American Eagle's 'good jeans' ads with Sydney Sweeney spark a debate on race and beauty standards
Read full article: American Eagle's 'good jeans' ads with Sydney Sweeney spark a debate on race and beauty standardsU.S. fashion retailer American Eagle Outfitters wanted to make a splash with its new advertising campaign starring 27-year-old actor Sydney Sweeney.
List of all the new restaurants and shops coming to Detroit Metro Airport
Read full article: List of all the new restaurants and shops coming to Detroit Metro AirportDetroit Metro Airport announced that it is adding 12 new shops, six new restaurants, and two video game lounges to the McNamara Terminal as contracts with other businesses expire.
Here are the 12 new shops, 6 new restaurants coming to DTW as other contracts expire
Read full article: Here are the 12 new shops, 6 new restaurants coming to DTW as other contracts expireDetroit Metro Airport announced that it is adding 12 new shops, six new restaurants, and two video game lounges to the McNamara Terminal as contracts with other businesses expire.
Exploding toilet at a Dunkin' store in Florida left a customer filthy and injured, lawsuit claims
Read full article: Exploding toilet at a Dunkin' store in Florida left a customer filthy and injured, lawsuit claimsA customer who claims he was injured by an exploding toilet at a Dunkin' store in central Florida has filed a negligence lawsuit against the coffee chain.
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Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings owner buying Dunkin' Brands
Read full article: Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings owner buying Dunkin' BrandsNEW YORK – Dunkin’ doughnuts and coffee is being combined with Buffalo Wild Wings and Arby's sandwiches. Inspire Brands Inc. said Friday that it is acquiring Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. for $11.3 billion, including the Dunkin’ Brands’ debt that Inspire will be taking on. The private-equity firm will pay $106.50 in cash for all of Dunkin' Brands' shares, which closed Friday at $99.71. Dunkin' Brands' stock surged to an all-time high earlier this week after the company confirmed the two were in merger talks. In addition to Buffalo Wild Wings and Arby's, it owns the Sonic burger chain, Jimmy John's restaurants and Rusty Taco.
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Dunkin' shares hit all-time high after holding buyout talks
Read full article: Dunkin' shares hit all-time high after holding buyout talksThe Dunkin’ doughnuts and coffee chain has confirmed it's held talks to be taken private by a private equity firm, sending its shares rocketing to an all-time high Monday. Dunkin’ Brands Group said it’s in preliminary discussions with Inspire Brands, which also owns Arby’s and Jimmy John’s Sandwiches. Dunkin’ shares jumped $14.31, or 16.1% to close Monday at $103.10. Dunkin’ Brands revenue fell 20% in the second quarter, and the company said franchisees closed 200 restaurants permanently. Dunkin’ Brands reported full-year sales of $1.4 billion in 2019, up 4% from the previous year.

Pizza Hut testing Incogmeato pizza in round box
Read full article: Pizza Hut testing Incogmeato pizza in round boxPizza Hut will sell the pie in a new, round pizza box, which it is also testing at the Phoenix location. It took two years to develop the box, said Nicolas Burquier, chief customer and operations officer for Pizza Hut. Kellogg and Pizza Hut recently partnered on another limited-time menu item, the Stuffed Cheez-It Pizza, which is designed to look like an oversized Cheez-It cracker. That collaboration led to a discussion about incorporating Incogmeato into the Pizza Hut menu, explained Marianne Radley, chief brand officer for Pizza Hut. The Garden pizza and round box will be sold together for $10.

Dunkin' launching its Beyond Meat sandwich nationally
Read full article: Dunkin' launching its Beyond Meat sandwich nationallyDunkin' via CNN(CNN) - Dunkin' is launching its Beyond Meat breakfast sandwich nationally in November, two months ahead of schedule, after a highly successful test of the product this summer. Dunkin' first introduced a breakfast sandwich featuring Beyond Meat's meatless sausage in New York City this July. Just a month later, Burger King announced that it would make the product available nationally because the test had gone "exceedingly well." For chains like Burger King, Dunkin' and others, the meat substitute protein trend could be a boon. For Dunkin', the Beyond breakfast sandwich is also a way to capture sales in an expanding segment.

Wendy's to introduce breakfast across US next year
Read full article: Wendy's to introduce breakfast across US next yearBreakfast is an important meal for fast food chains. Currently, Wendy's offers breakfast, including a bacon sandwich and a honey butter chicken biscuit, at about 300 locations. Menu innovations have helped boost Wendy's sales. Wendy's is not the only fast food chain focusing on breakfast. Dunkin' has tried out breakfast bowls and sandwiches, and is testing a breakfast sandwich featuring a plant-based sausage in its New York City stores.

Dunkin' expands breakfast menu with Beyond Meat sausage
Read full article: Dunkin' expands breakfast menu with Beyond Meat sausageDunkin' is selling a breakfast sandwich with Beyond Meat sausage in Manhattan with plans to go national at some point. (CNN) - Dunkin' is expanding its breakfast menu with a trendy new item: a meatless sausage sandwich. Dunkin' is the latest fast food chain to start selling meat substitutes. For example, the new Dunkin' sandwich is served with American cheese and eggs and therefore is not a vegan product unless modified. Breakfast sales at fast-food restaurants rose 1% last year, but overall sales were flat.