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Unreal Snacks CEO Kevin McCarthy, who joined the company in 2014 at age 22, described how the better-for-you chocolate brand recovered from overexpansion by shrinking to 38 stores before rebuilding to 35,000 locations across the U.S. and Canada. He also detailed a company perk giving employees unlimited access to free chocolate.
Fast-food chains are seeing adults aged 18 to 34 emerge as the fastest-growing group ordering kids' meals, even as children themselves increasingly favor other options like Korean barbecue over traditional burgers. McDonald's tapped into this shift in March by releasing a kids'-meal tie-in for 'KPop Demon Hunters,' an animated musical that became Netflix's most-watched film and drew heavy adult viewership.
At a Royal Canin research facility in France, roughly 160 cats and dogs sample pet food formulas while nutritionists track their preferences, behavior and stool quality to refine recipes. The work comes as U.S. cat food spending topped $17 billion over the past year, up 14% from two years prior, according to The New York Times.
Meritage Hospitality Group, which runs 314 Wendy's locations across 15 states, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Wendy's franchising arm, Quality Is Our Recipe LLC, is listed as its largest unsecured creditor, owed roughly $24.9 million in deferred franchise fees. Meritage says it will continue operating its restaurants, including its Bojangles and independent locations, during restructuring.
A major Wendy's franchisee operating 314 restaurants has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing what it called sustained system-wide headwinds alongside broader struggles facing the parent company. The filing marks a significant setback for Wendy's, which has already been dealing with declining sales and a contracting store count.
In-N-Out Burger confirmed that its store managers now earn an average of $200,000 per year, up from $180,000 in 2023, not including profit-sharing. The chain attributes the pay levels to a founding philosophy of treating employees like family, a tradition upheld by current owner Lynsi Snyder.