A McDonald's franchisee is paying $4.35 million to settle a lawsuit from a worker who said she was raped by her manager when she was just 14

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McDonald's franchisees are upset by new royalty hike
A McDonald's franchise group criticizes McDonald's for royalty fee hike.

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A man left a $10,000 tip on a $32 bill at a Michigan restaurant. The manager says it was a tribute to a friend who recently died.

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A man left a $10,000 tip on a $32 bill at a restaurant in Michigan (not pictured).

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Taco Bell says that low-income customers are still flocking to its restaurants even as other fast-food chains say they're struggling to hold on to them

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Taco Bell restaurant sign and logo in Bloomsburg, Philadelphia, US in February 2022

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McDonald's says its price hikes are putting off some customers

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A McDonald's meal.

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McDonald's says its chicken options are now just as popular as beef

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A chicken sandwich from McDonald's.

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The world is turning on American fast food, from McDonald's to Starbucks, amid Middle East unrest

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People in Eindhoven, the Netherlands protest outside of a McDonald's restaurant by waving Palestinian flags and carrying signs, including one that reads, in English,
McDonald's is the latest US brand to report a hit to sales related to unrest in the Middle East.

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A man who's been having breakfast at McDonald's almost every day for 36 years went to the chain for his 100th birthday

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A chicken sandwich, french fries, a Big Mac box, and a soda on a tray.
McDonald's meal.

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Starbucks is even taking a hit in the US from Israel's war in Gaza, its CEO says

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Starbucks' sales in the Middle East were hit after Israel's invasion of Gaza.

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Starbucks customers are placing bigger orders than they ever have before

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A Starbucks barista.

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Splitting the check is no longer restaurant etiquette — in 2024 it's every diner for themself

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Group of friends paying check at a restaurant.
Discussions around how to split a restaurant check are blowing up.

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