TheDailyMeal.com By Kelly Alexander, The Daily Meal Posted July 4th 2011 The world has changed in some fairly huge and achingly obvious ways since milkshake-machine salesman Ray Kroc bought a small-scale restaurant franchise called McDonald’s in 1954. One way is that, as the “food revolution” meets an increasingly impecunious American public, chain restaurants are thriving. [...]

MSN.com Posted May 14th 2011 These tactics can bust your dining-out budget while lining the pockets of food! service companies. Dining in America used to be simple. Before the 1960s, competition among food service chains was timid, with only a few established restaurants operating in a handful of formats. Over the years, factors such as [...]

USAToday.com By Barbara De Lollis Posted March 26th 2011 Can iPads replace waiters and waitresses? We’ll soon find out. A hotel restaurant in Australia:  ditched its printed menus and replaced them with iPads, giving us yet another peak at what the hotel of the future might look like. According to the Daily Telegraph reports, the [...]

Downtown Cleveland Alliance By Josh Taylor Posted February 23rd 2011 DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND- The food scene in Downtown Cleveland doesn’t just come alive after 5 p.m. Restaurants are also serving up delectable food and treats throughout the lunch hour. With that in mind, Downtown Cleveland Alliance  has expanded its 4th Annual Downtown Cleveland Restaurant Week with [...]

Downtown Cleveland Alliance By Josh Taylor Posted February 16th 2011 DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND- Food lovers and bargain hunters unite – it’s time for the 4th Annual Downtown Cleveland Restaurant Week. Experience Cleveland’s burgeoning food scene first-hand and for a great price at Downtown Cleveland Alliance’s annual weeklong food celebration. From Monday, Feb. 21 through Sunday, Feb. [...]

FoxNews.com By Carolyn Salazar Posted January 26th 2011 Where’s the beef? Apparently not in Taco Bell beef chimichangas, according to a recent lawsuit. A group of attorneys in California claim the “¡Yo Quiero Taco Bell!” chain is using false advertising when it says it uses “seasoned beef” in its food. The lawsuit says they had [...]

Yahoo.com Posted November 5th 2010 Here’s some news that should give you a jolt: Burger King is handing out free cups of coffee every Friday in November. Word of the good news sent searches for “burger king free coffee” buzzing up Yahoo! Customers who stop by the fast-food chain during breakfast hours will get a [...]

24/7WallSt.com By Doug McIntyre Posted September26th 2010 Anheuser-Busch InBev plans to give out 500,000 free samples of Budweiser beer over the next few weeks.  The offer will target upscale bars and restaurants. According to Reuters, “In addition to the free samples, which Anheuser hopes will attract new drinkers, the company plans to reallocate most of [...]

WalletPop.com By Bonnie McCarthy Posted July 18th 2010 According to the documentary Super Size Me, Americans spend more than $110 billion on fast food annually. This year, KFC’s greatly heralded, “bunless” Double Down chicken sandwich featuring bacon and cheese layered between two fried chicken filets, took a smaller-than-expected bite out of that pie, selling only [...]

Walletpop.com By Ira Teinowitz Posted June 23rd 2010 There is no revolving mirrored ball or dancing in Donna Summer’s battle with Wendy’s over whether a promotional disco music karaoke CD that Wendy’s distributed in children’s meals contained a song with language inappropriate for kids. Summer is upset that Wendy’s pulled the CD containing her 1978 [...]