Former McDonald's chef says the chain created its chicken sandwich to imitate Chick-fil-A's despite his protests

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Former McDonald's chef Mike Haracz said while he came up with an alternative chicken sandwich recipe, McDonald's went with the sandwich recipe that rivaled Chick-fil-A's.

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Tipping 'nudges' are now popping up on DoorDash. If you don't leave a gratuity, you'll hear about it.

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DoorDash drivers hope to earn more tips with the app's new post-checkout tipping feature
DoorDash is the latest delivery service to nudge customers who don't tip the worker who delivers their food.

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A Burger King worker who says he's never missed a day of work in 27 years has been given $400,000 in crowdfunding donations after going viral on TikTok

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In a recession, consumers typically choose McDonald's over Burger King.

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Luminary, an AI-generated pop-up restaurant, just opened in Australia. Here's whats on the menu, from bioluminescent calamari to chocolate mousse.

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Stefanie Woo, a hospitality professional, used OpenAI's ChatGPT and Canva's AI image generator to create the concept behind a new pop-up restaurant. This image is an AI-generated rendering of the restaurant.

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KFC Canada admitted that its soggy fries 'suck,' and held a mock funeral for them

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The lawsuit casting doubt on whether Subway's tuna is actually completely made of tuna has been dismissed

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Subway tuna sandwich.

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A manager at a Pennsylvania Wendy's invented a fake employee and pocketed wages of $20,000, police say

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The woman worked at a Wendy's in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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The 'South Park' creators face another spat with Casa Bonita staff just weeks after they abolished tipping at their restaurant

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"South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone own Casa Bonita in Lakewood, Colorado.

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A Chick-fil-A restaurant failed to build an extra lane to handle traffic, leaving city officials and the owner of a nearby funeral home fuming

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A Chick-fil-A store in Bradenton, Florida is opening without an extra traffic lane that the Southern restaurant chain promised to construct.

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Buffalo Starbucks workers helped spark the chain's labor union movement. Now, one of the stores has filed to decertify its union.

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In Buffalo, New York, one of the first Starbucks stores to vote to unionize filed a petition to decertify its union.

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