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Burger King patrons in St. Louis were greeted by a somewhat confusing menu: A Whopper with no beef.

The meatless Whopper’s ‘Impossible’ goal: To save the planet

Food

The Whopper is an icon of American culture. But the Whopper is getting a complete overhaul. And when we say complete, we literally mean complete.

A paper sign is taped on top of a KFC ad telling customers that the restaurant is closed.

Hundreds of British KFC stores have to close — after they run out of chicken

Business, Finance & Economics
Man holding up protest sign in front of a McDonald's

Trump’s labor pick, a fast-food CEO, supports a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants

Global Politics
The fake KFC in West Tehran thought it had obtained approval from the country's Ministry of Industry, Trade and Mines.

Iranians tussle over a KFC outlet, but the clash is actually about so much more

Business
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Nothing challenged my readiness to live in the US more than a chicken sandwich

Culture
Shanghai Husi Food - a major supplier to many foreign fast-food chains in China, including McDonald's and KFC has been accused of using tainted meat.

A meat scandal in China has customers asking just how safe is Western fast food?

Business, Economics and Jobs

The McDonald’s menu in China is looking sparse ever since investigative reporters there filmed a local firm allegedly repackaging old meat — even scooping it off the floor — and selling it to fast food outlets. The company, Shanghai Husi Food, is a major supplier to many foreign chains in China, including McDonald’s, KFC, Pizza Hut and Starbucks.The McDonald’s menu in China is looking sparse ever since investigative reporters there filmed a local firm allegedly repackaging old meat — even scooping it off the floor — and selling it to fast food outlets. The company, Shanghai Husi Food, is a major supplier to many foreign chains in China, including McDonald’s, KFC, Pizza Hut and Starbucks.

Demonstrators holding posters march during a protest to demand higher wages for fast-food workers in front of a McDonald's fast-food restaurant in Tokyo's Shibuya shopping and amusement district May 15, 2014.

Fast-food workers around the world stage protests over low wages

Business, Economics and Jobs

Fast-food workers from London to Manila took to the streets in more than 33 countries today to protest over low wages and a lack of guaranteed work hours.Fast-food workers from London to Manila took to the streets in more than 33 countries today to protest over low wages and a lack of guaranteed work hours.

Can Fast Food Fight Obesity?

In recent years, McDonald’s and other fast food chains have created and emphasized some of their healthier menu choices in their marketing. Fast food has its fair share of critics who say that the processed foods served by chain restaurants are responsible for the obesity epidemic in this country. But in this month’s cover issue […]

In Pakistan, no one admits to being a Burger

Global Politics

Pakistan’s history with fast-food isn’t as long as in other parts of the world. And for a long while, it was too expensive for average Pakistanis. So to most Pakistanis, people who could eat fast food burgers were the rich and wealthy. And suddenly, the rich and wealthy were being called Burgers themselves.

Chips Funga: Kenyans transform term for French fries into slang for one-night stand

The term Chips Funga is taking Kenya by storm. It’s the name for the popular French fries that club-goers might eat after a night out on the town. But it’s also become a slang term for when a man meets a women and takes her home for a one-night stand. There’s a related term for when the shoe is on the other foot, too.