McDonald's rocks QSR, Dunkin' and Starbucks unveil holiday cups

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McDonald’s fires CEO Steve Easterbrook, citing employee relationship

Burger giant names Chris Kempczinski as successor in president, CEO role.

McDonald’s outlines fired CEO Steve Easterbrook’s severance of at least $675K

The agreement also adds more restrictive non-compete provisions.

McDonald’s chief people officer David Fairhurst exits

The exec’s departure follows firing of CEO, and recent departure of global CMO.

Dunkin’ ‘cracks the code’ with its holiday cups

'Tis the season for celebration,' sleighin' and apostrophin'.

Slater's 50/50 owner buys Marie Callender’s

Elite Restaurant Group controls 28 existing units: plans to reopen 5 closed locations in California, Utah.

Shake Shack sales hurt by exclusive Grubhub partnership

Chain pivots expansion plans with renewed focus on established markets.

Pizza Hut hampered by unit closures, overly leveraged franchisees

Revenue and profit declines at Yum Brands are tied to pizza chain troubles and Grubhub investment.

Brentwood buys majority stake in Chicken Salad Chick parent

Private-equity firm buys interest from Eagle Merchant Partners.

Starbucks to push AI with new ‘Deep Brew’ initiative

U.S. division saw best performance in 2 years; 6% comp growth tied to bump in afternoon beverage sales.

Starbucks debuts 2019 holiday cup designs; the reusable holiday cup returns

Plus take a look back at the holiday cups (and controversies) of seasons past.

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