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UNITED STATES - In a recent YouTube video posted by The Wall Street Journal titled "7-Eleven Is Reinventing Its $17B Food Business to Be More Japanese | WSJ The Economics Of", the convenience store giant announced its plans to transform its American stores to mirror the successful operations of its Japanese counterparts.

7-Eleven to Adopt Japanese Concept into U.S. Stores

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Outback has shuttered many restaurants in 2024 due to declining sales. Hawaii and New Hampshire have no locations left. Is your local Outback next on the list?

Outback Steakhouse Is Closing Stores in These 8 States in 2024

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Tampa, FL

If you need another reminder of just how bad Tesla’s sales slowdown is, just look for a random field or parking lot like this one in Florida that’s become a storage lot for Model 3s. Suggested Reading. First spotted by the Drive via Reddit, a random, overgrown field...

A lot of new Tesla Model 3s are just sitting in a field in Florida

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103.3 The G.O.A.T.

Due to changes in customer preferences, financial struggles, and other challenges, several popular restaurants could be shutting down locations across the state. Here are a few chain restaurants that might be closing in Texas this year.

Chain Restaurants That Could Be Closing in Texas in 2024

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McDonald's is revealing more details about the beefed-up burger it is now testing in a few countries outside the U.S., with plans to roll it out internationally.

McDonald's is testing a new, bigger burger: Here's what's on it

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The big box retailer Big Lots is slated to close hundreds of locations across the U.S. in order to "aggressively address underperforming stores."

Big Lots set to close hundreds of stores nationwide

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Gary Smith

If you're a fried chicken lover, you will be familiar with places such as KFC, Popeyes, Church's Chicken, and Raising Cane's, to name a few. However, you might be surprised to know that Jollibee, the fast-growing fast-food chain, is being recognized as the best place for fried chicken in town.

Jollibee is voted best fast food fried chicken restaurant, are there any in Florida?

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Incoming Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol's new pay package prompted raised eyebrows and eye emojis last week. The intrigue: Luring the rising star away from Chipotle wasn't going to be cheap. And it's his success at the burrito chain — reflected in its share appreciation — that's helping to fatten his number at Starbucks.

Making sense of new Starbucks' CEO pay

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Fast-food giants like McDonald's, Starbucks, and KFC reported drops in comparable US sales. In particular, lower-income consumers are cutting back.

It's been another bad quarter for the fast-food industry. Burgers and pizza are too expensive, and Americans just don't want to splash out.

Del Taco has been named by USA TODAY as America's No. 1 fast food restaurant, ending Chick-fil-A's nearly decade run as the top chain. The Mexican restaurant chain was selected by readers as the nation's best, followed by KFC and Chick-fil-A. "This popular taco stop, which serves all kinds of...

Surprising Restaurant Named No. 1 Fast Food Chain

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Cooking With Maryann

I love macaroni salads, and this is truly a special one. It's got something for all of the tastebuds and textures. Soft, crunchy, chewy, sweet, savory, tart, creamy, and oh so fresh! Here's what you'll need to make 8-10 side servings:

Amish Macaroni Salad

As Starbucks navigates through turbulent times, former Amazon (AMZN) executive John Rossman is sounding the alarm on the coffee giant’s recent strategic missteps. Former Starbucks (SBUX) CEO Laxman Narasimhan “diluted Starbucks’ brand by joining the value meal wars instead of leaning into its premium attributes to create a greater sense of exclusivity,” Rossman, now a managing partner at business consulting firm Rossman Partners, told Quartz in an statement.

How Starbucks can win, according to a former Amazon executive

Franchised brands like Dunkin’, Subway and McDonald’s are synonymous with fast food. But the fast casual segment is not universally franchised. Chipotle, Starbucks, Shake Shack and Cava are brands that have come to lead their categories with a company-owned store model. Among these companies, Chipotle is posting the...

How 4 chains are chasing Chipotle

Starbucks, Coca-Cola Seek Trademark Renewal in Russia(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (Credit: Getty Image) Starbucks' sales tumbled globally as more US and international consumers rejected its high-priced coffees. Starbucks sales dropped by 3% globally at all stores open for at least a year, according to its recent financial release. In North America...

Starbucks Sees Declining Sales as More Consumers Step Away From High-Priced Coffee

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Millions of people in the U.S. eat fast food every day. Some restaurants are more favorable among Americans than others.

Chick-fil-A dethroned as U.S. favorite fast food restaurant – here’s what took its place

Perdue has issued a recall of thousands of pounds of frozen chicken products due to them potentially having pieces of metal in them, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Friday. Suggested Reading. The recall was issued after Perdue notified the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) that...

Perdue recalled tons of chicken nuggets after customers found metal wire in them

Starbucks was forced to chill out on marketing its boba-like “popping pearls” drink because supply got so low. Eli Lilly CEO says Zepbound shortage could end 'very soon'. Demand for the icy drinks “was significantly ahead of what we thought it would be to the point where we ran out of supply,” Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan told investors on Tuesday during the company’s second quarter earnings call.

Starbucks CEO says they're selling so much boba-like drink that it has to 'pull back' marketing

Tornados are terrifying. Fascinating, yes, but also terrifying. The good news is, though, as long as you’re floating on the water, you should be safe, right? Sadly, that’s not the case, as 22 passengers onboard a luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily found out Monday morning. As CNN reports, a waterspout hit their yacht, sinking it. One passenger has since died, with eight others, including a child, sent to the hospital and six still missing.

Tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch is missing after a tornado sunk a yacht near Sicily

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. On July 28, 2024, a TikTok video posted by Erica W., known as @tasteofmelanin on the platform, garnered significant attention after she exposed disturbing racist decorations in an Airbnb rental. The incident occurred in a rental property that Erica had booked, although the exact location remains unspecified. The video has since gone viral, prompting widespread concern and leading to the removal of the listing from Airbnb's platform.

Airbnb Listing Taken Down After Black Woman Finds Hanging Monkeys and Cotton Used As Decor

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Police in Washington, D.C. are investigating a possible hate crime at a Shake Shack (SHAK) over the weekend after a patron said employees attacked him for kissing his boyfriend. Suggested Reading. How Starbucks can succeed, according to a former Amazon exec. Video captured of the incident appears to show Shake...

Shake Shack employees allegedly beat up a gay man in a possible hate crime

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Your local 7-Eleven could get bought by a Canadian convenience store chain

A Canadian convenience store giant has its eyes on 7-Eleven. Alimentation Couche-Tard, which runs more than 16,000 Circle K and Couche-Tard stores worldwide, made a takeover...

Your local 7-Eleven could get bought by a Canadian convenience store chain

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