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McDonald’s launched its first fully automated restaurant operated by robots in Fort Worth, Texas, this week as a test for future locations.

Democrats in both houses of the California State Legislature have passed a bill that would allow the state to set wages for half a million fast food workers in the state, sending the legislation to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) for signature.

Fast-food company McDonald’s has decided following a trial run that it will pull the McPlant from the menu of some of its U.S. eateries for the time being, Fox 9 reported on August 1.

The head of a major fast food chain in Ireland has expressed concern that the country may face food shortages this coming winter, telling the general public that they should stock up.

Police say a Washington state man — suspected of possessing and distributing child pornography — confessed to urinating into a bag of milkshake mix while working as an Arby’s manager in Vancouver after police found a video on his phone purporting to show the vile act.

Hamburgers and fries are not the only things moving quickly at fast-food restaurants in California.  Data shows high rates of 911 calls from the outlets including to report violent attacks and even homicides on the premises.

A father working at a George Webb restaurant was shot in the face when twin sisters became disgruntled because their order was missing a three-dollar burger. 

Fast-food burrito chain Chipotle will raise menu prices to cover the rising cost of labor to attract Americans back to work after the Democrats continued with the extra-generous jobless benefits, the company announced Tuesday.

Fast-food workers in 15 cities across the United States plan to strike Friday, hoping to convince the incoming Biden administration to raise the federal minimum wage. 

As McDonald’s introduces more technology designed to improve ordering experiences and maximize profits, many franchisees are complaining about the increased costs of implementing new systems. Some restaurant owners claim they will be forced to raise prices to the consumer based on the fast-food giant’s increasing costs.

Burger King has launched a new advertising campaign in Finland featuring its eponymous mascot sharing a deep kiss with Ronald McDonald, along with the English slogan ‘Love Conquers All’.

One of the UK’s leading advertising executives has backed Boris Johnson’s Nanny State assault on “junk food” by pushing for a 9 pm “watershed” of advertising food deemed unhealthy.

President Donald Trump spoke on the phone with fast food restaurant executives on Tuesday, asking them to limit their food service to drive-thru, pick up and delivery only.

Burger-flipping robots are changing the food service industry by offering their skills to restaurants for about $3 an hour.

A “devastated” Muslim man is demanding an apology and compensation after McDonald’s served him a “diabolical” Sausage McMuffin in Birmingham, England.

Phillip Williams is taking the national fast food chain Burger King to court for cooking their new meatless sandwich on a shared grill with actual meat.

A McDonald’s employee was arrested Friday after she allegedly tampered with a police officer’s food order in Bakersfield, California.

A McDonald’s employee threw a blender at a woman in Colerain Township, Ohio, after she complained that her order was not correct. 

Chick-fil-A operates the slowest drive-thru in the fast-food industry, according to a recent study.

An enraged customer allegedly leaped through a drive-thru window at a Popeyes location and brawled with three staff members at the fast food joint, according to a video of the incident.

Chick-fil-A has topped an annual nationwide poll as America’s favorite fast food restaurant, surpassing In-N-Out Burger.

A witness to an overnight shooting in a Detroit, Michigan, fast food restaurant says shots were fired because the business lacked fried mushrooms on its menu.

Burger King sparked criticism and mockery on social media for a new product line called “Real Meals” that was launched it coincide with Mental Health Awareness Month.

This time, however, he included Chick-fil-A, with his order of Big Macs.

President Donald Trump welcomed the Clemson college football team to the White House on Monday, serving them a spread of fast food for the evening.

Chick-fil-A is growing at such a rapid pace that it is expected to become the third largest fast food chain in the U.S., surpassing competitors like Subway.

A fast-food workers’ union is demanding that employees of a Pacific Northwest-based burger chain be allowed to wear pins with phrases such as “Abolish ICE” and “No one is illegal.”

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced a plan to ban “junk food” advertising on the capital’s transport network.

An employee at a Pita Pit in Missoula, Montana, has been fired after a viral Facebook video caught her spitting in a customer’s food order.

President Trump admitted to eating fast food “on occasion,” especially when he was on the road campaigning.

Jack in the Box CEO Leonard Comma claimed “it just makes sense” to replace human workers in the restaurant industry with robots as the minimum wage increases.

Three Northern Virginia teenagers are accused of threatening McDonald’s employees at gunpoint for taking too long to prepare their food, police say.

McDonald’s shares reached an all-time high following the announcement that automated ordering kiosks will be replacing cashiers in 2,500 stores across the U.S.

The American fast food giant KFC is aiming to make a comeback in Israel by opening as many as 100 franchises there over the course of five years, after several previous failed attempts to enter the Jewish state’s restaurant market.

The CEO of Yum Brands, Greg Creed, recently told CNBC he believes the majority of fast food jobs will by automated by robots within the next ten years.

Mike Waite, who works at a McDonald’s in Scotland, posted an inspiring message on Facebook, denouncing people who have a negative outlook on employees of the fast food restaurant.