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Is McDonald's Going Fast Casual?
Friday, October 10, 2014 - 1:19pm | 728McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) has been experimenting in an effort to combat falling sales. The company in September installed several build-your-own-burger kiosks in Southern California. At the stand-alone kiosks, customers could add one or more of nearly 20 toppings to one or...
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Are Chili's and Applebee's Preparing to Replace Wait Staff With Tablets?
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 2:29pm | 577At the same time fast food workers are staging a series of one-day strikes in an attempt to force a hike in the minimum wage – fast casual chains like Brinker International's (NYSE: EAT) Chili’s and now, DineEquity's (NYSE: DIN) Applebee’s have taken steps to install electronic tablets at every...
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DineEquity Earnings Preview: Q4 EPS Up 30%, Sales Down 19% Expected
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 7:49am | 903DineEquity (NYSE: DIN) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, March 1, before the markets open. The stock is up nearly 20% in the past 90 days. The company has been reinvesting in the business and is expected to do so through 2012. And speculation has it initiating a dividend...