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Thursday, May 30

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Apprentices for home building ‘dropping out to work in fast-food sector’ due to low pay

www.irishtimes.com

Pay rates starting at €7.17 per hour are hindering expansion of key skills apprenticeship programmes, says union

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Nearly 80% of Americans say fast food is now a luxury because it’s become so expensive

www.independent.co.uk

More than half — 65 percent — of Americans said they’d expreienced stick shock when buying fast food

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I tried the biggest burgers at 5 fast-food chains and my favorite tasted fresh off the grill

The biggest burgers from McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, In-N-Out, and Shake Shack were all different in flavor profiles and price points.

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Jack In The Box launches value menu ‘Jack’s Munchies Under $4’ amid rising fast food prices

www.dexerto.com

Jack In The Box joins the race to get fast food fans back amid rising inflation rates with the all-new ‘Jack’s Munchies Under $4’ Menu.

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Shake Shack---the Anti-Fast Food Chain---Turns to Drive-Thru as It Expands

www.wsj.com

Shake Shack built a $4 billion business as an alternative to fast food, with gourmet cachet and lofty prices. But as it expands, it’s embracing a proven fast-food strategy—drive thru—while trying to preserve its premium branding.

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‘Gateway to culture’: How Rasa owners are using their experiences to make Indian food more accessible

wtop.com

Growing up in the D.C. area, Sahil Rahman and Rahul Vinod had the idea to open an Indian fast-casual restaurant. They cofounded a fast-casual concept, Rasa, that now has five locations.

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Fast food is now ‘a luxury’ say 78% of Americans as McDonald’s and Burger King launch deals for cash-strapped customers

www.the-sun.com

AMERICAN consumers have faced inflated food costs for some time – pushing many to now consider grabbing a burger and fries to now be “a luxury”.

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Nearly 80% of Americans now see fast food as a 'luxury,' survey says

abc7.com

A new study shows nearly 80% of Americans see fast food as a "luxury" due to the rising cost of meals and are eating it less often.

Pita Pit fast-food chain plans big Utah expansion as part of its 'brand refresh'

www.ksl.com

A Mediterranean fast-food restaurant chain is planning a big Utah expansion as it goes through a "brand refresh."

Wednesday, May 29

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Even a top McDonald’s exec is moaning about fast food chain’s price rises

nypost.com

"I can tell you that it frustrates and worries me, and many of our franchisees, when I hear about an $18 Big Mac meal being sold," McDonald's USA President Joe Erlinger wrote in an open letter.

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Death knell for fast food chains? Ex Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr CEO predicts more restaurants will close over high prices

www.independent.co.uk

Popular fast food chains are racing against each other to unveil new promotions and win back customers

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Cava Group In The Sweet Spot? CEO Sees Consumers Trading Down From Casual Dining, Trading Up From Fast Food: 'We Don't Think It's An Either Or'

www.benzinga.com

CAVA Group Inc (NYSE:CAVA) turned in better-than-expected earnings results for the first quarter late Tuesday. Following the print, co-founder and CEO Brett Schulman attributed much of the success to Cava having found a sweet spot.

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Nolte: Bidenflation Turned Fast Food into 'Luxury' for 78% of Americans

www.breitbart.com

Lending Tree surveyed 2,000 American adults and found 78 percent now consider fast food a luxury.

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Ex-fast food CEO predicts more restaurants will close nationwide over higher prices

www.foxbusiness.com

The ex-parent CEO of Hardee's and Carl's Jr. wouldn't go back and run a fast food chain today, as he claims more restaurants "are going to go away" amid inflationary pressures.

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Michigan trooper charged with murdering man he struck with SUV in fast food parking lot

www.clickondetroit.com

A Michigan State Police trooper is charged with murdering a man he struck with an unmarked SUV in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant.

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Fast food inflation: Which chains are hiking their prices the most?

kvia.com

FinanceBuzz compared current prices of popular fast-food menu items to what they cost a decade ago to find the chains where inflation has had the biggest and smallest impact.

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