Diners are ditching pricey fast food for casual-dining chains, CEO of Olive Garden's parent company says

Tech Insider
Florida, Orlando, Chili's Grill & Bar, restaurant entrance.
Rick Cardenas, the CEO of Darden Restaurants, said Chili's and Applebee's seem to be having some success competing with fast-food chains.

Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The 91-year-old owner of the iconic Hollywood Arby's has closed the restaurant after 55 years due to the pandemic and California's $20 minimum wage

Tech Insider
A signage promotes Arby's new $1 menu in Hollywood, California May 14, 2010.
The Hollywood Arby's location in 2010.

Fred Prouser/Reuters

This 27-year-old says she makes 6 figures running a California fast-food joint: 'It's been life-changing for my family'

Tech Insider
Raising Cane's was founded in Louisiana in 1996. The popular fast-food chain specializes in chicken fingers.
Raising Cane's was founded in Louisiana in 1996. The popular fast-food chain specializes in chicken fingers.

Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Soaring fast food prices encourage Big Mac junkies to cook at home

Tech Insider
Two men cook at home using a pan
Some Americans say they're cooking more at home as fast-food prices soar.

Hinterhaus Productions/Getty Images

I ordered the same meal at In-N-Out and McDonald's, and I preferred the juicier, cheese-coated burger

Tech Insider
in n out burger and mcdonalds burger side by side
In-N-Out had a thicker, better double cheeseburger, but McDonald's crispy fries beat the West Coast chain by a long shot.

Drew Angerer/Getty Images; Erin McDowell/Business Insider

There's a silver lining to California's $20 fast-food wage, restaurant bosses say: it's attracting better workers

Tech Insider : Economy
French fries being prepared by a cook at a fast food restaurant

Juanmonino/Getty Images

We finally have some evidence that California's new $20 fast food wage is hurting business

Tech Insider
A worker helps a customer at a Burger King restaurant on May 08, 2024 in San Rafael, California.

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

I went to the only US McDonald's that sells items from its international menus. The super speedy table service was even more impressive than my spicy Thai sandwich.

Tech Insider
The Samarai McSpicy from the McDonald's global kitchen in Chicago
I ordered the Samurai McSpicy from McDonald's Thailand.

Grace Dean/Business Insider

Burger King turns 70 this year. Photos show how the chain has evolved.

Tech Insider
burger king
A Burger King restaurant in 1982.

Bernard CHARLON/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images

Here are the restaurants that raised menu prices in California, from Chick-fil-A to McDonald's

Tech Insider
Lexington, Minnesota, Now hiring sign at McDonalds, July 2021
California franchisees who run restaurants from McDonald's to Vitality Bowls have passed higher wage costs to consumers.

Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Subscribe to fast-food