Reuters — Restaurant Brands International, owner of Burger King and Tim Hortons, reported a second straight quarter of decline in comparable sales at Burger King in the U.S. and Canada. […] Read more
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Slowing sales at Burger King push parent’s shares down
McDonald’s to remove corn syrup from buns
Reuters — McDonald’s Corp. will replace corn syrup in hamburger buns with sugar this month and has removed antibiotics that are important to human medicine from its chicken months ahead […] Read more
Activists press Olive Garden on antibiotics, worker pay
Los Angeles | Reuters — Dozens of activist groups, emboldened by recent policy shifts at major U.S. restaurants, are demanding Olive Garden owner Darden Restaurants change its food and labour […] Read more
Investor group launches campaign to curb antibiotic use in food
Reuters — Fifty-four large investors managing one trillion pounds (C$1.84 trillion) in assets have launched a campaign to curb the use of antibiotics in the meat and poultry used by […] Read more
McDonald’s sales beat as all-day breakfast a hit
Reuters — McDonald’s Corp. reported better-than-expected quarterly same-restaurant sales as the launch of all-day breakfasts proved to be a hit with diners in the U.S. and demand continued to recover […] Read more
Taco Bell to switch to cage-free eggs after 2016, ahead of rivals
Los Angeles | Reuters — Taco Bell said on Monday its more than 6,000 U.S. fast-food restaurants would stop using eggs laid by caged hens by Jan. 1, 2017, years […] Read more
McDonald’s Canada to tighten antibiotic policy for chicken
Following its U.S. arm’s move this spring, McDonald’s now plans to source only chicken raised without medically important antibiotics for its restaurants in Canada by the end of 2018. And […] Read more
McDonald’s stock hits record high as turnaround takes hold
Reuters — McDonald’s Corp. shares hit an all-time high on Thursday after CEO Steve Easterbrook said a rebound in quarterly restaurant sales showed his turnaround plan is starting to work. […] Read more
Subway shifting all U.S. meat supplies to no antibiotics, ever
Chicago | Reuters –– Sandwich chain Subway will start serving antibiotic-free chicken and turkey at its U.S. restaurants next year, and within the next nine years will stop selling any […] Read more
Consumers want sustainable beef, but defining that may be murky
CNS Canada –– McDonald’s plans on using sustainable beef by 2016, and intends on sourcing at least part of it from Canadian producers. The fast food giant’s latest step toward […] Read more