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Foodies Squeal Over Burger King Bacon Sundae

It's being tested now in Nashville

(Newser) - Just when you thought Burger King might be getting a smidgeon health conscious comes its new ... bacon sundae. Soft-serve vanilla ice cream, caramel and chocolate syrups, and a strip of bacon aim to please ham hogs, notes ABC News . The sizzling new dessert has been spotted by foodies in a...

McDonald's on Its Fries: Like a Walk 'on Fresh Snow'

Picture that the next time you're chowing down ... complete with snow

(Newser) - The next time you find yourself shoveling McDonald's fries into your mouth, slow down: You're likely failing to recognize what a precious experience you are engaged in. Bloomberg tucks a fun tidbit into a piece on McDonald's suppliers—apparently, sinking your teeth into a fry should be...

'Neon Orange Monstrosity'? Taco Bell Meets Doritos

Chain unveils new shell nationwide

(Newser) - Americans everywhere can now buy a Taco Bell taco whose shell is made out of Doritos , notes the AP , and a $75 million advertising campaign means the pitch will be hard to avoid. Judging by early reaction, this is either everything that's right or wrong with the nation:
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Meet the Next Chipotle: Bombay Bowl
Meet the Next Chipotle: Bombay Bowl
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Meet the Next Chipotle: Bombay Bowl

Indian restaurants following assembly-line model

(Newser) - Chipotle gained success by serving up Mexican food assembly-line style, and a new crop of Indian restaurants is now following that model. The New York Times takes a look at the growing niche, focusing in particular on Bombay Bowl in Denver, where the employee T-shirts promise "Simple Food. Endless...

8 Horrifying Fast Food Ingredients

Care for some fertilizer with your burger?

(Newser) - Duck feathers, human hair, fertilizer: These are among the ingredients you may be ingesting every time you chow down on fast food. That's because the FDA has deemed certain additives to be "generally recognized as safe," even though it may creep you out to learn of them....

McDonald's Pushes for Humane McRib

Pork suppliers told to phase out hog crates

(Newser) - McDonald's is winning praise from animal welfare groups for taking action to create a more humane McRib. The fast food giant has told its suppliers to come up with plans for ending the use of gestation crates for adult female hogs, the Wall Street Journal reports. Most breeding sows...

Give Chipotle Same Respect as Apple
 Give Chipotle 
 Same Respect 
 as Apple 
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Give Chipotle Same Respect as Apple

Matthew Yglesias: Steve Ells is to fast food what Steve Jobs was to tech

(Newser) - Steve Jobs, meet Steve Ells. Both men founded companies that have revolutionized American culture: Chipotle is doing for fast food what Apple did for technology, writes Matthew Yglesias at Slate . First of all, "Chipotle’s growth since its 2006 IPO should be seen as a great American success story,...

Taco Bell: Now for Breakfast

Get ready for sausage wraps, breakfast burritos

(Newser) - Can't wait until lunch for that burrito? Taco Bell's got your back: The fast-food chain is joining competitors in offering breakfast. The launch began today in 800 of its 5,600 restaurants, largely in the western US; if it's a success, the company hopes to take the...

Wendy's Return to Japan Marked by ... a $16 Burger

It comes topped with foie gras

(Newser) - For two years, Japan's fast-food lovers were forced to go without Wendy's. Now the chain is back—with a bang. Its first new store to open in the country will serve up the Foie Gras Rossini Burger, which, yes, is topped with foie gras and costs 1,280...

Wendy's Dethrones Burger King in Fast Food War

It's the first change in the fast food chain since 1969

(Newser) - Goodbye, Burger King. Hello, Burger Queen. Wendy’s is about to overtake Burger King as the No. 2 fast food chain in US sales, according to a new report from market research firm Technomic. If that doesn’t sound momentous to you, consider that it’s the first time the...

McDonald's Key to Success Abroad: It Delivers

Delivery is driving sales growth from Cairo to China

(Newser) - McDonald's and KFC are surging ahead in emerging markets like China and India with a service available to few American customers: home delivery. In crowded cities across Asia and the Middle East where pricey real estate makes drive-through restaurants a rare sight, fleets of motorbikes make their way through...

