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Burger King Tries to Sell Healthier Image

Dustin Lushing — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 12:20:05 CDT

Burger King overhauled its menu this week and is selling smoothies, wraps, and new salads as part of a push to woo women and families. The makeover comes after Burger King dropped to third place in the fast-food rivalry last year, trailing McDonald's and—for the first time ever—Wendy's,...

Wendy's Return to Japan Marked by ... a $16 Burger

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:49:05 CST

For two years, Japan's fast-food lovers were forced to go without Wendy's. Now the chain is back—with a bang. Its first new store to open in the country will serve up the Foie Gras Rossini Burger, which, yes, is topped with foie gras and costs 1,280 yen, or...

Wendy's Dethrones Burger King in Fast Food War

Kevin Spak — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:46:18 CST

Goodbye, Burger King. Hello, Burger Queen. Wendy’s is about to overtake Burger King as the No. 2 fast food chain in US sales, according to a new report from market research firm Technomic. If that doesn’t sound momentous to you, consider that it’s the first time the big three burger...

How Wendy's Reinvented Its Burgers

Matt Cantor — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 07:25:05 CDT

Wendy’s classic burger hasn’t changed for more than 40 years—but with sales struggling and new competitors emerging, the fast-food chain finally decided it was time for something new. To that end, it has created the new Dave’s Hot ‘n’ Juicy burger, named for the restaurant’s founder, Dave Thomas, the...

Want Fries, Er, Knuckle Sammy With That?

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:02:45 CDT

Apparently the customer isn't always right: Hamburgers, fries, punches, and chairs all were thrown during a fight involving customers and employees of a fast food restaurant in Kalamazoo that ended with two arrests. Police said four customers in a vehicle at a Wendy's drive-thru lane midday yesterday claimed their order...

Wendy's Yanks 'So Horny' CDs From Kids Meals

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 06:11:07 CDT

Red-faced Wendy's is yanking a disco CD from its kids' meals after parents complained that their wee ones were rocking out to lyrics that included a reference to "so horny," reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Apparently the company that made the CDs for Wendy's accidentally grabbed the, er, adult version of...

8 'Health' Foods That Aren't So Healthy

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 30 May 2010 17:50:00 CDT

Sure, an apple is a nutrient-filled snack, but so is a chocolate-chip peanut butter energy bar, right? Cracked blows the whistle on eight tasty "health" foods that actually aren't so good for our heath: Vitamin Water: As if the fact that it's owned by Coca-Cola isn't enough of a red...

Denied Mustard, Wendy's Diner Pulls Stun Gun

Nick McMaster — Mon, 17 May 2010 15:24:00 CDT

A Florida woman threatened Wendy's employees with a stun gun after they left the mustard and mayonnaise packets she requested out of her order. After getting the condiments, the customer allegedly slapped an employee through the drive-through window, WFTV Orlando reports . She then got the taser from her car and...

Fast Food Worse Than the Double Down

Polly Davis Doig — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:04:33 CDT

So by now you've heard of—or God help you, sampled—the gluttonous monstrosity known as KFC's Double Down , but how does it stack up in the less-than-healthy world of fast food? Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight runs the numbers, creating an index of fat, cholesterol, and sodium in which the...