Elite meat: In-N-Out Burger is best, survey says

According to a new survey of fast-food lovers, the best hamburger in the nation comes out of In-N-Out Burger, the West Coast chain boasting “quality you can taste.” Wendy’s followed at No. 2 in the Battle of the Burgers, trailed by Burger King, McDonald’s and Whataburger.

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McDonald's same-store sales jump in November

Consumers hungry for cheap meals boosted worldwide sales at McDonald's Corp.'s established locations by 7.7 percent in November, more proof of how the fast-food leader is thriving in a downturn that has eaten into sales at its competitors.

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Struggling Starbucks’ woes could get worse

Standing in front of industry analysts two years ago, Starbucks executives gleefully proclaimed that the coffee chain's rapid-fire expansion was so successful, it could even support two outlets in one building. Not only that, executives bragged, but the brand was so strong it could be used to sell everything from Scrabble boards to breakfast sandwiches.

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Starbucks: Cool or a commodity?

Starbucks brought us the Italian coffee experience, teaching us to sip fancy espresso drinks in quaint cafes. Now the trendsetter is falling out of vogue — and some question whether the ubiquitous coffee chain can be cool again or will sink to a commodity.

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McDonald's is to close its business in Iceland because the country's financial crisis has made it too expensive to operate its franchise. The fast food giant said its three outlets in the country would shut - and that it had no plans to return.

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What seemed like a clever way to order food at a McDonald's drive-through ended up with four teenage boys pursued and cited by police.

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Japanese officials say a McDonald's store manager who died of a brain haemorrhage was overworked to death.

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REYKJAVIK, Iceland - The Big Mac, long a symbol of globalization, has become the latest victim of this tiny island nation's overexposure to the world financial crisis.

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ENOSBURG, Vt. -- Police said a surveillance camera caught a mother and daughter from Franklin County stealing a donation box from the drive-through window of an Enosburg McDonald's.

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McDonald's is to close its business in Iceland because the country's financial crisis has made it too expensive to operate its franchise.

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BOSTON -- A mistake in an order turned violent at a Quincy McDonald's when an employee gave two customers a small french fries instead of a large, police said.

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It wasn't the Ham-burglar who did it but his partner, the "Milk Shake Burglar," say Cape Coral cops.

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Lovers of France's two great symbols of cultural exception – its haute cuisine and fine art – are aghast at plans to open a McDonald's restaurant and McCafé in the Louvre museum next month.

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A fabulous spot by the eagle-eyed folks over at Strange Maps. Stephen Von Worley has plotted the position of every McDonald's in the United States. All 13,000 odd of them.

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A 68-year-old man who still works at the first McDonald's restaurant in Missouri has been honored for 50 years of service.

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-- A state police trooper became concerned on the night of Aug. 24 when he saw what appeared to be an emergency vehicle, with a flashing red and blue strobe light, driving south on heavily traveled Ind. 3.

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The answer to the eternal mystery of what makes up a Filet-O-Fish sandwich turns out to involve an ugly creature from the sunless depths of the Pacific, whose bounty, it seems, is not limitless.

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Fast food giant McDonald's on Tuesday lost an eight-year trademark battle against a Malaysian curry restaurant after the country's highest court allowed the latter to use the prefix 'Mc'.

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The American fast-food giant McDonald's has lost an eight-year legal battle to prevent a Malaysian restaurant calling itself McCurry.

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Several places, including McDonald's and In-N-Out, will serve you the Neapolitan milkshake. It's just what it sounds like – chocolate, vanilla and strawberry shakes layered in a cup.

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We don't know what it is about fast food joints. But if you're looking for a fight, you can find one there.

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An argument over an order at a south Fort Myers McDonald's led to one woman's arrest on battery charges Monday.

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As the number of Hepatitis A illnesses in and around Milan, Illinois climbs, media coverage has been focusing on the alleged failure of a local hospital to report the initial case to the health department. That criticism may be well deserved.

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"Unhappy Meals" featuring a knife-wielding Ronald McDonald and bloody rubber chickens are upsetting parents who say the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are unfairly targeting their kids at McDonald's restaurants across the country.

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Restaurateurs have criticised McDonald's likely status as the sole branded food outlet visible at the 2012 London Olympics, saying that the fast food chain "does not represent British values".

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This sign will make ya'all mighty hungry!

I always wondered what happened to that part of the cow.....McDonalds' the perfect "no waste" choice!

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AURORA, Colo. -- A Denver police officer assigned to Denver International Airport was on administrative leave Tuesday after employees at an Aurora McDonald's said he pulled a gun on them when his order wasn't filled fast enough.

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INDUSTRY, Calif. (AP) — A 40-year-old woman has been found dead in a machine at a Southern California food processing plant that is a major supplier for McDonald's restaurants.

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