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Best Regional Fast Food For 2025 Revealed
Skyline Chili was selected as the best regional fast food restaurant in the United States during USA TODAY's 10Best 2025 Awards on Wednesday (July 16). The Cincinnati-based chain topped the annual regional fast food restaurants list for the second...

Anjani Food & Beverages goes live with SAP S/4HANA Cloud—implemented by SAVIC Inc.
SAVIC Inc., a global SAP Platinum Partner, proudly announces the successful go-live of SAP S/4HANA Cloud ERP for Anjani Food & Beverages Lda, one of Africa’s leading beverage companies. This marks SAVIC’s fourth and largest SAP implementation in...

Varun Beverages Q1 Results: PAT up 5% YoY despite 2% dip in revenue
PepsiCo’s bottling partner, Varun Beverages, has announced its results for the first quarter ended June 2025, reporting a 5% year-on-year (YoY) surge in profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 1,325.49 crore, up from Rs 1,261.83 crore reported a year ago....

Red Robin takes swipe at McDonald’s with new cheeseburger combo – and it’s $5 cheaper than the fast food giant
A NEW cheeseburger combo has been launched at Red Robin, taking on rival McDonald's with its Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese Meal. Red Robin is selling its new combo for just $9.99, which is up to $5 cheaper than what McDonald's has to offer. 2...

Uganda’s culinary crossroads: Balancing fast food convenience with healthy home-cooked meals
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s food landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, marked by a growing tension between the convenience of fast food and the enduring value of traditional, healthy diets. This shift has profound...

Varun Beverages Q2 earnings: Net profit rises to Rs 1,325 cr, board clears interim dividend
Varun Beverages on Tuesday reported a 5% rise in net profit for the quarter ended June 2025. Profit rose to Rs 1325.4 crore in Q2 against Rs 1261.83 crore on a YoY basis. Revenue fell 2.5% to Rs 7017.3 crore in Q2 against Rs 7196.8 crore in the...

A vegan fast-food restaurant inspired by In-N-Out just opened in North Portland
Portland is a city known for being home to many people living a vegan lifestyle. Now there’s a new restaurant to fit right in. The joint is located in a somewhat remote spot of North Portland, surrounded by industrial warehouses. But, its exterior...

Fan-Favorite Restaurant Chain Expanding To Delmar
Tipsy Moose Tap & Tavern will open a brand-new location in Delmar, marking its fourth Capital Region outpost, the restaurant announced Monday, July 21. Already a favorite in Latham, Troy, and Albany, the Tipsy Moose is known for pairing hearty,...

Varun Beverages Q2 Results: Profitability impacted by lower volumes; second interim dividend declared
Varun Beverages, one of the largest franchisees of PepsiCo globally (outside the USA), announced its June quarter results on July 29, reporting a 3% decline in consolidated sales volumes to 389.7 million cases in Q2 CY25, down from 401.6 million...

Major Fast Food Chain in ID, WA, and UT Closing 200 Locations
Over the last few years, many restaurants, fast food chains, and businesses that once dominated this country have had to close locations or go out of business. Some of the closures have been shocking, and others had the writing on the wall that...

Papa John's shuts 74 locations across the UK
By OLIVIA CHRISTIE, TRAINEE REPORTER Updated: 08:14 EDT, 4 August 2025 Advertisement Papa John's has closed 74 of its pizza takeaway outlets across the country due to severe financial difficulties. The UK arm of the American fast food chain...

Shopper Park Plus Signs Dome as Facility Management Partner
This Monday, Shopper Park Plus Plc. (SPP), which owns 14 grocery-anchored retail parks in Hungary through its subsidiary, with Tesco as the leading anchor tenant, signed a letter of intent with Dome Facility Services Group Ltd. to extend the...

Police looking for man accused of exposing himself to preteen girls
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (WILX) - The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying the man pictured below: Police looking for man accused of exposing himself to preteen girls(WILX)According to law enforcement, the...

REVEALED: Why fast-food heiress who survived two abductions sold her mansion at a loss
It was curious why the billionaire heiress to the In-N-Out fast food fortune sold her massive California estate for a loss. Lynsi Snyder, CEO and president of the burger chain, first listed the seven bedroom, 16 bathroom mansion — a gated,...

South Florida restaurant chain names new CEO, plans to add 100 locations nationwide

This fast food restaurant is on its way to opening in the old Bojangles building in downtown Dawsonville

Week Of Food, Wine And Culture This August
Griffith’s rich Italian heritage will take centre stage once again as A Taste of Italy Griffith returns from August 25 to 31 2025, offering a week-long celebration of Italian food, wine, music, and traditions. Now a staple in the Griffith’s...

ZSE, BSE rave up cross-listing plan
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange THE Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) this week accelerated a push to encourage cross listings with the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) in order to expand funding options for capital-starved domestic corporations. BSE chief...

Deputies, officers kill man who rammed patrol car at Chattanooga fast food drive-through
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — UPDATE: Hamilton County deputies and Chattanooga Police officers opened fire on a man wanted in 3 counties who they say rammed a deputy's patrol car Monday night in a McDonald's drive through. The suspect, later identified as...
7 McDonald’s toys worth way more today
shaunl / Getty ImagesMcDonald’s Happy Meals have been a beloved part of childhood for decades, offering not only a quick, affordable meal but also a fun toy. Over the years, these toys — once considered little more than inexpensive prizes — have...