Hacker News with Generative AI: Fast Food

McDonald's posts biggest US sales drop since 2020 (bbc.com)
McDonald's has suffered its biggest drop in US sales since the height of Covid, a fall that it said was driven by people's concerns over the US economy.

Business, Fast Food, Economics, United States

40 points by geox 8 days ago | 41 comments

Data Reliability at Chick-Fil-A (medium.com)
Chick-fil-A has over 3,000 locations across the USA, Puerto Rico, and Canada, with over 8 million orders per day. The amount of data being tracked and processed, including Restaurant data points, customer orders, and other business operations information creates a data rich landscape, but also a multitude of challenges. Data Reliability Engineering (DRE) helps Chick-fil-A approach these challenges and utilize resources to create a reliable system that supports the business and customers on a daily basis.

Data Reliability, Business Operations, Data Management, Fast Food, Retail

6 points by sksxihve 28 days ago | 0 comments

Taco Bell parent Yum Brands partners with Nvidia to speed up use of AI (cnbc.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Fast Food, Technology, Partnerships

8 points by gmays 36 days ago | 0 comments

Ad bans lead to less fast food eating in Quebec, study says (2012) (globalnews.ca)
TORONTO – Kids who don’t see a cheeseburger Happy Meal when they watch TV are less likely to bug their parents to have one, according to a Canadian study.

Advertising, Fast Food, Health, Canada, Children

14 points by thunderbong 151 days ago | 0 comments

Factoring in the Chicken McNugget monoid (2017) (arxiv.org)
Every day, 34 million Chicken McNuggets are sold worldwide.

Mathematics, Food, Fast Food, Statistics

7 points by vector_spaces 163 days ago | 1 comments

A new copyright rule lets McDonald's fix its own broken ice cream machines (npr.org)
A new exemption to a copyright law could pave the way for quicker repairs to the machines, sweetening the McFlurry maker's sour reputation.

Copyright Law, Fast Food, McDonald's, Business

9 points by pseudolus 187 days ago | 1 comments

Why fast-food price increases have surpassed overall inflation (cnbc.com)

Economics, Inflation, Fast Food, Consumer Prices

10 points by paulpauper 192 days ago | 0 comments

E. coli cases linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders rises to 75 (cnn.com)

Food Safety, E. coli, McDonald's, Fast Food

5 points by amichail 196 days ago | 0 comments

1 Dead from E.Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders (cnn.com)

Food Safety, Fast Food, Health, Outbreak

18 points by jonwachob91 199 days ago | 10 comments

Study: CA Fast-Food Minimum Wage Hike Didn't Cut Jobs, Raise Prices Much (irle.berkeley.edu)
On April 1, 2024, California implemented its first sectoral wage policy, setting a $20 floor on hourly pay for workers in the larger fast food restaurant chains and snack and nonalcoholic beverages chains.

Economics, Minimum Wage, California, Fast Food

5 points by toomanyrichies 214 days ago | 2 comments

McDonald's says Tyson and other suppliers fixed beef prices (bloomberglaw.com)
McDonald’s is suing some of its suppliers over allegations they conspired to sell the fast-food chain beef at artificially inflated prices, in violation of federal antitrust laws, according to a new lawsuit Friday.

Antitrust, Lawsuits, Fast Food, Beef, Supply Chain

36 points by hhs 216 days ago | 30 comments

California's $20 Fast Food Minimum Wage Sees No Job Loss, Slight Price Hikes (kqed.org)
California’s $20-an-hour minimum wage for larger fast food chains has not led to overall job losses, according to a new report by UC Berkeley’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment.

California, Minimum Wage, Fast Food, Employment, Economics

4 points by toomuchtodo 218 days ago | 5 comments

Wendy's trolls McDonald's by offering $1 Frosty on the Mcbroken site (adland.tv)
McDonald's, the Goliath of fast food, has been caught with its ice cream pants down one too many times.

Fast Food, Marketing, Competition, Social Media

5 points by kk6mrp 221 days ago | 0 comments

Unexpected Consequences of McDonald's Touchscreen Kiosks (cnn.com)

Fast Food, Technology, Social Impact, Customer Experience

15 points by cynicalpeace 229 days ago | 7 comments

How economical is your local Taco Bell? (taconomical.com)
This website shows the price of various Taco bell menu items in the US.

Fast Food, Economics, Data Visualization, Taco Bell

306 points by surprisetalk 240 days ago | 338 comments

Chick-fil-A is reportedly launching a streaming service for some reason (theverge.com)

Streaming Services, Fast Food, Chick-fil-A

9 points by achristmascarl 260 days ago | 3 comments

First Appearance of Ronald McDonald (retrojunk.com)