Burger King Rolls Out Wider New French Fries
 Burger King Fattens Up Fries 

Burger King Fattens Up Fries

Fast food chain rolls out new spuds Monday

(Newser) - The big fight among fast food chains is over who has the best fries—and in an effort to increase its standing, Burger King has changed its recipe for the first time since 1998. The new fries will be thicker (just a tad wider than a No. 2 pencil), have...

How Wendy&#39;s Reinvented Its Burgers
 How Wendy's 
 Reinvented 
 Its Burgers 
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How Wendy's Reinvented Its Burgers

New version will be thicker, a little less square

(Newser) - Wendy’s classic burger hasn’t changed for more than 40 years—but with sales struggling and new competitors emerging, the fast-food chain finally decided it was time for something new. To that end, it has created the new Dave’s Hot ‘n’ Juicy burger, named for the restaurant’...

KFC Shuts Fiji Stores in Battle Over Ingredients

Chain says government won't allow imports it needs for coating

(Newser) - KFC has closed all three of its stores in Fiji after a fight over ingredients it needs for its secret coating, reports the BBC . The chicken chain says the military government hasn't let it import milk, herbs, and eggs since late last year. "The missing ingredients led to...

Morrissey: Fast Food Worse Than Norway Massacre

Singer sparks outrage with comment at concert

(Newser) - Oh, Morrissey, will you ever learn? The singer's stance on animal rights has yet again gotten him in hot water: At a concert in Poland over the weekend, the vegan/former Smiths frontman mentioned the twin terror attacks in Norway. “We all live in a murderous world, as the...

Sonic Joins Burger King in Adding Beer to Menu

Because really 'having it your way' might mean a beer or two

(Newser) - Sometimes the soft drink that comes with your burger just doesn’t cut it, or at least that’s what chains such as Sonic and Burger King are hoping. Two Sonic stores in Florida will soon be selling beer and wine, part of what could be the start of a...

McDonald&#39;s New Flavor: Mirepoix

 McDonald's 
 New Flavor: 
 Mirepoix 
ooh la la!

McDonald's New Flavor: Mirepoix

America's beloved fast-food chicken sandwich to get French twist

(Newser) - Say bonjour to a whole new McDonald's chicken sandwich. The fast food giant is ditching its Italian-flavored chicken breast in favor of a French-flavored one in its grilled chicken sandwiches, reports the Christian Science Monitor . Made-in-the-US purists shouldn't start moaning sacré bleu, however: The move is part of...

McDonald's: We're Not Ditching Ronald

CEO defends marketing, says clown is 'ambassador for good'

(Newser) - McDonald’s isn’t going to stop marketing to kids anytime soon if CEO Jim Skinner has anything to say about it. At the company’s annual meeting today, Skinner defended the practice and said parents should be able to decide for themselves whether McDonald’s is healthy enough. “...

Starbucks Is America's New No. 3 Chain, Unseats Wendy's, Burger King
 New No. 3 US Chain: Starbucks 

New No. 3 US Chain: Starbucks

Unseats Burger King, Wendy's

(Newser) - The Whopper and the Frosty have officially been replaced by the Frappuccino: Starbucks is now the nation's No. 3 chain, having leapfrogged in front of burger giants Burger King and Wendy's, who, according to one researcher, have been struggling to find "their niche." In terms of...

McDonald&#39;s Coffee Drinkers Most Loyal
 McDonald's Coffee 
 Drinkers Most Loyal 
sorry, starbucks

McDonald's Coffee Drinkers Most Loyal

McD's fans beat out Dunkin' Donuts, Starbucks customers

(Newser) - It may be a burger chain, but McDonald’s is winning the battle for coffee customers’ devotion, a study finds. In a given month, just 29% of McDonald’s customers hit up Starbucks or Dunkin’ Donuts for coffee or breakfast. Meanwhile, 53% of Starbucks and Dunkin’ fans “roam,”...

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