With inflation becoming prevalent in grocery items, food manufacturers have taken a massive hit. The Washington Post reported that snack powerhouses PepsiCo and Conagra Brands announced that they had lower-than-expected revenue and unit sales, citing consumers' pushback on pricey food items. Another factor affecting low sales for both food firms...

PepsiCo, Conagra Seek to Compensate Rising Food Prices With Grocery Deals

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DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 16, 2024-- Walgreens, the leading integrated independent retail pharmacy and healthcare provider, is launching Nice! For You, a new tier of its popular owned grocery brand, Nice!, to help customers find food choices that help support their journey to a healthier lifestyle. Nice! launched in 2011 and offers a range of everyday food and beverage products at an incredible value. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240716751357/en/ Walgreens is launching Nice! For You to help customers find food choices that help support their journey to a healthier lifestyle (Photo: Business Wire)

Walgreens Introduces Nice! For You to Help Customers Make Healthier Food and Beverage Choices

Lancaster County, PA

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Fans of Frisco's Chicken were left reeling as the beloved Peruvian-style eatery announced the closure of all its locations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The chain, known for its delicious food and strong community values, posted a heartfelt note on its doors, informing customers of the devastating news.

Favorite Chicken Chain Suddenly Closes All Stores, Heartfelt Message Found on Doors

Chipotle Mexican Grill operates a chain of more than 3,500 fast-casual restaurants. Same-store sales were up roughly 7% in the first quarter, and revenue climbed 14%. The gap between the actual top line and same-store sales tells an important story. Chipotle has been executing well lately with sales growth of...

Where Will Chipotle Mexican Grill Stock Be in 3 Years?

CBS News

McDonald's is pulling the plug on a test that deployed artificial intelligence to take drive-thru customer orders, with the technology showing mixed results.McDonald's told CBS MoneyWatch that it is ending its Automated Order Taker pilot, which used AI in drive-thrus to expedite orders. The fast-food giant, which launched the tech through a partnership with IBM in 2021, isn't ready for now to deploy voice ordering across its restaurants. Some customers reported that McDonald's chatbot sometimes got even simple orders wrong."The goal of the test was to determine if an automated voice ordering solution could simplify operations for crew and create...

McDonald's ends AI drive-thru orders — for now

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The biggest Tex-Mex fast food chain you've never hear of is coming to the U.S. from north of the border — that's right, north. The Canadian chain Burritobar plans to open 750 locations — find out if your state is on the list.

A Favorite Affordable Fast-Casual Mexican Chain Is Coming to the US (Thanks, Canada!)

Portland, OR

The Portland, Oregon-based James Beard Award winner reportedly drowned while tubing on the Willamette River. She was 49. The International Franchise Association cited the Ohioan's consistent support of pro-franchising legislation in the Senate. The companies are partnering to form the OpenTable & Visa Dining Collection, which will include more than...

Check out Steak and Ale's first new restaurant in 16 years

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Bentonville, AR

At its annual summit in early April, retail giant Walmart convened various lottery industry vendors and suppliers and revealed, more or less: Walmart is preparing a push from lottery bystander to active participant and competitor, with plans to launch an app that it may eventually equip with iLottery capabilities. Story...

Walmart is preparing major push into lottery sector

TheFW

While some cities now have one less pizza option, others can celebrate one of their favorites that will be sticking around for a little longer. It's been a struggle for several recognizable chain restaurants in 2024. And the list keeps growing. So far, the year has brought us reports of...

National Pizza Chain Saved From Bankruptcy After Quietly Closing 44 Locations

Beef is taking a backseat as many fast food chains take advantage of the versatility of chicken. You can make chicken into tenders, nuggets, and sandwiches. And something as simple as switching up the sauce gives you an entirely different-tasting meal. Many restaurants, such as Chick-fil-A, Raising Cane’s, and Zaxby’s, omit beef from their menus and focus on creative ways to serve chicken. But no one is safe from chicken burnout, and the chains have to continually up the ante to keep even its most loyal fans from becoming bored.

Zaxby’s Has 2 New Limited Time Menu Items

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Lakeland, FL

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Longstanding Florida Winn-Dixie Store to Permanently Close at the End of July

While the quick service restaurant world is always looking for the next food innovation, value meal offer, and other buzz worthy announcement, Subway SubKrunch is the ingredient that people have been craving. One bite of this crispy, crunchy topping will leave people totally satisfied. Although it can be difficult to...

Subway SubKrunch is a QSR ingredient game changer

American Rounds ammunition vending machines have recently been installed in multiple U.S. grocery stores, allowing firearm owners to buy ammunition in a way that redefines “convenience in ammunition purchasing.”. According to the company’s website, the ammunition vending machines allow customers over the age of 21 to purchase ammunition by...

Ammo now sold in vending machines at grocery stores

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Leave it to a Wells Fargo restaurant analyst to decisively settle the Chipotle burrito “weight debate.”

An analyst ordered 75 Chipotle burrito bowls to test portion sizes. Here’s what he found

Colorado State

California State

The company has started notifying workers at affected locations, per a Bloomberg report. Kroger has released the full list of stores, distribution centers and plants it plans to divest to secure regulatory approval for the proposed merger with Albertsons, per a Bloomberg report. The report said that CEO Rodney McMullen...

Kroger releases full list of stores, distribution centers and plants it plans to divest

Business Insider

A Cracker Barrel hostess said she tries to sell more food by approaching diners with trays of packaged entrées for sale.

A Cracker Barrel hostess reveals how the restaurant tries to sell you more food

Kentucky State

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Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

The Motley Fool

A Korean barbecue chain and a sushi chain share many of the attractive qualities of those fast-casual leaders.

Chipotle and Cava Are Market Darlings. These 2 Other Differentiated Restaurant Chains Could Follow Similar Paths.

WashingtonExaminer

Kroger and Albertsons are set to close almost 600 stores as part of a proposed merger. Should the merger go through, multiple states will experience closures within the double digits, and there would be even more in Washington and Arizona, with 124 and 101 closures, respectively. There would be 63 closures in California, meanwhile, and […]

Kroger and Safeway parent company would close almost 600 stores as part of merger

AI isn't just a hyped innovation in the tech sector; the food industry is also investing heavily in the red-hot trend. Americans heading to the grocery store or their favorite fast-food restaurant will already have noticed the introduction of the new technology in such services as self-checkout kiosks and even AI ordering in drive-thru lanes.

How AI and automation will reshape grocery stores and fast-food chains

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Automated beverage system Botrista lands investment from Jollibee Foods

Botrista, the maker of an automated beverage system, has closed a major funding round led by global restaurant conglomerate Jollibee Foods Corp. The Series C round...

Automated beverage system Botrista lands investment from Jollibee Foods

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