Bank of America’s Balance Assist program can provide small, short-term loans to bank customers for a flat fee. The program, created in part to help customers avoid high-interest payday loans, is expected to be available nationwide in early 2022. Best Features Access the money almost instantly if you are approved. Pay a single $5 fee […]
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Get the facts on sustainable meat and plant-based burger choices
* Affiliate disclosure. Before, making a choice of hamburger at a summer barbecue was easy: either go for a beef patty or bring your own frozen veggie burger. Fortunately, that has all changed: the hamburger choices on the market today seem endless. That said, more choice means more responsibility. It may seem harder than ever […]
HBCU alumnus Nicholas Perkins buys burger restaurant chain Fuddruckers
Nicholas Perkins (Image source: Instagram – @ nmperkins99) Nicholas Perkins, a black businessman and HBCU graduate, recently acquired the Fuddruckers burger franchise for an estimated $ 18.5 million. The deal makes him the largest franchise owner and the first African-American to own an entire national burger chain. Perkins’ Black Titan Franchise Systems LLC reached an […]
Organic Mediterranean food to take away to an unlikely place – Marin Independent Journal
The Mt. Tam Racquet Club in Larkspur might not be the first place you would think of for an organic Mediterranean meal, but La Meza Mediterranean Fusion Grill now has a full menu for pickup and delivery in the newly refurbished kitchen of the club. Chef Johne Abraham is behind a menu influenced by family […]
Are Mixed Burgers Better Than Plant Based Meat?
Earlier this year, food tech startup The Better Meat Co. announced $ 8.1 million in seed funding. The company, founded by longtime vegan animal rights activist Paul Shapiro, supplies plant-based protein to traditional meat producers. The concept is simple: take meat as we know it historically – beef, chicken, pork, fish, etc. – and mix […]
Here’s how to make the perfect burger recipe
We’ve all been there: that moment when the craving for a juicy and delicious burger hits you and takes your breath away. And if you’re like us, not just any simple burger will do. We need the best and only the best to satisfy this desire for one of America’s most popular fan favorite foods. […]
What it takes to run a fully organic burger chain
By Leslie Patton, Bloomberg April 3, 2019 Seattle entrepreneur Neal Zeavy was looking for a new business a few years ago and came up with an original idea: an organic burger chain. Nic’s opened in suburban Chicago at Rolling Meadows in 2017, serving a classic fast food menu of burgers, fries, chicken nuggets, and soft […]
FDA Says Proprietary Ingredient in Impossible Burger Safe
Image maintenance of Impossible Foods The FDA officially recognized soy leghemoglobin as safe on Monday. Plant-based protein is the essential ingredient that allows Bay Area startup Impossible Foods’ plant-based Impossible Burger to “bleed”, just like a beef burger. “Obviously we would have liked it to happen a lot faster. “ Soybean leghemoglobin is a soy-derived […]
Mark Wahlberg’s hamburger restaurant opens in Palo Alto
Wahlburgers opened in Palo Alto on Sunday, the first of eight such franchises planned for the Bay Area in the next few years. Actor Mark Wahlberg and his brothers, actor Donnie and Chef Paul, own and operate the Quick & Easy Burger chain – the subject of an A&E reality TV show of the same […]
CKE Restaurants Sets 2015 Quick-Service Burger Restaurant Record for Net Drive-Thru Store Openings
CARPINTERIA, Calif .– (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (“CKE”) is proud to announce that its Carl’s Jr.® and Hardee’s® chains, which operate as a single brand under two names, generated the largest net increase in locations in United States among all stand-alone burgers. drive-through restaurant chains in calendar year 2015, according to Restaurant […]
McDonald’s Organic Burger debuts in Germany, but will it be a success?
McDonald’s iconic “golden arches” have been an international icon of American junk food for decades. With its fatty burgers and savory fries, the burger chain has become the perfect example of what fast food restaurants once aimed to be: quick, cheap and predictable, but not necessarily healthy. However, changing consumer tastes and demand for healthier […]
McDonald’s to start serving organic burgers soon
As McDonald’s sales have plummeted, it appears the brand has turned to customer demands to reinvigorate the brand, such as bringing back all-day breakfast by popular demand and severing ties with an abusive chicken supplier. in response to complaints. Today, the fast food chain is rolling out an entirely organic burger. But you will have […]
Krystal: The History of Burger Restaurant Chains
In late 1932, a small burger restaurant popped up at the corner of Cherry and Seventh streets in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Even though the small restaurant was only 10 feet by 25 feet, both owners had big dreams. When the first customer counted thirty-five cents for six burgers and a cup of coffee, Rody Davenport and […]
Steak ‘n Shake: The History of Burger Restaurant Chains
Steak ‘n Shake has been serving hamburger steaks since 1934. The business was founded by Gus Belt in Normal, Ill., When he realized his original idea for a gas station with a restaurant serving hot chicken. and beer was not new. Normal, Illinois had enough of this already, so Gus decided to do something different […]
White Castle: The History of Burger Restaurant Chains
National Burger Month has arrived and restaurant chains are busy rolling out burger promotions to the delight of burger lovers across the country. As restaurants ring in sales and customers take advantage of the deals, those on both sides of the cash register have White Castle to thank. You see, White Castle, recognized as the […]