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☆ McDonald's says its chicken options are now just as popular as beef
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

McDonald's makes as much money from chicken products as from beef burgers, its CEO said Monday. McDonald's told investors in December that it planned to offer the McCrispy in almost all its markets globally by the end of 2025. We've also added smoked chicken wings, and that was a direct response to Gen Z." Taco Bell's former CEO Mark King told Bloomberg that its Gen Z customers were increasingly opting for chicken over beef. Wendy's told BI that its Spicy Chicken Nuggets were especially popular among Gen Zers.

Persons: McDonald's, Chris Kempczinski, —, Ian Borden, Kempczinski, McSpicy, Chick, Laura Dickey, we've, hasn't, We've, Gen, Taco, Mark King, Wendy's, Zers Organizations: Service, KFC, Gen, Bloomberg, Morning Locations: Singapore

☆ A Redditor discovered that a San Francisco pizzeria operates over 70 brands on DoorDash from its kitchen, selling pasta, wings, desserts, and halal food
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A San Francisco pizzeria appears to operate more than 70 virtual brands on DoorDash selling falafel, pasta, and wings. AdvertisementA pizzeria in San Francisco appears to operate more than 70 different virtual brands on DoorDash. Restaurants sometimes design their own virtual brands, but they can also host other virtual brands. Uber Eats removed 8,000 last spring and summer and DoorDash says it will remove brands that virtual brands quality requirements. Reddit users didn't seem surprised to discover that the Polk Street address operates a network of virtual brands.

Persons: Redditor, —, N'Sert, Hoodline, We're, Fresco, DoorDash, Uber, they've, Philly, Polk Organizations: San, Service, DoorDash, Business, Polk, Fresco Inc, Google, Cupid's Locations: San Francisco, Burger, DoorDash

☆ US caver who became trapped 1,000 metres deep in Turkey is moved halfway to surface
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Umit Bektas Acquire Licensing RightsMERSIN, Turkey, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Rescuers raced on Sunday to rescue an American caver who had become trapped more than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) underground in southern Turkey, moving him halfway to the surface. More than 150 rescuers from Turkey and other countries have been working for days to rescue him from the country's third deepest cave. "Our medical team is working really hard to try to keep Mark's condition as stable as possible. Since yesterday, we started lifting the stretcher and transporting him through the cave," Giuseppe Conti, European Cave Rescue Association technical commission chairperson, told reporters. Mark's medical condition right now is very good," said Tulga Sener, medical coordinator for the cave rescue commission.

Persons: caver Mark Dickey, Umit, Mark Dickey, Giuseppe Conti, Mark, Jessica Van Ord, Tulga Sener, Cenk, Dickey, Ali Kucukgocmen, Huseyin Hayatsever, Giles Elgood Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Rescue Association, Bulent Usta, Thomson Locations: Anamur, Mersin province, Turkey, Rights MERSIN, American, Mersin, Cenk Yildiz

☆ US cave explorer trapped in Turkey will be out 'within several days,' governor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] U.S. caver Mark Dickey is seen in Morca Cave, days before he fell ill and became trapped some 1,000 meters (3,280 ft) underground, near Anamur in Mersin province, southern Turkey August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Agnes Berentes Acquire Licensing RightsMERSIN, Turkey, Sept 9 (Reuters) - A team of rescuers are ready to start moving an American cave explorer trapped more than 1,000 metres (3,280.84 ft) underground in southern Turkey and will have him out "within several days," Mersin Governor Ali Hamza Pehlivan said on Saturday. More than 150 rescuers from Turkey and other nations have been working to save him from the country's third deepest cave. Footage from the operation showed Dickey lying inside the cave and receiving treatment by a medical team. "This is a vertical cave with a lot of water," Agnes Berentes, a photographer with Dickey on the mission, told Reuters.

Persons: caver Mark Dickey, Agnes Berentes, Ali Hamza Pehlivan, Mark Dickey, Pehlivan, Carl Heitmeyer, Dickey, Recep Salci, Ali Kucukgocmen, Huseyin Hayatsever, Richard Chang Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, New, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Cave, Anamur, Mersin province, Turkey, Rights MERSIN, American, Mersin, New Jersey

☆ US Cave Explorer Trapped in Turkey Will Be Out 'Within Several Days' -Governor
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

MERSIN, Turkey (Reuters) - A team of rescuers are ready to start moving an American cave explorer trapped more than 1,000 metres (3,280.84 ft) underground in southern Turkey and will have him out "within several days," Mersin Governor Ali Hamza Pehlivan said on Saturday. More than 150 rescuers from Turkey and other nations have been working to save him from the country's third deepest cave. "Depending on the developments at the stations in between, hopefully the evacuation will have been completed within several days," Pehlivan told reporters. Footage from the operation showed Dickey lying inside the cave and receiving treatment by a medical team. "This is a vertical cave with a lot of water," Agnes Berentes, a photographer with Dickey on the mission, told Reuters.

