The GOP's got a growing beef with lab-made meat

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Nuggets made from lab-grown chicken meat are displayed on plates and in a steamer basket.
Nuggets made from lab-grown chicken meat are displayed during a media presentation in Singapore, the first country to allow the sale of meat created without slaughtering any animals.

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A restaurateur learned the hard way not to mess with Lauren Sánchez

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Lauren Sanchez wears a cowboy hat
Celebs rushed to the defense of Lauren Sanchez this week after NYC restaurateur Keith McNally insulted her appearance in an Instagram post.

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People are really annoyed about the price of fast food

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McDonald's happy meal frowning
Fast food is pricey now.

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A woman called Swastika got an apology from Uber after it banned her because of her name

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Uber eventually apologized to Swastika Chandra.

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Fast food has become a luxury in California, a franchisee says

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Photo of hands holding a hot dog and fries covered in ketchup. Some ketchup is on the table
A combination of wage and labor inflation pushed fast-food prices up during the pandemic.

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Fast-food franchisees in California fear they'll lose customers to Chili's and Applebee's as prices soar over $20 wage

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Signs for casual dining and fast food restaurants are seen along U.S Route 11 in Bloomsburg PA
Fast-food franchisees in California are raising prices to offset the state's new $20 wage.

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Squatters have taken over Gordon Ramsay's restaurant in London and are threatening legal action

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Gordon Ramsay at the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix on November 18.
Gordon Ramsay.

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The rapid rise and fall of ghost kitchens

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Restaurants are ditching 'ghost kitchens' as dinner rush demands cause quality to suffer.
Many virtual food brands relied on ghost kitchens to produce their delivery-only products. But it hasn't taken off like some expected.

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A major Burger King franchisee in California says he can't roll out order kiosks fast enough due to the state's new $20 fast-food minimum wage

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The Burger King logo is seen at its fast food restaurant branch in Danville, Pennsylvania
Restaurants are putting up prices, cutting staff's hours, and turning to tech to offset the new minimum wage for fast-food workers.

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I was laid off from Lyft and it was a relief. Here's exactly how I used my severance to land somewhere better.

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