Taco Bell

Fast food king McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) is fighting back against Taco Bell’s well-publicized launch into the $50 billion breakfast market in at least two ways. First, the company tweeted a photo of Ronald McDonald petting a Chihuahua -- the Taco Bell mascot -- with the caption,...

The restaurant business is one of the most difficult to successfully operate. Countless headaches afflict it, including location, supply chains, public attitudes and tastes, and governmental regulations. The franchise restaurant concept alleviates most of this pain, and has exploded in popularity...

While Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) has had mixed results as a stock, the fast, casual restaurant has had great success getting customers through its doors. The chain, which has grown explosively over the past few years with new locations popping with Starbucks-like speed, has built a devoted following...

Each year, U.S. taxpayers pay out $1.2 billion in public assistance to workers at McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), according to a study released Tuesday by the National Employment Law Project. The NELP study used data from another one conducted by economists at the University of California-Berkeley and...

Yum! Brands' (NYSE: YUM)Taco Bell franchise thinks it knows what’s missing from our fast food breakfast lineup – a deep-fried taco-shaped waffle full of scrambled eggs and sausage, with a dollop of syrup for good measure. According to The Associated Press, the company is expanding test...

Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), which is slowly recovering from last December's KFC chicken scare and subsequent avian flu fears in China, is scheduled to report its second-quarter results Wednesday, July 10, after the markets close. Yum! Brands makes much of its revenue in China, and investors have...

When you hear the name, Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), if you’re like most people the first thing you think about is coffee. Starbucks would like to change your thinking – at least to some extent. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, it would also like you to think about soda. Specifically “...

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG), which saw a prominent recommendation to short the stock last week but also an upgrade from an analyst at UBS this week, is scheduled to report its first-quarter 2013 results Wednesday, April 18, after the markets close. Previous rapid growth has slowed in the...

Shares of Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), Nike (NYSE: NKE) and Coach (NYSE: COH) saw strong rallies on Thursday. Coach was up well over two percent, while Yum was up nearly four percent and Nike was up nearly five percent. Official Chinese PMI came in below expectations overnight Wednesday, but still...

Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), the parent company of Taco Bell, will report its earnings for the quarter on Tuesday after the market closes. Analysts expect an EPS figure of $0.97 on revenues of $3.64 billion. Even for investors not involved in shares of Yum, the report could be interesting as it might...

Another day, another food invention that the public never saw coming. Now, fast food diners not only have the option of topping off their dinners with Burger King's (NYSE: BKC) bacon sundae, but they can begin their day with YUM Brands' (NYSE: YUM) latest invention: the Taco Bell A.M. Crunchwrap...