We just got a first look at McDonald's secretive new spinoff restaurant CosMc's

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A construction site in Bolingbrook, Illinois, presumed to be the first location of CosMc's.

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A Chinese waitress who pretends to be a humanoid robot is dividing the internet

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Your dinner could soon be served by a robot.

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Chick-fil-A sells wings through a spinoff restaurant called Little Blue Menu. I tried them and liked them a lot better than CFA's signature chicken sandwich.

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Little Blue Menu is Chick-fil-A's attempt to break into two new menu items: chicken wings and burgers.

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The McRib is coming back to select McDonald's despite its 2022 farewell tour. Here's a look at the iconic sandwich's history.

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McRibGate is another McRib superfan website.

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Waffle House workers are demanding a $25 hourly wage and 24/7 security to protect them from the 'constant threat' of violence

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Customers exit a Waffle House restaurant as the moon sets on March 29, 2021 in Bessemer, Alabama.

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An East Coast restaurant chain has been ordered to pay $11.4 million back to more than 1,300 employees over claims it paid staff below minimum wage

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A virtual restaurant brand run by robots is operating inside Travis Kalanick's CloudKitchens. Here's how it works.

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Better Days by Remy Robotics wants to scale its wellness brand to 500 locations in five years.
Better Days by Remy Robotics wants to scale its wellness brand to 500 locations in five years.

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There's going to be a lot more touchscreen kiosks at Burger King – and you'll probably end up ordering more, too

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A digital kiosk at a Burger King restaurant in Newcastle, England.

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The best and worst restaurant chain apps, from Starbucks to McDonald's

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Nancy Luna, Insider's restaurants correspondent, reviews the apps of the nation's top 10 chains.

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It looks like Chipotle's Boorito Halloween promotion was a disaster again this year

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Many Chipotle rewards members ran into technical issues that kept them from getting the company's Halloween "Boorito" deal for a $6 entree.

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