restaurants

Jason Helfstein of Oppenheimer upgraded GrubHub Inc (NYSE: GRUB) from Perform to Outperform with a newly established $42 price target. According to a survey conducted by Helfstein, consumers have made it clear they prefer to order food directly from a restaurant so they can pose questions on the...

Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) is holding its first ever appreciation event for loyalty members. Domino's loyalty program offers members 10 points for every online order of $10 or more. After 60 points, members are entitled to a free medium two-topping pizza. The program was launched in 2015, and...

After much speculation on Monday, JAB Holdings and Panera Bread Co (NASDAQ: PNRA) agreed to merge in a $7.5 billion deal in which Panera's shareholders will receive $315 per share in cash. Here is how the deal stacks up against other notable restaurant M&As.  Panera-JAB: The Second...

Shares of Panera Bread Co (NASDAQ: PNRA) soared to new all-time highs of $292.42 last Friday following a Bloomberg report that suggested the sandwich and bakery chain may be exploring strategic alternatives, including a potential sale of itself. Here is a summary of what some of Wall Street's most...

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) continues to trade near all-time highs because the company is a standout in the restaurant sector. Darden, the parent company of several full-service restaurant chain perhaps the most notable of which is Olive Garden, reported its fiscal third quarter results...

For the first time ever, McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) customers can place an order and pay for a Big Mac or any other meal through their mobile device. According to a CNBC report, McDonald's will begin testing a mobile order and payment app in 80 stores across Northern California and...

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD)'s CEO Steve Easterbrook isn't into playing word games to describe the fast food chain's business. For instance, McDonald's traffic hasn't been "soft" over the past few quarters — it is simply "down." Speaking as a guest on CNBC Thursday, the CEO acknowledged...

It shouldn't come as a surprise to many that the amount of chicken in many fast food menu items isn't anywhere close to 100 percent. Canada's CBC Marketplace oversaw a DNA analysis of various chicken items sold at different fast food restaurants. The analysis was conducted at Trent University's...

It shouldn't be a surprise global fast food chains offer different menu items in different countries to cater to local preferences. Here's a list of some of the menu items found in other countries that American fast food lovers might love to eat at home. Singapore: KFC's Fried Chicken...

It may seem hard to believe at first, but fast-food workers with years of experience are in high demand. According to a Bloomberg report, the restaurant sector is engaged in a "full-on food fight" over workers. In fact, the scarcity of qualified workers is resulting in candidates being paid above...

Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM)'s Taco Bell unit has never shied from creating new and innovative food items. After launching a Waffle Taco in 2014, the restaurant chain continued to introduce new and exciting breakfast items to give consumers a break from eating "the same breakfast" every day. Taco...

Denny Marie Post, CEO of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ: RRGB); Stephen "Steve" Sater, the CEO of El Pollo LoCo Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LOCO); and Habit Restaurants Inc (NASDAQ: HABT)'s CEO Russell "Russ" Bendel sat down with CNBC's Sara Eisen to talk about the health of the consumer, a...

Restaurant stocks closed 2016 higher by 13 percent, which is 3 percentage points better than the S&P 500 index. Brian Bittner of Oppenheimer cited the group's gain to the "post-election multiple expansion." Now that valuations of restaurant stocks are trading at "familiar top-heavy levels" at a...

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the world's most valuable restaurant company with a valuation just shy of $100 billion. However, according to Mark Kalinowski of Nomura, McDonald's will eventually be dropped to second place. The victor? Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX). In...