Sales of beef products have surged by as much as 20 per cent at the Australian outlets of fast-food giant McDonald’s following the release of two premium burgers. The two Angus beef burgers have...

Consumers are relying on restaurants to provide value in hamburgers through premiumisation, with a new report highlighting the burger attributes most important to consumers. According US-based foodservice...

Fast-food giant McDonald’s has reported a 2.2% lift in sales in August, moderating after a 4.3 per cent rise in July. By segment, their American sales were up by 1.7%, European sales rose 3.5% and...

The Fair Work Ombudsman is prosecuting the operator of a Darwin take-away food outlet for allegedly underpaying a young employee almost $25,000. The national pay protector has launched legal action Fortcrest...

Feeling the sting of a bleak global economy, consumers around the world cut back on visiting foodservice outlets in the first part of the year, according to market research firm The NPD Group. NPD’s...

Burger King, the world’s second largest burger chain, has reported a 2 per cent sales decline in the fourth quarter on the back of a weaker US dollar. The maker of the Whopper did, however, record...

McDonald’s Corporation, the world’s largest burger chain, announced a lift of 4.3 per cent in sales in July led by the European division. In their primary market of America, the maker of the...

McDonald’s has been allowed to continue operating at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne despite calls from health groups to ban the fast food giant on the grounds that it sends a bad...

Yum! Brands, the woner of the KFC and Pizza Hut franchises – has reported operating profit growth of 11% in the second quarter after stripping out the negative impact of currency translation, with...

Consumer cut backs on discretionary spending have been well documented over the past year, but how has the economic downturn affected the simple Australian family dinner? New research from leading parenting...