The wildly popular Popeyes chicken sandwich opened new opportunities for franchises in different markets that serve a broader demographic. But how much money do you actually need to open your own Popeyes franchise and start selling those famous chicken sandwiches?
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Maybe you can't put your finger on it, but you always knew, deep down, that there had to be a difference between Wendy's and Burger King burgers. Not only are they shaped differently, but the two burgers hold some very substantial differences.
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RC Cola may not have been the first cola on the market, but it certainly has a long history of trials and tribulations - and innovations.
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It's hard not to love Ina Garten for her popped collar flair and elegant approach to food and entertaining, but everyone needs a break sometimes. While a stiff drink is a pretty easy way to imagine Garten unwinding, there is one junk food she secretly loves. Her pick comes from a high-quality brand.
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There are many advantages to indulging in a spoonful or two of peanut butter, like the tasty satisfaction you get from the salty and sweet combo of buttery smoothness. Peanut butter is one food you can eat every day without posing much risk to your health. In fact, it's full of healthy fats.
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You can find Starbucks anywhere now, just like McDonald's. If Starbucks is the fast food of coffee shops, then you'd think customers could expect consistency. However, it's not hard to find Starbucks customers who complain that their drink isn't the same every time.
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Topo Chico is the latest brand to jump on the hard-seltzer bandwagon. The Coca-Cola Company announced on its website that Topo Chico Hard Seltzer will hit markets in Latin America later this year, and it will show up on U.S. store shelves sometime in 2021.
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Ben Watkins, an innovative cook and Masterchef Junior contestant, has faced more difficulties at age 13 than most people do in a lifetime. After losing his parents three years ago, the young teenager has been diagnosed with a rare tumor.
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Lovers of all things autumnal rejoice! Starbucks has officially confirmed that its now-classic fall drink, the Pumpkin Spice Latte, will return this year as usual, assuaging fears that the ever-popular seasonal beverage might be affected by menu reductions due to COVID-19.
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Working at McDonald's might not seem like a glamourous job. What you might not know, is that McDonald's has some pretty weird rules that employees must follow.
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You can find hundreds of dessert options on the shelves of this warehouse club. Check out the ones we recommend.
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First they came for Dunkin's 450 shops at Speedway gas stations. Now Dunkin's company officials say they could add as much as 350 more stores, which they describe as "low volume sales locations" to their list of locations that won't survive 2020 — bringing the total number of closures to 800.
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In an exclusive interview with Mashed, Jim Gaffigan talked about what he eats, reflected on his experiences with foods ranging from clam juice to a Spanish delicacy called "tiger nuts" while filming The Pale Tourist -- and revealed how he really feels about Hot Pockets.
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As a True Brit, Queen Elizabeth II is naturally partial to fish and chips, but forget the greasy newspaper-wrapped takeaway from the chippy down the corner. Instead, her personal chefs prepare the royal fish and chips to the queen's exacting specifications.
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The current reckoning on race and cultural appropriation has landed in a big way in our kitchens. Sure, the subject matter this time is a tempest in a teacup compared to issues the U.S. is now facing. This particular debate stems from the right and wrong way to cook rice.
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There are few things better than waking up and taking a long pull of fresh coffee from your mug. But when that sip is overwhelmingly bitter, it is easy to want to pour it all down the drain and move on with your day. Here's why that could be happening.
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Let's put on our history helmets and sprint headfirst into the weird orders that White House chefs must follow - some are quite strange!
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If you've ever accidentally set your smoke alarm off while cooking something in oil over high heat, you were probably using cooking oil with too low of a smoke point.
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There are some things people have said over and over about beer to the point you might even believe them, but many of the stereotypical things you've heard about beer are probably myths.
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Making grits is no walk in the park. The process involves a lot of eyeballing, stirring, and standing attentively over a hot stove (via Bon Appetit). Sometimes, that's a nice, character-building activity. But other times, you just want the cheesy, buttery satisfaction without the sweaty work.
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While Great British Bake Off fans recently got a bit of good news, as the show is currently back to filming after a COVID-19-related hiatus, the pandemic has resulted in a huge change for regular viewers of this baking competition — at least as far as Paul Hollywood's precious handshakes go.
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Many of us are stopping by McDonald's McCafes and using the food chain's drive-thru to order up our breakfast brew. On any given day, McDonald's sells 500 million cups of coffee in the U.S. (via Fact Retriever). In 2017, McCafe raked in $167.4 million in sales just for their single-cup coffee.
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Not only is bone broth versatile — it can be made from oxtails, knuckles, marrow bones, you name it — but it's also bubbling with valuable health benefits. Pun intended. Since the broth can contain any assortment of ingredients, it's basically impossible to calculate the exact nutritional content.
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Did you read the title of this post as "don't have a glass of orange juice with your morning bowl of cereal," or as an attack on your favorite breakfast combination: cereal mixed with orange juice? Before you scoff in disbelief, this is apparently a much more popular combination than you think.
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McDonald's might have been able to ride out the early days of the pandemic by streamlining its offerings and dropping a few things (for the time being at least) like its breakfast menu, but even the fast food giant has suffered a few hits along the way.
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Those fried chicken sandwiches with a pickle are just so hard to beat. The only thing that gets mouths watering even more so is the chain's iconic oversized waffle fries. How can you make those fries better?
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There are many pitfalls to making French onion soup, but one of the keys to creating a great French onion soup is getting the foundation right. Which wine, then, should you choose to cook with?
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