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Chick-Fil-A Is The Slowest Drive-Thru In America For 2019
Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 3:50pm | 882Thanks to the iconic American invention, the drive-thru, you can order all kinds of food from the comfort of your driver’s seat. Freedom of choice is as American as a burger and fries. But sometimes you’re really in a hurry, so Benzinga examined drive-thru speeds across the country. Who Leads The...
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Taco Bell Spreads Wings Into The Fast-Food Chicken War
Friday, November 22, 2019 - 11:20am | 337The chicken sandwich wars started by Popeyes and Chick-fil-A will become even more competitive with Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM)'s Taco Bell entering the race. Taco Bell will marinate pieces of chicken breast in jalapeño buttermilk ranch sauce and then coat it in a combination of...
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FreightWaves, Chick-fil-A, Covenant Transportation And Schneider National To Sponsor Dynamo VC's 2019 Founders Camp
Friday, May 31, 2019 - 11:55am | 731Following the inaugural Founders Camp in 2018, Chattanooga-based Dynamo VC has announced its 2019 program supported by headline sponsors Chick-fil-A, Covenant Transportation (NASDAQ: CVTI), Schneider National Inc (NYSE: SNDR) and FreightWaves. The event will bring together stakeholders from the...
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Piper Jaffray: Nike, Vans, Amazon, Instagram Reign Supreme With Teens
Sunday, October 28, 2018 - 10:25am | 488Few know or follow trends better than teens. Piper Jaffray’s semi-annual "Taking Stock With Teens" surveys this crucial demographic and found that overall spending by teens is up 1 percent year-over-year but down 5 percent from spring 2018. Food continues to be teens...
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Domino's Turns 'Cow Appreciation' Into Fast Food War With 50% Off Online Pizza Orders
Monday, July 10, 2017 - 1:48pm | 329There’s the revolutionary Battle of Cowpens, the fictitious Battle of Cowshed, and now the emerging food-sector Battle of Cows. Chick-Fil-A has long celebrated Cow Appreciation Day with free entrees July 11. The promotion applies to patrons bold enough to don the requisite “cow attire...
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These 3 Companies Captured 84% Of American Business Last Year
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 - 1:58pm | 429A recent report from the NPD Group shows three businesses captured at least 84 percent of American’s business in 2016. The 3 Leaders Of all the companies including in the report, Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) captured the highest percentage of American business, with 95 percent of Americans...
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Wall Street Knows What Teens Like
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 - 9:38am | 539If you’ve recently found yourself frustrated by trying to decipher the mind of an American teenager, Piper Jaffray has some good news. A recent survey of 5,500 teens revealed exactly what teens like, and the answer is simple: Chick-fil-A, Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:...
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A Calendar Of All The National Food Days You Can Take Advantage Of
Monday, February 13, 2017 - 10:07am | 666Carb lovers rejoiced. February 9 is both National Pizza Day and National Bagel Day, and companies like Papa John’s Int’l, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) and Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM)’s Pizza Hut offered discounts or other promotions. Some local hubs and national chains take the...
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Chick-Fil-A Introduces Mobile App To Speed Up Ordering Process
Thursday, June 2, 2016 - 7:00pm | 178The popular home-style chicken fast food-ery Chick-fil-A has announced the launch of its new mobile-ordering app. Similar in design to the Taco Bell, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM), and Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) apps, customers can customize their order, send it in...
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McDonald's Biggest Threat? Chick-fil-A, According To Nomura
Friday, October 2, 2015 - 9:11am | 323McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) have risen 4.8 percent year-to-date, reaching a high of $101.10 on August 19. Nomura’s Mark Kalinowski has initiated coverage of McDonald’s with a Neutral rating and price target of $103. Although the company’s planned menu and All-...
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IPO Outlook: Is The Market Hungry For Chicken Processor Wayne Farms?
Monday, June 22, 2015 - 2:02pm | 1371Wayne Farms Inc (NASDAQ: WNFM), the sixth largest producer and processor of broiler chickens, plans to raise over $300 million in its IPO this Thursday. The company is being spun off from parent Continental Grain. Wayne Farms expects to offer over 12.8 million shares between $18 and $21 per share...
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Former McDonald's CMO: Most Of The Seeds Of Destruction At McDonald's Were Planted Under Jim Skinner
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 4:36pm | 469Although McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) surged on the announcement of CEO Don Thompson stepping down. The surge is most likely temporary, though, as the headwinds facing the company are too strong for it to cover. With comp sales continuing to slump, analysts and industry veterans fear...
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Public Gaffes By Public Figures: Gender Discrimination Still An Issue
Friday, October 17, 2014 - 1:31pm | 906With Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella suffering from some moderate-to-severe PR burns after a bit too much time in the spotlight, gender discrimination once more comes to the forefront of sensationalized news flubs. While Nadella’s comment about how women should not...
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Fast Food Companies Handing Out Free Food
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 - 3:50pm | 799Borrowing a page from the Willy Wonka playbook, Yum! Brands’ (NYSE: YUM) Taco Bell launched a campaign last week in which anyone who found one of 11 special “Everlasting Dollars” would win a lifetime of free Taco Bell. Taco Bell The prize, actually a $10,000 Taco Bell gift...
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7-Eleven Day Kicks Off July Freebie Specials
Friday, July 11, 2014 - 1:57pm | 590It's the day you have been waiting for! The day you can get a free Slurpee, hair blow-out, tire rotation, $0.77 doughnut, and even a free meal from Chick-fil-A. Before you hop out of your seat, here is a list of some freebies offered through the month of July... and the asterisks that apply...