• KFC’s larger, jazzed-up chicken sandwich may reignite poultry frenzy

    KFC’s larger, jazzed-up chicken sandwich may reignite poultry frenzy

    Kentucky Fried Chicken on Tuesday will begin testing an overhauled sandwich featuring a bigger chicken filet and other modifications that could reignite last year’s Great Chicken Sandwich Wars with rivals Popeyes and Chick-fil-A. KFC, a unit of Yum! Brands Inc, will sell the new version of its chicken sandwich for 26 days — or until …
  • Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Hortons turn off self-serve soda fountains

    Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Hortons turn off self-serve soda fountains

    Helping yourself to free refills at your local fast-food joint could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to the coronavirus. As it begins to reopen some 15,000 Burger King, Popeye’s and Tim Hortons locations across North America, fast-food giant Restaurant Brands International said Tuesday it’s zeroing in on areas vulnerable to infection — …
  • Popeyes to open first China store as coronavirus hammers food industry

    Popeyes to open first China store as coronavirus hammers food industry

    Popeyes plans to open its first restaurant in China this week despite the coronavirus pandemic hammering the industry. The Cajun-inspired chain’s Shanghai chicken joint will open Friday as parent company Restaurant Brands International embarks on an expansion strategy that will see 1,500 Popeyes stores open in China over 10 years. The effort is in partnership …
  • No one is buying breakfast while in lockdown and it’s bad for fast food: report

    No one is buying breakfast while in lockdown and it’s bad for fast food: report

    Breakfast is the most important meal of the day… but no one is buying it. The restaurant and fast-food industries have faced many struggles during the coronavirus pandemic and breakfast may be the toughest, according to new reports. Those reports say people aren’t buying breakfast during lockdown or periods of social distancing as much as …