In an attempt to bolster revenue during rocky economic times, places like Starbucks, Sonic and Burger King are seeing how adding drinks works.
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Neither snow, nor rain, nor the temptation of a Burger King breakfast will keep letter carriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. At least not if lawyers at the U.S. Postal Service have it their way . The mail agency has reached a settlement with Burger King , after the fast food giant used the likeness of a letter carrier and the postal logo in a series of television ads promoting its new breakfast menu . At issue is a TV ad featuring an actor wearing a letter carrier uniform with the Postal Service’s Sonic Eagle logo on his lapel. Read full article > >
For years, banks and other companies handling foreclosures have turned to cheap labor to process the growing volume of foreclosures. At JPMorgan Chase, they were called “Burger King kids” —walk-in workers hired to handle foreclosure proceedings. Many barely knew what a mortgage was and had only high-school educations. read more
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Burger King is being sold to private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26bn (£2.1bn), it has been announced.
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Burger King and other fast food outlets could be making a comeback in Kandahar.
The former commander of US and other international forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, ordered the closure of fast food chains based at the Kandahar military air base, earlier this year.
His successor, General David Petraeus, hinted in an interview with the Washington Post today, that he might reverse the decision that proved unpopular with troops.
McChrystal had claimed provisions for the outlets took up valuable cargo space, which might be better used for mail or ammunition. But Petraeus indicated that they may reopen soon.
“With respect to Burger Kings, all options are on the table,” he said.
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This article titled “Burger King to come back to Kandahar” was written by Ewen MacAskill, for The Guardian on Monday 16th August 2010 20.20 UTC