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Three Business Models the $38 Billion Newspaper Industry Could Copy

Three ideas the $38 billion newspaper industry could copy to buoy its business.READ»

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Fox, Burger King Eagerly Court the Meathead Demo

Burger King and Fox mock Jessica Simpson for her weight--even as it sells hamburgers with 2/3 the calories you need in a whole day.READ»

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Rising Dough: Why Panera Bread Is on a Roll

How Panera is thriving by selling real food -- and a gathering space -- in suburbiaREAD»

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Fast Food and Bicyclists: Two Peas in a Pod?

It seems like the ultimate contradiction--a presumably environmentally-conscious bike rider in Portland, Oregon gets riled up because she can't go through a local fast food chain's drive-through window on her two-wheeled ride. She ...READ»

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Slow Food: The Restaurant Biz Is Floundering

More bad news for the nation's diners, drive-thrus, and dives. Can they innovate their way out of this mess?READ»

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Burger King's Struggling. Is Their Ad Agency to Blame?

BK continues to lose ground to McDonald's--and some are laying the blame on the creepy ads created by Crispin Porter+Bogusky. Hogwash.READ»

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The Sizzling Secrets of In-N-Out Burger: Q&A With Stacy Perman

In this Q&A with Stacy Perman, author of "In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All the Rules," we uncover how the West Coast chain is shaking up the fast-food industry--one "animal style" burger at a time.READ»

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McDonald's Moves Closer to Pesticide-Free French Fries

McDonald's french fries are crunchy, delightfully salty, and covered in pesticides. That last point may not be true for much longer now that the company has agreed to survey and promote best practices in potato pesticide use ...READ»

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Fast Food Ads = Fat Children?

A new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research reveals that a ban on fast food advertising during children's programming would reduce obesity rates in America's youth by 14-18%.READ»

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