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California fast food workers now earn $20 per hour. Franchisees are responding by cutting hours.
Read full article: California fast food workers now earn $20 per hour. Franchisees are responding by cutting hours.When California’s minimum wage increase went into effect in April, fast food workers across the state went from making $16 to $20 overnight.
Burger chain Wendy's looking to test surge pricing at restaurants as early as next year
Read full article: Burger chain Wendy's looking to test surge pricing at restaurants as early as next yearWendy’s is looking to test having the prices of its menu items fluctuate throughout the day based on demand, implementing a strategy that has already taken hold with ride-sharing companies and ticket sellers.
Mercury is in retrograde, so Wendy’s is offering free food to make you feel better
Read full article: Mercury is in retrograde, so Wendy’s is offering free food to make you feel betterFeeling a little off as of April 21? Don’t fret too much, Wendy's has taken it upon itself to help ease the blow.
E. Coli outbreak could be linked to romaine lettuce at Wendy’s; Michigan has 43 confirmed illnesses
Read full article: E. Coli outbreak could be linked to romaine lettuce at Wendy’s; Michigan has 43 confirmed illnessesMichigan health officials have confirmed 43 cases of E. coli O157 cases that match a multi-state outbreak strain.
Does fast food get a bad rap?
Read full article: Does fast food get a bad rap?Grab a burger and some French fries, What’s the Buzz is all about fast food because it is National Fast Food Day! First up, does fast food get a bad rap? Both Blaine and Melanie like fast food for the unhealthy guilty pleasure that it is. Are there too many fast food options? Now many chains are offer meat substitutes so vegetarians and vegans can enjoy some fast food as well.
10 Michigan businesses fined for serious violations of coronavirus protocols
Read full article: 10 Michigan businesses fined for serious violations of coronavirus protocolsMichigan officials have fined 10 businesses between $400 and $6,300 for serious violations of coronavirus (COVID-19) safety protocols. Failed to conduct daily self-screening protocols for COVID-19. Failed to conduct daily self-screening protocols for COVID-19. Failed to conduct daily self-screening protocols for COVID-19. Failed to maintain records of the daily self-screening protocols.
Workers fired from Michigan Wendy’s after video shows employee bathing in kitchen sink
Read full article: Workers fired from Michigan Wendy’s after video shows employee bathing in kitchen sinkGREENVILLE, Mich. – Several workers were fired from a Michigan Wendy’s after a video posted online showed an employee bathing in a kitchen sink. The video shows a worker in a sink full of water and soap at the Wendy’s on N. Lafayette Street in Greenville. Another person walks by and talks to the employee who is in the sink as someone else records the incident for the social media video app Tik Tok. Below is the statement:“This egregious behavior is completely unacceptable and counter to our safety, training and operational standards. Upon learning of this situation, all employees in the video were terminated immediately and the restaurant has been completely sanitized.
Wendy's unveils its full breakfast menu
Read full article: Wendy's unveils its full breakfast menu(CNN) - Wendy's has unveiled its full breakfast menu ahead of its launch early next year. Three are on croissants, including two options with eggs (sausage, egg and Swiss cheese or a bacon, egg and Swiss cheese) and and a maple bacon chicken croissant. For starters, Wendy's worked closely with franchises this time around and created a menu that doesn't require new equipment. If all goes well, Wendy's forecast breakfast sales to encompass 10% of its daily sales. Analysts have been skeptical of Wendy's breakfast ambitions because of the costs.
Here's what Wendy's is offering for breakfast
Read full article: Here's what Wendy's is offering for breakfastThe company said Monday that its taking breakfast nationwide next year with a new menu inspired by its afternoon menu and, obviously, includes a Frosty made for breakfast. Wendy's released a portion of its new breakfast menu. The new offerings announced this week include some of the same items Wendy's currently offers in the 300 stores that sell breakfast. Expanding breakfast to nearly 6,000 stores nationwide will initially cost Wendy's about $20 million. Several of Wendy's competitors have revamped their breakfast menus within the past year to some success.
Wendy's to introduce breakfast across US next year
Read full article: Wendy's to introduce breakfast across US next yearBreakfast is an important meal for fast food chains. Currently, Wendy's offers breakfast, including a bacon sandwich and a honey butter chicken biscuit, at about 300 locations. Menu innovations have helped boost Wendy's sales. Wendy's is not the only fast food chain focusing on breakfast. Dunkin' has tried out breakfast bowls and sandwiches, and is testing a breakfast sandwich featuring a plant-based sausage in its New York City stores.
Brands beef about who has best chicken sandwich
Read full article: Brands beef about who has best chicken sandwichMIAMI, Fla. - Welcome to 2019, when everything is made up and brands fight on Twitter about which has the best chicken sandwich. Over the past 36 hours, a feedback loop of sassy brand tweets from fast food chains has caused major upheaval among the chicken sandwich factions. When recounting the Great Chicken Sandwich War to our grandchildren, our Boston Tea Party, our assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, will be Popeyes' announcement of a new chicken sandwich. The more productive theater of the Chicken Sandwich War has played out among Twitter's paladins, with random users dragging Bojangles' and invoking the unassailable opinions of the ultimate chicken sandwich deciders: their grandmothers. After all, a chicken sandwich can represent so much: regional preferences, class divisions, cultural traditions.
Man breaks in to rob a Florida Wendy's, makes himself dinner first
Read full article: Man breaks in to rob a Florida Wendy's, makes himself dinner firstCNN image(CNN) - He's the "modern day Hamburglar," police say, and he was caught on camera making himself a burger before robbing a Florida Wendy's. Patrick Benson, 34, was arrested Saturday and charged with burglary, grand theft and attempted burglary, according to a news release from the Martin County Sheriff's Office. Security footage at the Jensen Beach restaurant appears to catch Benson in the act and also reveals a strange part of his process. "The suspect has been successful at forcing his way into two restaurants cooking himself some dinner -- then stealing what he can't consume," the sheriff's office said Friday. Images from security footage brought in many tips on the identity of the man dubbed the Hamburglar, the office said.
Wendy's has finally announced when spicy chicken nuggets are coming back
Read full article: Wendy's has finally announced when spicy chicken nuggets are coming backIt's been a long time coming, but Wendy's has officially announced when the beloved spicy chicken nuggets will return to our hearts and stomachs. Sure, the normal chicken nuggets at Wendy's are delicious, but nothing can compare to the spicy nuggets, especially if you're a fan of spicy food. The people in charge say if you guys can get our tweet (this one right here) to 2 Million likes, they will bring SPICY CHICKEN NUGGETS BACK. https://t.co/qrtvWXjj9V Wendy's (@Wendys) May 4, 2019Well, my fellow spicy chicken nugget aficionados, you won't have to wait much longer because Wendy's announced that we can expect the nuggets to return Aug. 19. From changing laws in our country to advocating for spicy chicken nuggets, anything is possible.