BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS – DECEMBER 11: Customers place their orders at CosMc’s, a concept restaurant recently launched by McDonald’s on December 11, 2023 in Bolingbrook, Illinois. Lines to order food and beverages at the drive-thru-only restaurant, which opened to the public late last week, have been as long as 6 hours. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) … Read more
The Ronald McDonald balloon floats down Central Park West during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, 2023, in New York City. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images McDonald’s executives painted a rosy portrait of the fast-food giant’s strength and ability to achieve long-term goals at its investor day, but the company … Read more
Members and supporters of Starbucks Workers United protest outside of a Starbucks store in Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 16, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Starbucks said it wants to resume contract talks with the union representing its baristas, starting in January. Saturday marks the two-year anniversary of the first unionization of … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave The first handwritten note mailed to Taylor Cheney’s small Seattle restaurant accused her of being a traitor and “sleeping with the enemy” after she held a fundraiser for Palestinian children. Cheney, 37, was unnerved, and asked friends to walk her to work each day at Yalla Seattle … Read more
There are rankings of the best hotels in the world. But a new list, released by the members-only group LTI – Luxury Travel Intelligence, ranks hotel brands rather than individual properties. The ranking analyzes many hotels within a brand in “granular detail,” using more than 100 “touch points” to evaluate “a brand’s ability to deliver,” … Read more
History seeps from the walls of the Old War Office in Whitehall, London, Winston Churchill’s former workplace. Once the beating heart of Britain’s military empire, the headquarters from which some of the most consequential decisions in modern U.K. history were made, the building is now forging a new future as one of the capital’s leading … Read more
For the past two years, property developer Matt Rogatz made a weekly five-hour round trip from his home in northern Chicago to Green Lake, Wisconsin — population 1,005. Before that, the only thing he knew about the small town was that his high school buddy had family there, he said. But after a 30-year career … Read more
Starbucks cups are pictured on a counter in Manhattan, New York, on Feb. 16, 2022. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Starbucks on Thursday presented the latest stage in its plan to drive growth for the company, which involves accelerating its global footprint and saving $3 billion in costs over the next three years. The company said … Read more
Coca-Cola Co. and Pepsi Co. soda machines stand in a shopping center parking lot in Jasper, Indiana. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Coca-Cola and PepsiCo’s rivalry spans decades, but Coke usually comes out on top. This quarter was no different. The beverage leaders’ stocks have struggled this year, hurt by higher interest rates … Read more
An accused con man came up with a bizarre, yet hilarious scheme to get out of paying his restaurant tabs … he faked heart attacks on TWENTY occasions!!!! The alleged scam artist, identified as Aidas J., took on a “typical Russian tourist” persona as he hit various eateries in Alicante, Spain, where he moved from … Read more