Restaurants

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The tariff rollback is a relief for many restaurant chains and packaged-food makers, that have seen substantially more expensive input costs.

The chain posted its biggest sales day ever in North America on Nov. 6, when it launched the 2025 holiday season with a special menu. Reusable Red Cup Day was a second win.

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The coffee chain says union members make up only 4% of its workers.

The government shutdown has sharply reduced lunchtime traffic from federal employees.

The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF seems to have risen so high that it could easily fall if consumer spending shows signs of weakening.

Burger King’s parent company is doing a joint venture with a Chinese investment firm to inject new capital to expand the burger chain’s business in China.

The company plans to shut down hundreds of consistently underperforming restaurants across the country.

The coffee maker is selling a 60% stake in the business to Boyu Capital.

Restaurants that cater to lower-income consumers are underperforming higher-priced eateries. It’s another sign of the economy’s bifurcation.

The main concern for these fast-casual restaurants is the sales slowdown yet both have lofty valuations.

The beverage chain brewed up another strong quarter, issuing results showing both rapid expansion and steady sales momentum at its coffee stands.

Investors were looking to see if McDonald’s could defy a

Private-equity firm Apollo reportedly has backtracked on its bid because of concerns of weaker consumer spending on fast food, Reuters reported.

Pizza Hut sales are down in the U.S., where it faces rising costs and competition among fast-food pizza businesses.

The market shrugged off the news as it has long been expected Starbucks would sell some of its stake in China to a local partner.

Casual dining restaurant owner BJ’s is surging thanks to the success of its meal and cookie value combo.

The company lowered guidance, suggesting it sees a pullback in demand ahead.

Same-store sales rose 1% from a year ago, breaking a six-quarter streak of declines.

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2025 has been a rough year for the stock.

Shares of Darden Restaurants tumbled after the company cited rising food and labor costs.

Del Taco has logged six consecutive quarters of same-store sales declines.

The stock of Chili’s parent more than tripled in 2024. Tough comparisons have kept the shares undervalued.