Fast Food
McDonald's, KFC, and the food we can't seem to live without. (169 posts)
Domino's Pizza Scores Big Profits With Recipe Change
Fat Wallet
Looks like Domino's new advertising strategy paid off - no pun intended - the maker of non-pizza more than doubled its fourth quarter profits.
Sorry, unless it's made in New York by a big Italian guy named Gino, it's not really pizza!
But Michigan-based Domino's Pizza is now raking in the cash since addressing customer complaints and changing their recipe.
» moreMcDonald's Joins Forces With Weight Watchers
It's a scandal.
McDonald's New Zealand are about to use the Weight Watchers logo on their menu boards and tray mats. According to the chief executive of McDonald's NZ it's a "noble cause".
Three meals: Chicken McNuggets, Filet-O-Fish and a chicken wrap will be labeled with the Weight Watchers logo.
» moreMcItaly Burger Stirs Up Controversy
McDonald's have unveiled their new "McItaly" burger, emphasizing it will "promote the taste of Italy".
The burger is made from ingredients produced in Italy, and has been launched under the slogan, "McDonald's speaks Italian."
» morePoll: Taco Bell Drive-thru Diet
Fast Food chains have been trying to lure in dieters with their healthy, low Calorie menu options and it seems to be working.
Taco Bell is one of the latest chains to offer visitor's its Fresco menu consisting of 7 items , each with 9 grams of fat or less, but is this a good choice for consumers?
» moreCalories on Menus Really Do Help People Eat Less
Fur Face Boy
New York City made it a law in 2008; all chain restaurants are required to display calorie content on their menus, period.
But, will showing people that a Big Mac has a billion calories really make a difference? They already know it's garbage! And they still eat it.
Turns out, it does! A new study found menus that include calorie information actually do inspire people to make better food choices. Go figure.
» moreBurger King's 7 Patty Windows 7 Whopper
Electronista
And they call us fat in America. Well, we are, but that's beside the point!
No, your eyes don't deceive you--that's a 7 meat patty Burger King Whopper.
So, why does it exist? To help promote a new computer operating system, duh!
In October, Microsoft launched Windows 7, and to promote its release in Japan, they came up with that 7 meat patty, a 2,120 calorie artery bomb.
McDonald's Robber Caught With a Paper Cup
Rotten Tomatoes
Between CSI, Law & Order, and The Wire, you'd think people would know better. If you have to commit a crime be, uh, smart about it.
In Carey, North Carolina, some dumb-dumb wanted a job--err, wanted to rob--the local McDonald's, at least the gun in his pants said so.
And he would have gotten away with it too, if it hadn't been for that meddling complimentary cup of water, he ordered.
» moreHow Many Would Be Saved By Eating Less Salt?
U.K. Telegraph
Salt, a pinch here, a "bam" there, and food tastes better. It brings out the flavor, or so says my muumuu wearing grandmother.
But it also raises blood pressure, which explains why she would go into a blind rage, and throw rocks at crows for eating her figs.
And now, a new study confirms the heart risks of salt, and claims a reduction of just 5 grams of salt a day could save 3 million lives.
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