'Why would you eat a $10 burger out of a paper bag in your car?' Applebee's throws shade at fast food chains as it touts deals

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Applebee's.

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6 luxury brands, from Coach to Gucci, that have gotten into the restaurant game

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Dior's Cafe des Lices in Saint Tropez.

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US brands like McDonald's and Starbucks are facing mounting backlash in the Middle East as tensions rise

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Big brands from McDonald's to Starbucks saw their international sales hit again by Middle East boycotts last quarter.

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Howard Schultz tells Starbucks to fix its stores and mobile app to reverse 'fall from grace'

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Howard Schultz spent more than two decades leading Starbucks.

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Fast food feels more expensive than ever before, and people are sick of it. Here's why.

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Don't worry, your Shake Shack burger shouldn't get any more expensive this year

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Overall, Shake Shack's menu prices went up in the mid-single digits in the quarter, its CFO said.

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McDonald's says it's listening to penny-pinching customers and focusing on value

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The demise of Red Lobster is a perfect case study in how to kill a business

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Sure, Endless Shrimp turned out to be a horrible idea, but the problems at Red Lobster are much deeper than one bad promotion.

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An Ivy League sophomore says he found a $105,000 side hustle: selling coveted restaurant reservations

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Chipotle had to rename its barbacoa burrito filling because its customers didn't know what it was

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"Many of our guests did not know that barbacoa was braised beef," CEO Brian Niccol told analysts.

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