For years, the world’s leading fast-food chain used a “pink slime” as beef filler for its burgers in the U.S. After a campaign by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, McDonald’s has abandoned the goo.
American workers are eschewing the typical 9-to-5 grind like never before, and stores and service providers are shifting their own schedules to accommodate these night owls. Fast-food outlets, for instance, are finding that midnight munchers can be a profitable niche. According to a recent story in the Wall Street Journal, McDonald’s fastest-growing time segment is the block of time between midnight and 5 a.m. This burgeoning business is due in a large part to a growing number of people that are picking up second jobs or extra shifts to make ends meet. Here’s a round-up of places to keep insomniacs occupied during the nighttime hours.
It’s been nearly three decades since Wendy’s started asking America “Where’s the beef?” As it turns out, the question it should have been asking all along was, “What shape is the beef?” The longstanding third-place hamburger chain is on pace to eclipse second-place rival Burger King — thanks in part to a subtle rounding of [...]
Tapping into the bargain-hunting mentality that resulted in an epic spending frenzy over the holiday weekend, fast food outlets are hoping that consumers have built up an appetite—for their food, of course, as well as more enticing deals. Ultra-cheap offers from the likes of McDonald’s and Subway form the basis of the recipe restaurants are [...]
The bizarrely dedicated fans of the McDonald’s McRib sandwich are overjoyed that the barbecue-sauce-soaked boneless pork patty treat is returning for a limited time to all U.S. Golden Arches locations. But are McRib devotees simply being McManipulated?
The stumbling economic recovery has led many of us to rein in our expenses, even on necessities like diapers. But there are a few lucky sectors that benefit from a weak economy — things that let us escape, give us momentary pleasure or temporarily relieve our stress. They’re the small things, like donuts and yoga [...]
Compared to traditional home cooking, fast food is more immediately gratifying and pleasurable and, well, faster to prepare and consume, from beginning to end. But no matter what some people say (particularly right after a pricey run to the grocery store), dinner prepared by McDonald’s isn’t cheaper than dinner prepared at home.
There are also money lessons to be learned in this roundup from millionaires who hate fees as much (or more) than you and I, high-profile pawn shop owners who are wise enough to walk away rather than lose money on deals, and parents who rarely if ever splurge on purchases for their kids.
Follow this link to print out a coupon for buy one, get one free Frappes, Frozen Strawberry Lemonades, or Real Fruit Smoothies at McDonald’s. The coupon is valid through July 31, 2011.
The May jobs report was dismal to say the least. Yes, the economy added jobs, but it reinforced how much the economy, which looked to be in recovery mode, has recently slowed.
Chains like Dairy Queen and Starbucks have come up with new treats that appeal to health-conscious customers because they have fewer calories. Actually, “new” isn’t the right word—because these items already exist on the menu, only now they’re available in smaller portions.
