I ordered the same burger meal at McDonald’s and Chili’s Grill & Bar. The meals cost exactly the same, but one came with way more food. The Chili’s combo also had a bigger, better-tasting burger and was a better value. The value wars are in full swing, as chain restaurants are trying to lure in […]
Fast-food customers are tired of emptying their wallets, and several chains are taking note. On May 10, CNBC reported the chain was getting ready to introduce a value meal in its American stores to combat customer fatigue over high fast-food prices. This would include a meal deal costing the relatively low price of $5. Later, […]
McDonald’s and other fast food chains are charging more. So much so that you may want to consider going for a slightly slower burger. Or at least, that’s what Applebee’s wants you to think about. “You can get our burger for $9.99,” John Peyton, CEO of Applebee’s parent company Dine Brands, told CNN in an […]
In the 1980s, Craig Underwood was a fourth-generation California farmer, struggling with the region’s changing agricultural landscape, when he stepped up to meet a need in the marketplace: Red jalapeño peppers. The call came from David Tran, a Cantonese refugee from Vietnam who had arrived in the Golden State a few years before. He had […]
To be clear, Boyz II Men, for all their beloved songs, did not sing the original version of the classic Chili’s jingle. You know: “I want my baby back, baby back, baby back ribs” with a dollop of (in a lower voice) “barbecue sauce.” But you’re forgiven for thinking that they did. It wouldn’t be […]