I visited Mr.Charlie's, billed as the 'Vegan McDonald's.' The Golden Arches spoof was cute, but its plant-based meals missed the mark.

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Business Insider food reporter Nancy Luna visits the Vegan McDonald's restaurant in Los Angeles dubbed Mr.Charlie's.
Business Insider food correspondent Nancy Luna visits Mr.Charlie's, a plant-based fast-food chain in California whose sandwiches look like they could be found on the menu at McDonald's.

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A Palestinian restaurant in Canada says that Uber Eats suddenly started labeling it as Israeli instead

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Silvan, a driver for food delivery service Uber Eats, rides a bicycle with a transport box on his back on a street in the Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin

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A New York politician wants Chick-fi-A open seven days week

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A Chick-fil-A restaurant
Chick-fil-A operates nine restaurants in travel plazas in New York. A proposed bill requires all rest stop restaurants to be open on Sundays.

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We compared the new and improved Big Mac against McDonald's promises. It was a big letdown.

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A better Big Mac?

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Diners were warned they may have to wait 8 hours to get drive-thru from In-N-Out's first Idaho branch — with some fans arriving over a day before it opened

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In-N-Out Burger opened a new store on Del Obispo St. in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Thursday, December 7, 2023.

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In-N-Out just opened its first restaurant in Idaho. And it's paying workers 141% above the state's minimum wage.

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In-N-Out just opened its first restaurant in Idaho.

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Pollo Campero wants to be the next chicken sensation in the US. The chain's vast menu is a mashup of the best at Chick-fil-A, Popeyes, and El Pollo Loco.

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Pollo Campero was founded in Guatemala in 1971.
Pollo Campero was founded in Guatemala in 1971. It is known for its fried chicken.

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McDonald's plans to start selling bigger burgers

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Big Mac and fries on a table in Krakow, Poland

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  • McDonald's customers should expect to see bigger burgers.
  • CEO Chris Kempczinski told CNN the chain is working on rolling out larger burgers.

McDonald's is eyeing even bigger burgers, the fast-food giant's CEO told CNN.

McDonald's unveiled the menu for CosMc's, a beverage-focused concept that could compete with Starbucks

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McDonalds to Compete with Starbucks with CosMcs Launch
McDonalds to compete with Starbucks with CosMc's launch near Chicago.

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McDonald's signals the return of its chicken wraps

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Heidi Klum promotes snack wraps.
Heidi Klum helped promote the Snack Wrap in its heyday.

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