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Teen finds piece of finger in Arby's sandwich

Last updated Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 3:52pm

JACKSON, Mich. -- A Michigan teen finishing off an Arby's roast beef sandwich chomped down on something tough that tasted like rubber, so he spit it out.

Turns out it tasted like finger. The fleshy, severed pad of an unfortunate employee's finger, apparently.

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Plans for Del Taco move forward in Farr West

Terrie L. Stephenson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - 9:04am

FARR WEST — Final approval was given by council members for the West Addition Subdivision, which is part of Weber Industrial Park.

This approval will allow plans for a Del Taco on the property to go forward.

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In this March 28, 2012 photo, a patron leaves a Burger King restaurant in Miami. On Monday, April 2, 2012, Burger King launches 10 menu items including smoothies, frappes, specialty salads and snack wraps in a star-studded TV ad campaign. It's the biggest menu expansion since the chain opened its doors in 1954. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Burger King's menu change was a whopper process

Candice Choi The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, April 2, 2012 - 9:47am

MIAMI -- When Burger King set about to fix its ailing empire, the fast food giant started by scrutinizing everything on the menu -- even the mayonnaise.

A group of Burger King executives and franchisees last year sat through a lengthy presentation complete with charts and graphs on how oils and eggs affect the quality of the spread. A blind taste test of 30 varieties followed. The verdict: They liked the one Burger King was already using.

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Most patrons of fast-food shops are regularly asked if they'd like to "value size" or increase the portions of their meal for a few cents more.

Some fast-food patrons in study agreed to downsize meals

Lee Bowman Scripps Howard News Service

Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 5:10pm

Most patrons of fast-food shops are regularly asked if they'd like to "value size" or increase the portions of their meal for a few cents more.

Experts say supersized meals and a "clean plate" culture largely contribute to a national obesity rate among adults greater than 33 percent.

But for a few weeks at a time in 2010, visitors to the Panda Express franchise at Duke University in Durham, N.C., were offered the option of less -- and a surprising number of people took it.

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Man in court for probation violations

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 12:06am

FARMINGTON — A 27-year-old man who robbed several Clearfield fast-food restaurants in summer 2010 was back in court Monday on charges of violating his probation.

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Famous fast-casual diner Maid-Rite headed for Layton

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, January 6, 2012 - 12:50am

LAYTON -- One of the oldest fast-food franchise restaurants is coming to Utah. Maid-Rite, a quick-service casual-dining franchise based out of Des Moines, Iowa, is set to open its first Utah location in February, said President and CEO Bradley L. Burt.

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Fast food linked to lower-income obesity

Carlos Alcala The Sacramento Bee

Last updated Friday, October 28, 2011 - 2:08pm

Fast food alone cannot be blamed for high obesity rates among people with low incomes, according to a new study by the University of California's Center for Healthcare Policy and Research.

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In-N-Out Burger not coming to Layton

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 11:06pm

LAYTON -- No double-doubles will be coming to town.

In-N-Out Burger has decided not to build one of the two Northern Utah locations it had been working toward since spring 2010.

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In-N-Out pulls out of Layton

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 10:45am

LAYTON — There will be no double-doubles coming to town.

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McDonald’s to make Happy Meals more healthful

Emily Bryson York Chicago Tribune

Last updated Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 12:06am

CHICAGO — Under pressure from health and children’s advocacy groups, McDonald’s Corp. is making changes to its famed Happy Meals.

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Paolo Beldran eats a healthy choice meal at a south Miami Burger King Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Parents seeking healthier restaurant meals for their kids At least 19 large restaurant chains _ including Burger King, Chili's, IHOP and Friendly's _ plan to announce Wednesday that they will add healthier options to their children's menus. At least 15,000 restaurant locations will focus on increasing servings of fruits and vegetables, lean proteins, whole grains and low fat dairy. The new items will have less fats, sugars and sodium. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

Fast-food eateries to offer more healthful kids' options

Sharon Bernstein Los Angeles Times

Last updated Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 11:25am

LOS ANGELES -- French fries, slathered with ketchup and washed down with a pint of soda, are a favorite part of fast-food lunches and dinners for millions of American youngsters.

But taking a cue from nutritionists, a group of 19 restaurant companies are pledging to offer more healthful menu options for children at a time when concern is growing over the role of fast food in childhood obesity.

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Andy Puzder, President of CKE Restaurants at a Carls Jr. restaurant in Carpinteria, California, with a turkey burger. Led largely by the popularity of turkey burgers -- a product that would have been heresy at Carl's Jr. in past years -- sales have been increasing at those restaurants, the company says. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Carl's Jr. and Hardee's slim down, cover up, boost sales

Sharon Bernstein Los Angeles Times

Last updated Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 3:23pm

LOS ANGELES -- The company that owns the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's fast-food chains is getting more healthy -- and a little less racy.

Stung by more than two years of dipping sales at the Carl's Jr. restaurants, and with its target audience of young men disproportionately suffering from unemployment, CKE Restaurants Inc. is trying to expand its appeal.

It's a change in direction that may be starting to pay off.

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Bags of potato chips are displayed at a market in Glendale, Calif., Tuesday, June 21, 2011. The potato chip is the biggest demon behind that pound-a-year weight creep that plagues many of us, a major diet study found. Bigger than soda, candy and ice cream. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Study links potatoes to weight gain

Dailea Hernandez, Los Angeles Times McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 10:29am

LOS ANGELES -- Public Enemy No. 1 in America's battle of the bulge isn't cupcakes, soda or double bacon cheeseburgers. It's the simple potato, according to Harvard University researchers.

Daily consumption of an extra serving of spuds -- french fried, sliced into crispy chips, mashed with butter and garlic, or simply boiled or baked -- was found to cause more weight gain than downing an additional 12-ounce can of a sugary drink or taking an extra helping of red or processed meats.

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Take another look at 'healthy' fast food

Andrea Walker, The Baltimore Sun

Last updated Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 10:39am

Think you're being healthy and saving some calories by ordering the salad or oatmeal?

Don't be so sure, says the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

The group recently tested the nutritional content of some items that fast-food establishments are promoting as healthy. The group found they were far from it.

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