Persons: Ali Hamza Pehlivan, Mark Dickey, Pehlivan, Carl Heitmeyer, Dickey, Agnes Berentes, Recep Salci, Ali Kucukgocmen, Huseyin Hayatsever, Richard Chang Organizations: New, Reuters Locations: MERSIN, Turkey, American, Mersin, New Jersey

☆ 'I'm up, I'm alert,' says U.S. cave explorer trapped in Turkey
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MERSIN, Turkey, Sept 8 (Reuters) - An American cave explorer trapped more than 1,000 metres underground in a cave in southern Turkey has recorded a video message to say he was up and alert after a team of rescuers reached him with medical supplies. More than 150 rescuers from Turkey and other nations have been working to save him. "Hi, I'm Mark Dickey from nearly a thousands metres," Dickey said in the message, dressed in a red puffer jacket and using a headlamp. "As you can see, I'm up, I'm alert, I'm talking. But I'm not healed on the inside yet, so I'm going to need a lot of help to get out of here," he said.

Persons: Mark Dickey, Dickey, I'm, Sener, Recep Salci, Salci, Ali Kucukgocmen, Daren Butler, Ros Russell Organizations: Emergency Management, REUTERS Acquire, Reuters, Thomson Locations: MERSIN, Turkey, American, Mersin, Turkish, Anamur, Mersin province

☆ Rescuers race to save ill US cave explorer trapped 3,000 feet underground
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Mark Dickey, the U.S. caver who is currently trapped near Morca, poses in Mentone, Alabama, U.S., May 12, 2023. National Cave Rescue Commission (NCRC)/Handout via REUTERS/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsMERSIN, Turkey, Sept 7 (Reuters) - More than 150 rescuers raced on Thursday to reach an American man who fell ill and became trapped some 1,000 metres (3,280 ft) underground in a cave he was exploring in southern Turkey. Mark Dickey, 40, was on an international exploration mission in the Morca cave in the Taurus mountains when he began suffering gastrointestinal bleeding, Turkey's TUMAF caving federation said in a statement. "Several international teams, including Croats and Italians, are aiding in the operations. Footage from the rescue operation showed Turkish and international teams setting up tents and cables outside the sinkhole, Turkey's third-largest, which is at an altitude of 2,140 metres (7,020 ft).

Persons: Mark Dickey, Bulent Genc, Genc, TUMAF, Dickey, Ali Kucukgocmen, Helen Popper Our Organizations: Rescue, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Turkish, Thomson Locations: U.S, Mentone , Alabama, Rights MERSIN, Turkey, American

☆ Gen Z eats fast food like no other generation. From a love for spicy food to constant snacking, these are 8 traits that define their dining habits.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rebhun said that El Pollo Loco's work with influencers "without a doubt" drove customers to the brand. Dickey said that Dickey's work with influencers – in particular those involved with food and sport – was "directly in response to millennial and Gen Z." "Any lingering traditional media that we do," like TV commercials, radio spots, and out-of-home ads, is "all for boomers and Gen X," she added. Execs told Insider it was "leveraging youth culture," including music, sport, influencers, and TikTok, to create an image of a "Gen Z-esque aspirational lifestyle." Wendy's has also been working with sports, gaming, and music companies to lure in Gen Zers, Loredo said.

Persons: Dickey, Rebhun, influencers, Carl Loredo, influencers –, Gen, Wingstop, Execs, Chipotle's Perdue, Zers, influencers Alexis Frost, Keith Lee, Chipotle, Wendy's, Loredo Organizations: El, El Pollo, Twitter Locations: Fortnite

☆ From George Washington to Donald Trump, America’s obsession with secret societies is a mainstay of our democracy — and it resurfaces whenever there’s a renewed push for civil rights, author of new boo
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Multiple presidents, from George Washington to Donald Trump, have endorsed conspiracy theories. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln both openly espoused conspiracy theories of various kinds. It was important for me early on to make a distinction between actual conspiracies and conspiracy theories. And those tend to be a specific cover-up around specific things, there's an identifiable group of actors and once you start doing basic journalism, these things tend to unravel pretty quickly. So I think that's, unfortunately, where we're heading.

