U.S. fast-food chains discovered discounts alone fail to drive traffic amid inflation. Winners like Taco Bell and Burger King succeeded by pairing value offers with menu innovation and quality improve
reuters · 2026-08-11 03:48
Sharp increases in lettuce prices and a widespread cyclospora outbreak linked to shredded lettuce have negatively impacted restaurant sales, including Yum Brands' Taco Bell, while raising consumer cos
apnews · 2026-07-31 14:44
Yum Brands reported better-than-expected quarterly profits despite a cyclospora outbreak linked to Taco Bell causing foot traffic slumps. Investors await details on financial impact amid CEO transitio
reuters · 2026-07-30 04:03
UC Irvine engineer Ben Katz used mass spectrometry to confirm meat content in Taco Bell items by detecting specific molecules like carnosine and carnitine. This successful analysis inspired his social
cen · 2026-07-21 00:00
Federal officials identified Taco Bell lettuce from a Mexican supplier as the source of a massive cyclospora outbreak affecting over 5,000 people in Michigan. Taco Bell removed the ingredient nationwi
apnews · 2026-07-18 12:58
The FDA ordered Taco Bell to stop using lettuce from a supplier linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak, while analysts note varying financial impacts of past food safety incidents across major U.S. resta
reuters · 2026-07-17 11:10
Taco Bell removed iceberg lettuce from its nationwide supply chain following an FDA investigation linking the ingredient to a cyclosporiasis outbreak affecting over 1,600 people across five U.S. state
reuters · 2026-07-16 17:29
Yum Brands' shares dropped over 4% following reports that Taco Bell may be linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak involving lettuce. The CDC reports over 1,600 confirmed cases across 34 states, prompting
reuters · 2026-07-14 11:33