the end of this year

July 12, 2024
Stop & Shop closing 32 underperforming grocery stores in the Northeast
Business|Economy

PepsiCo second quarter profits jump, but demand continues to slip with prices higher

PepsiCo reported higher-than-expected earnings in the second quarter even as customer demand for its snacks and drinks continued to slip

July 11, 2024
PepsiCo second quarter profits jump, but demand continues to slip with prices higher
Business|Technology

Under pressure from cities, DoorDash steps up efforts to ensure its drivers don't break traffic laws

DoorDash says it’s stepping up efforts to identify dangerous delivery drivers and remove them from its platform after a flood of complaints from cities

July 09, 2024
Under pressure from cities, DoorDash steps up efforts to ensure its drivers don't break traffic laws

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