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New York (AFP) - McDonald's reported a modest increase in quarterly profits Tuesday despite a boycott stemming from the Middle East conflict expected to drag on sales for the foreseeable future. While the boycott is not "getting worse," Chief Executive Chris Kempczinski does not have a timeframe for a return to normal conditions. "We're not expecting to see any meaningful improvement in the impact... until the war is over," he told analysts on a conference call. Sales of McDonald's were dented after its Israel franchise in October announced it had given thousands of free meals to the Israeli a...
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Washington (AFP) - The father of US-Canadian citizen Jacob Flickinger, one of seven aid workers killed in an Israeli strike, said Thursday his son was hesitant to go to Gaza but felt a need to help. Flickinger, 33, was among a group of World Central Kitchen staff who died on Monday when Israel bombed their vehicle convoy in what it called a "grave mistake," sparking outrage from world leaders. In interviews with US media, parents John Flickenger and Sylvie Labrecque paid tribute to their son, who started working with World Central Kitchen in Mexico last year before traveling to Gaza. "He was h...
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Paris (AFP) - World Central Kitchen, which is mourning the deaths of seven employees in Gaza, was founded by Spanish-American celebrity chef Jose Andres, who began cooking for people in crisis zones after the Haiti earthquake of 2010. The US-registered NGO has been feeding Gazans displaced since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas six months ago. Last month, it organised the first maritime aid shipment to reach Gaza in nearly two decades, working with the Spanish NGO Open Arms to send 200 tonnes of food to the territory amid UN warnings of an impending famine. The two organisations b...
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Washington (AFP) - When is a vegetable not a vegetable? When it's a potato, according to a new US government proposal to reclassify the starchy staple that has infuriated lawmakers in rural districts. US senators Susan Collins and Michael Bennet -- a Maine Republican and a Colorado Democrat -- are spearheading a bid to convince government officials to back away from plans to call the root vegetable a grain, a move they fear would hurt farming. "Since the inception of the US Department of Agriculture, it has classified potatoes correctly as a vegetable," Collins and Bennet said in a letter to b...
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Washington (AFP) - Regulators on Wednesday said materials with harmful chemicals known as "PFAS" are no longer being sold to package microwave popcorn or other greasy foods in the United States. Manufacturers have fulfilled a voluntary commitment not to sell material containing Per and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for use as grease-proofing agents in packaging that encounters food, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deputy commission Jim Jones said in a release. "This means the major source of dietary exposure to PFAS from food packaging like fast-food wrappers, microwave popcorn bags, ta...
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New York (AFP) - US antitrust officials filed a lawsuit Monday to block Kroger's proposed $24.6 billion takeover of Albertsons on Monday, saying the supermarket acquisition would harm consumers. Arguing the deal would lead to "higher prices for groceries and other essential household items for millions of Americans," the Federal Trade Commission announced that it would seek a preliminary injunction blocking the transaction in federal court. "This supermarket mega merger comes as American consumers have seen the cost of groceries rise steadily over the past few years," said Henry Liu, director...
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Paris (AFP) - US doughnut chain Krispy Kreme has opened its first shop in Paris, hoping to follow in the footsteps of other American fast-food franchises have won over the French in recent years. While doughnuts are not unknown in France, they are generally an item among others at bakeries and other outlets, not the main billing. The Californian chain Randy's Donuts opened in the French capital in October 2022 but closed a few months later. So to succeed in its 39th foreign market, Krispy Kreme's director general for France, Alexandre Maizoue, has pulled out all the stops: home delivery star...
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Miami (AFP) - Karla Hoyos is a chef ready to hop on a plane at a moment's notice. Whenever she gets the call, she leaves her taco business in Miami to go anywhere in the world to help feed victims of natural disasters or war. She is one of dozens of chefs connected to World Central Kitchen (WCK), the nonprofit group founded by renowned chef Jose Andres that provides meals at global hotspots where people face trauma. A few days ago, Hoyos, 35, returned from Israel, where she spent two weeks teaching volunteers how to make huge pots of food for those who had to evacuate their homes after the att...
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New York (AFP) - A prolonged drought is shrinking livestock herds and driving beef prices to record highs in the US, even as consumption is growing stronger. These days, Mary Skinner is finding it harder to get her daily meat intake. "I have extreme need for protein and I need to eat meat that my doctor ordered," said the 69-year-old shopper outside Grand Central Market, in New York. "I used to be able to sometimes buy ribeye steak but... I'm now eating a lot more ground beef." The headline rate of inflation has slowed in recent months, with a 3.7 percent reading in September, year over year. ...
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New York (AFP) - The Subway sandwich chain announced Thursday that it reached a deal to be acquired by Roark Capital, a private equity firm active in the restaurant and prepared foods sectors. Subway, which has nearly 37,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries, said the deal would combine the chain's "global presence and brand strength with Roark's deep expertise in restaurant and franchise business models," according to a press release. Financial terms were not disclosed. The value of the deal was expected to be over $9 billion, a person familiar with the matter told AFP earlier this week....
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