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A growing number of health officials fear that investigators made a terrible mistake in blaming tomatoes for the sickening of more than 800 Americans, and they increasingly suspect jalapeno peppers, cilantro or some other food commonly found in Mexican...

In a nation that has taken pride in the delicacy and diversity of a cuisine which dates back thousands of years, it is astonishing that foreign fast food chains like Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and McDonald's have dominated the fast food industry in ...

Burger King Corp. (NYSE:BKC) announced today the launch of a new nutritionally balanced BURGER KING® Kids Meal, featuring BK™ Fresh Apple Fries and a family favorite, KRAFT® Macaroni &Cheese. The new meal highlights Burger King Corp.’s commitment t...

There's no escaping rising inflation - signs of it are everywhere. The latest sign could be in your meal at a fast-food outlet. McDonald's, the world's largest fast food chain, yesterday raised its prices in China, for the second time this year, fo...

McDonald's, a global fast food giant, on Thursday opened its first "Drive Thru'' outlet at a HPCL retail outlet in the city. As part of its strategic tie-up with HPCL to combine fast-food outlets with gas stations, McDonald's launched a full scal...

A medida que la industria de restaurantes de comida rápida en los EE.UU. se vuelve cada vez más competitiva, las grandes marcas focalizan su atención en el extranjero, donde las empresas siguen siendo relativamente sólidas. En estos nuevos mercados exi...

La multinacional Burger King valorará lanzar en España la hamburguesa más cara del mundo, 'The Burguer', que ha puesto a la venta hoy en su restaurante de Gloucester Road en Londres, por 95 libras (120 euros), informó hoy la compañía.

La Administración de Drogas y Alimentos (FDA) de Estados Unidos advirtió hoy que es posible que nunca se localice la fuente de la reciente epidemia de salmonelosis relacionada a ciertas variedades de tomate. El director de seguridad en alimentos de la...

Chris Coleson is a Virginia man who has fought the battle of the bulge for years.  No diet seemed to work for him. But when he hit 278 pounds last December, he made a pledge:  to drop down to the 185 pounds he weighed on his wedding day.  And he would...

Chicago-based Research International USA has released its first-ever fast food industry report. The self-funded study, "Fast Food Nation 2008: A Consumer Perspective on the Fast Food Industry"was conducted by Research International to help cl...

A burger touted as the most expensive in the world has gone on sale at Burger King's Gloucester Road branch, London. Burger King's £95 sandwich contains flame-grilled Wagyu beef topped with white truffles in an Iranian saffron and truffle bun. It is c...

Yum is restocking its restaurants with tomatoes from areas that have been cleared of salmonella risk by federal health officials. Along with other restaurant operators, Yum stopped serving tomatoes earlier this month due to a multi-state salmonella out...

McDonald's Corp, la cadena de restaurantes más grande del mundo, dijo el lunes que las ventas en sus restaurantes abiertos al menos 13 meses crecieron un 7,7 por ciento en mayo, ayudadas por la fortaleza de su negocio a nivel internacional. Las ventas...

Europe is crazy about organic food and the trend has been growing steadily over the past several years. But can organic break into the fast food market? A French fry shop owner in Munich is convinced it can. "It's complete nonsense,"said Bern...

McDonald's Corp. says it will begin serving sliced tomatoes again after a multistate salmonella outbreak caused the world's largest restaurant chain to yank the vegetable from its sandwiches. Spokeswoman Danya Proud said Saturday that the fast food cha...

De groei van het aantal bedrijven dat 'gezond' frituurt, stagneert. De helft van de horecazaken gebruikte vorig jaar vloeibaar frituurvet. Dit aantal is gelijk aan een jaar eerder, blijkt uit een rapport van de Voedsel en Waren Autoriteit (VWA). KHN ...

Fast food group McDonald's, one of the largest landowners in the world, is set on expanding aggressively in SA. Executive director Greg Solomon said the local operation aimed to expand outlets by 15%-25% a year for the next few years. By the end of the...

To get the point across that their salads are “really fresh”, McDonalds hired ad-maker Leo Burnett to deliver the message. So, he put together a billboad that over time grew lettuce to form the words “Fresh Salads”. Wouldn’t it be cool if all billboa...