Persons: Colin Dickey's, George Washington, Donald Trump, —, Colin Dickey, Dickey, Trump, Abraham Lincoln, Hillary Clinton, Jeffrey Epstein Organizations: Freemasons, Service, American, United, Civil Rights Movement, People Locations: United States, —, America, Iran, Salem

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Laura Rea Dickey, Peter Galbo and Tim Seymour
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Laura Rea Dickey, Peter Galbo and Tim SeymourPeter Galbo, research analyst at Bank of America, Tim Seymour, Seymour Asset Management CIO, and Laura Rea Dickey, CEO of Dickey's Barbecue, join 'Power Lunch' to discuss the impact of food inflation on restaurants, passing along rising prices to the consumer, and the expected timeline for soaring beef prices.

Persons: Laura Rea Dickey, Peter Galbo, Tim Seymour Peter Galbo, Tim Seymour Organizations: Bank of America, Seymour, Management

☆ Soaring beef prices are hurting restaurant's bottom line
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSoaring beef prices are hurting restaurant's bottom linePeter Galbo, research analyst at Bank of America, Tim Seymour, Seymour Asset Management CIO, and Laura Rea Dickey, CEO of Dickey's Barbecue, join 'Power Lunch' to discuss the impact of food inflation on restaurants, passing along rising prices to the consumer, and the expected timeline for soaring beef prices.

Persons: Peter Galbo, Tim Seymour, Laura Rea Dickey Organizations: Bank of America, Seymour, Management

☆ More people are picking up takeout orders themselves to save money and dodge high Uber Eats and DoorDash delivery fees
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

More customers are opting to pick up their orders from restaurants to avoid high delivery fees. Online orders account for nearly half of Dickey's sales, and she said third-party delivery orders as a proportion of these were down by 6.8% over the past year. Free delivery directly from the Dickey's website now made up 6% of sales, up by a fifth over the past year, Dickey added. To get the same thing delivered via Pizzeria Uno's website, which outsources it to DoorDash, the total is $22.98, including a $7.75 delivery fee. Prices for a cheese and tomato pizza on Pizzeria Uno's site for delivery via Doordash, Grubhub, and for collection.

Persons: DoorDash, Uber, —, Erik Frederick, –, I'm, Laura Rea Dickey, Dickey, Steve Heeley, Chris Kempczinski, Uno's Frederick, We've, Kempczinski, Gunther Plosch Organizations: Uno, Service, US Bureau of Labor Statistics Locations: Dickey's, Revere , Massachusetts, Arizona , Colorado , Indiana, Texas

☆ Gen Z is forcing fast-food restaurants to change their menus. They're now offering more spicy food and chicken to lure in younger diners.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Gen Z diners crave spicy food and chicken more than other generations. Restaurant execs say that younger diners crave spicy food and chicken. "Spice levels generally heat up with younger generations," Fabiola Del Rio, VP of integrated marketing communications at Panda Express, told Insider. And where they can, Gen Zers like to get their chicken spicy, too. Or a restaurant exec who's noticed interesting dining patterns among your Gen Z customers?

☆ Gen Z eats fast food like no other generation. From a love for spicy food to visiting restaurants in big groups, these are 6 traits that define their dining habits.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

They eat with their phones first and are pulled in by influencer marketingd3sign/Getty ImagesGen Z diners like their food to be "Instagrammable," the execs said. But as well as organic content, restaurants are paying influencers to advertise their products. Rebhun said that El Pollo Loco's work with influencers "without a doubt" drove customers to the brand. Dickey said that Dickey's work with influencers – in particular those involved with food and sport – was "directly in response to millennial and Gen Z." "We noticed massive fanfare around the viral hack and partnered with the creators to officially add the Fajita Quesadilla to our menus for our Gen Z superfans," Perdue said.

☆ Restaurants open on Christmas Day 2022: McDonald's, IHOP, Denny's, and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Benihana: Open Christmas Day and Christmas Eve. Bar Louie: Open Christmas Day and Christmas Eve. May be open Christmas Day, depending on location or franchiseGolden Corral: Some locations will be open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Closed Christmas Day, but open Christmas EveTaco Bell: Restaurants are open on Christmas Eve. Friendly's: Open on Christmas Eve until 6 p.m.In-N-Out: Open from 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Christmas Eve.

☆ We still have to take a reduction in our menu that we haven't in 30-40 years, says Dickey's Barbecue CEO
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWe still have to take a reduction in our menu that we haven't in 30-40 years, says Dickey's Barbecue CEOLaura Rea Dickey, Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants CEO, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss what's driving up her costs the most, how much food commodity prices moderating offset Dickey Barbecue's costs and insight's into the restaurant's labor picture.

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