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March 31, 2021

Burger King Chile's Instagram post, showing a burger blocking the Suez canal, gets mixed reception

One of Burger King’s social media accounts has sparked controversy again, this time for referencing the recent Suez canal crisis to promote burgers. The controversy comes only a few weeks after another one of the brand’s social media accounts was criticized for a tweet concerning an International Women’s Day promotion.

March 31, 2021

Whataburger thanks employees with $90 million in bonuses for 'incredibly hard' year

You can buy a lot of burgers with $90 million.

March 30, 2021

Pizza Hut to add 'Hut Lane' at redesigned restaurants for pickup of digital orders

Pizza Hut is redesigning more than 1,500 locations across the country with a contactless window for mobile order pick-ups.

March 30, 2021

Chipotle to give away burritos and Bitcoin on National Burrito Day

Chipotle announced in a press release that it will be giving away $100,000 in free burritos and $1000,000 in Bitcoin on April 1st, which is National Burrito Day. According to the company, the give-away involves a game based around a true story about a very expensive hard drive.

March 30, 2021

KFC is 'borrowing' other brands' slogans as replacements for 'Finger Lickin' Good'

KFC, which temporarily retired its “finger lickin’ good” catchphrase in the U.K and South Africa after the coronavirus pandemic made “finger lickin’” a taboo act, is now borrowing the iconic catchphrases from other popular brands — like Nike, L’Oreal and Red Bull — to market its chicken.

March 29, 2021

Krispy Kreme defends its free doughnuts to vaccinated people offer

Krispy Kreme’s coronavirus vaccination promo has sparked criticism from health professionals and people who are concerned about obesity rates in the U.S.

March 26, 2021

Dunkin' customer in Ohio buys $4G in gift cards, uses them to buy food, coffee for every subsequent patron

Samantha Owens, the manager of the Dunkin’ location, tells Fox News that the generous customer — a regular — pulled up to the drive-thru on March 12, asking if he could purchase $1,000 in gift cards. Owens asked the driver to come inside the shop, where the do-gooder upped his order to $4,000.

March 26, 2021

Burger King's chicken sandwich debut in Michigan delayed by pickle shortage, operator says

Burger King is the latest chain to enter the chicken sandwich fray, but the item’s dramatic debut in Michigan is being delayed by a pickle shortage.

March 25, 2021

Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC to take orders via text, social media

The fast food corporation, which runs Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC, announced the purchase of Tictuk Technologies.

March 25, 2021

Originator of Detroit-style pizza blasts Pizza Hut for attempt at regional dish: 'Isn't even a good knock-off'

Buddy’s, the Detroit restaurant chain that claims to have invested Detroit-style pizza bac in 1946, has issued its tongue-in-cheek gratitude to Pizza Hut for attempting to introduce the world to “Detroit-style” pies, even if it’s a “knockoff” that can’t hold a candle to the original.