McDonald’s Testing New Restaurant Format for On-the-Go Customers

The order-ahead lane deploys technology McDonald’s said allows employees to begin preparing customers’ orders when they’re near the restaurant. The location’s app updates, food and beverage conveyor, and new kitchen format, all work to streamline operations, the brand said. “The technology in this restaurant not only allows us to serve

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Teen fast food restaurant worker assaulted by customers irate over hair in food

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McDonald’s and Chipotle say customers are trading down, visiting less often as inflation hits budgets

McDonald’s and Chipotle Mexican Grill say customers squeezed by inflation are choosing cheaper menu items and visiting their restaurants less often, signaling trends that could be hitting the broader restaurant industry.

The two companies were among the first restaurant chains to report their second-quarter results. Wingstop, Starbucks and Taco Bell

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Restaurants Try to Hire Customers Using Free Food Amid Labor Shortage

  • Some fast-food chains are trying to convert customers into staff, an Outmatch executive said.
  • Amid the labor shortage, they are offering free food to potential hires, Kelly Ann McGrath said.
  • Applebee’s, for example, offered free appetizers to applicants during its national hiring day.

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