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Taco Bell Will Be Using Only Cage-Free Eggs by 2016
Every year, Taco Bell goes through 130 million fresh eggs to satisfy breakfast burrito cravings, making this announcement a monumental one.
Japan's Geishas Are Forced to Go Undercover to Get Their Fast Food Fix
According to Asia One, Kyoto’s geiko—the regional title for geisha—have hatched a rather Hollywood-esque ploy for acquiring the object of their desire. They have started wearing disguises so as to not be “outed” as geisha while getting their French fry...
A Former McDonald's CEO Just Joined the Board of a Vegan Startup
Don Thompson, the former CEO of McDonald’s, is looking to the future—and the future is apparently in plant-based products that are substitutes for chicken and burgers.
This Is Britain's Most Popular Restaurant for First Dates
According to a new survey, a chain restaurant specialising in chicken is the UK's most popular destination for first dates.
This "McDonald's Goddess" Is the Latest Icon of Taiwan's Sexual Fast Food Culture
In Greek mythology, goddesses were hatched out of seashells or sprung, spontaneously, from Zeus’s head. Today, at least in Taiwan, they may ascend from behind the counter at a burger-slinging fast-food emporium.
It’s Official, No One Really Likes Using iPads to Order in Restaurants
A new report has found that most of us are pretty ambivalent about technology in restaurants, with 37 percent of British adults saying they prefer to eat out in a tech-free environment.
We Asked a Renowned Chef to Make a Nightmare Burger at McDonald's
McDonald's has recently introduced customized hamburger kiosks in some of its restaurants. I asked Kris Yenbamroong, head chef and owner of Night + Market in West Hollywood, to make a monster of a burger with me.
McDonald's Targets Teachers and Students to Boost Flagging Sales
Due to declining sales, the fast-food giant is making an effort to rebrand itself in the eyes of parents, in the hopes that they’ll stop avoiding the avoiding the Golden Arches and start bringing in little Happy Meal munchers once again.
Large-Scale Sustainable Beef Is Still an Empty Promise
Earlier this month, an international coalition of beef-producing megacorporations put forth a document they say will guide their industry towards raising more sustainable beef. But though the language of the document is lofty, industry experts accuse...
Fast Food Restaurants Are Targeting Black Kids with Their Advertising
Just when you thought that US fast food companies couldn’t get any more evil, it now appears that they prey on minority children, too.
The Politics of Food: Trailer
Our new series, The Politics of Food, explores culinary stories through a political lens to capture the most controversial issues that transpire during the journey from source to plate.