McDonald’s will start selling Quarter Pounders again this week. The chain says the fresh beef patties used in the burger were not the source the E.Coli outbreak. Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control say the victim count may continue to rise for another week…Read More →
Talk about getting out the youth vote! Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently pledged online that, if elected Novermber 5, he’ll, “make McDonald’s ice cream machines work great again!” Can he – and only he – really do THAT?Read More →
E.coli UPDATE: 75 now reported sick ill across 13 states as a result of the McDonald’s food poisoning outbreak. The cause has still not been officially pinpointed. But it appears the Quarter Pounder’s fresh beef patties have been cleared…Read More →
When Starbuck’s new CEO laid everything on the table, it made stark sense. The premium coffee giant was suffering from stagnant, even sinking sales. So, the ‘Back To Starbuck’s’ act-ion plan was born. But will it be enough to turn the chain around?Read More →
No surprise – Hallowe’en is the predominant theme this week. And the emphasis is on beverages, snacks and seasonal Mains. There is, nevertheless, an undercurrent of Value Wars guerilla tactics. And an emerging US Thanksgiving theme…Read More →
Starbuck’s has announced menu changes, and taken the unusual measure of ‘suspending’ its annual fiscal forecast, for 2025, as it’s new CEO takes the reins firmly in hand and tries to get the premium coffee chain’s slumping sales back on track…Read More →
Doctors and nutrition counselors have long cautioned against expectant mothers con-suming coffee. But a new Australian study has found no links between coffee consumption during pregnancy and neuro-developmental difficulties in children…Read More →
Taco Bell has come up with a creative new angle on the ‘Value Wars’. And it doesn’t involve cutting their menu prices, profits or costs. It’s as easy as letting your customers choose what they can afford – and helping them find it…Read More →