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What it costs to become a fast food franchisee

Feb 28, 2014
Quiznos is reportedly close to filing for bankruptcy. One problem is unhappy franchisees. So what's it take to open a fast food store?

More nutritional advice from McDonalds

Dec 23, 2013
What does the fast food giant have to say about healthy eating?

As fast food workers go on strike, Obama argues for increasing minimum wage

Dec 5, 2013
Fast food workers across America are striking today, asking for $15 an hour. Their employers may not be sympathetic to their cause, but they have a friend in the White House.

McDonald's advice to the hungry

Nov 19, 2013
A bit of advice on the McDonald's website.

The $5 menu? Doesn't have the same ring to it

Sep 5, 2013
McDonald's is exploring tweaking their Dollar Menu to include items priced at $1, $2 and even $5.

Fast food strike: Of walk outs and drive-throughs

Aug 29, 2013
Fast food workers across the country are walking off the job today. Workers are demanding $15 an hour.

For public good, not for profit.

Fast food workers of the world, unite!

Aug 29, 2013
Fast-food workers are extending their one-day strikes to 35 cities nationwide as they try to gain traction for higher wages
Employees and supporters demonstrate outside of a Wendy's fast-food restaurant to demand higher pay and the right to form a union on July 29, 2013 in New York City.
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The best and worst of food mashups

Aug 20, 2013
From the cronut and ramen burger to the chicken-and-waffle taco -- some food combos cash in, while others fade away.

Protests over fast-food wages spread to retail workers

Jul 29, 2013
Retail workers find common cause with fast-food employees demanding more hours and higher wages.