By Wyatte Grantham-Philips | The Associated Press Jersey Mike’s, the quickly expanding sandwich chain, is being acquired by asset management giant Blackstone. In the transaction announced Tuesday, private equity funds managed by Blackstone will be used to acquire majority ownership of Jersey Mike’s. The deal is “intended to help enable Jersey Mike’s to accelerate its … Read more
New Delhi: Online food delivery platform Zomato on Sunday launched a new feature called ‘Food Rescue’ to save more than 4 lakh orders being get cancelled on the platform every month for various reasons by customers. Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal said cancelled orders will now pop up for nearby customers, who can grab them at … Read more
McDonald’s has officially unveiled its Christmas menu, featuring a new cheesy burger and festive pie. The fast food giant’s holiday offerings are set to hit stores nationwide on Wednesday, November 20, with several limited edition items available for six weeks over the festive period. This year, McDonald’s is offering a unique twist on its classic … Read more
Fast-food giant Wendy’s is shuttering 140 underperforming locations through the end of 2024 as it looks to improve its “restaurant footprint and overall system health.” To counter the closures, though, the Ohio-based company is working to replace many of these units with “new restaurants at better locations with significantly improved sales and profitability,” Wendy’s CEO … Read more
By Dee-Ann Durbin | The Associated Press Wendy’s plans to close 140 U.S. restaurants before the end of this year, on top of the 100 it said it would close in May. But in a conference call with investors Thursday, the company said those closures will be offset by new restaurant openings. Wendy’s said it … Read more
By DEE-ANN DURBIN Wendy’s plans to close 140 U.S. restaurants before the end of this year on top of the 100 it said it would close in May. But in a conference call with investors Thursday, the company said those closures will be offset by new restaurant openings. Wendy’s said it plans to open between … Read more
A mother in Colorado is reportedly preparing to take legal action against McDonald’s after her 15-year-old daughter was hospitalised with acute kidney failure, allegedly due to an E. coli infection contracted from the popular fast-food chain’s Quarter Pounder burger. The teenager, Kamberlyn Bowler, remains in critical condition, and her mother, Brittany Randall, has expressed her … Read more
By Jonel Aleccia | The Associated Press A 15-year-old high school freshman is hospitalized with severe complications of food poisoning after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers three times in the weeks before a deadly E. coli outbreak was detected. Kamberlyn Bowler, of Grand Junction, Colorado, had to be flown 250 miles to a hospital near … Read more
McDonald’s on Sunday ruled out beef patties as a source of the E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder hamburgers, which has killed at least one person and sickened nearly 75 others. “We remain very confident that any contaminated product related to this outbreak has been removed from our supply chain and is out of … Read more
By JONEL ALECCIA and DEE-ANN DURBIN A California-based produce company was the source of fresh onions linked to a deadly E. coli food poisoning outbreak at McDonald’s, officials with the restaurant chain said Thursday. Meanwhile, other fast-food restaurants — including Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and Burger King — pulled onions from some menus. McDonald’s … Read more
