McDonald’s will put its name on the Chicago Fire Football Club’s new $750 million field, the restaurant chain’s first-ever naming rights deal for a major professional US sports stadium https://t.co/nvmUMsRROn ...

Boyu Capital Investment Management, fresh off its deal for a majority stake in Starbucks’ China business, plans to raise $3 billion for a new fund, sources say https://t.co/eYRb7RUoZ5 ...

From @WSJopinion: Seattle turns hostile to the great businesses it made. Starbucks is moving jobs from Washington state to Tennessee, and it isn’t alone in looking elsewhere, writes @HowardSchultz.https://t.co/6HSTm6bJI0 ...

A study finds that when restaurant patrons spend money elsewhere, they cut back on their gratuities https://t.co/XUORH8CRge ...

Western fast-food brands are betting that semi-rural areas in China are the next market for shakes and fries. Register for free to discover why that is a gamble https://t.co/0AwJQamaNM ...

Yes, a beat on the top and bottom line here. EPS coming in at 283 above the 274 that was expected. That's just 3% above consensus, but still the biggest beat since February of 2024 going back 2 years. Revenue coming in at 6.52% billion ahead of expectations as well. We always want to look at same store sales globally up 3.8% just a hair ahead of the expectations. The fourth straight positive result though, but down from nearly 6% in Q4. Now, US was driven by positive check growth, up 3.9%, strong promotions ...

Papa John’s International shares tumbled after sales shrank more than expected, indicating consumers are cutting back on dining out while pizza chains respond by ramping up promotions. https://t.co/HwQbAuKaTW ...