Published October 2, 2015
A McDonald’s employee recently made the news when he decided to go above and beyond the call of duty to help a customer out. The employee, name Kenny, was working the register at a McDonald’s in Chicago when an elderly man in an electric wheelchair came into the restaurant. Kenny noticed that the man was having trouble cutting his food and went out of his way to help him, shutting down the register and cutting the man’s food himself.
Read the full article here: This McDonald’s Employee Shows Us That There is Good in Humanity
Link: http://www.shiftgig.com/articles/mcdonald-s-employee-shows-us-there-good-humanity
Published October 2, 2015
Serving breakfast all day is quickly becoming a hot trend in the food service industry. McDonald’s made headlines recently when it announced that it would be serving Egg McMuffins all day instead of only before 10:30 a.m. The fast food chain’s announcement was met with a rapturous response from fans of the breakfast sandwhich, and McDonald’s hopes that the new menu will drive big sales numbers/
It is clear that there is rising customer demand for all-day breakfasts, but observers are not certain why breakfast is becoming such an important market. The trend could be a side-effect of the general movement towards wanting to eat comfort food, or it could be a reflection of the unscheduled lives of Millennial consumers. Whatever the reason, 70 percent of consumers now say they want all-day breakfast from restaurants.
This trend could be a boon to the industry, as breakfast ingredients are cheap and profitable to serve. It remains to be seen, however, if restaurants will have difficulties when asked to keep on preparing breakfast alongside more traditional lunch and dinner items.
Read the full article here: Breakfast is fast becoming a great anytime option
Link: http://nrn.com/sponsored-content/breakfast-fast-becoming-great-anytime-option
Published October 2, 2015
Pasta fans the world over are celebrating World Pasta Month this October. To commemorate this momentous occasion, the family-style Italian restaurant Buca di Beppo is introducing its first fully customizable menu. The chain will release a special Pasta Month “create your own pasta menu” featuring over 150,000 possible combinations of toppings and sauce. Lucky pasta lovers will also have a chance to earn gift cards by posting pasta selfies to Instagram.
Read the full article here: Buca di Beppo Celebrates World Pasta Month
Link: http://www.fsrmagazine.com/chain-restaurants/buca-di-beppo-celebrates-world-pasta-month
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