Alabama-Based Guthrie’s Returns to Montgomery with EastChase Location
Alabama-based chicken finger restaurant chain Guthrie’s has returned to Montgomery with the grand opening of its location at EastChase.
Fast Food
We’re #1!!! (When it comes to Per-Capita Fast Food Locations)
Report comes from Datafinite
A Texas company is out with a report that finds Alabama has more fast food restaurants than any other state per capita. That should not be a surprise—after all, fans of Taco Bell held a tongue-in-cheek candlelight vigil when one burned down on Ann Street in Montgomery earlier this year. It’s being rebuilt. The company Datafinite found there are 6.3…
Taco Bell Partners With Lyft to Offer ‘Ride-Thru’ Meals
Taco Bell is testing a new service that allows users of the ride-sharing app Lyft to add a Taco Bell stop to their ride with the click of a button. The companies have announced “Taco Mode,” an option for Lyft app users. Taco Bell says Lyft users who select Taco Mode get a custom menu, a taco-themed car and a…
Taco Bell Will Take Popular Chicken-Shelled Chalupa Off Menu
A Taco Bell treat that has a shell made entirely of fried chicken will vanish from the fast-food chain’s menu despite its popularity. Taco Bell spokesman Rob Poetsch says the Naked Chicken Chalupa always was planned as a limited-time offer and will be taken off the menu in March. After two years of testing, the chalupa made its national debut…
Overtime Pay to Become Reality For More US Workers
More than 4 million U.S. workers will become newly eligible for overtime pay under rules issued Wednesday by the Obama administration. The policy changes are intended to counter an erosion in overtime protections, which date from the 1930s and require employers to pay 1 ½ times a worker’s regular salary for any work past 40 hours a week. Vice President…
Chipotle Plans To Give Away More Free Burritos
Courtesy: Chipotle NEW YORK (AP) – Chipotle is still giving away free burritos to convince people its food is safe and combat the eeriness of empty stores. The Denver-based chain made its first big push with freebies on Feb. 8 when it closed stores nationwide for a few hours so employees could participate in a food safety meeting after an…
