Brooke DiPalma is a reporter for Yahoo Finance based in New York covering fast food, consumer packaged goods, restaurants and more. DiPalma graduated from Marist College where she studied journalism and political science. DiPalma is also interested in mental health. She is the founder and director of P.S. I Love You Day, Inc., a non-profit organization focused on mental health awareness and suicide prevention.
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McDonald's to open 1900 locations in 2023, US franchisees encouraged by growth
McDonald's plans to open its first new unit to the United States since 2014.
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McDonald's: 'You haven't seen the end of McRib quite yet,' analyst says
The McRib is bound to return from the dead, or so this analyst says.
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McDonald's Q4 earnings beat estimates, boosted by higher menu prices, digital sales
McDonald's (MCD) posted its fourth quarter earnings results Tuesday before market open that beat analyst expectations.
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Amazon Fresh jacks up price threshold for free delivery to $150 from $35
Amazon (AMZN) upped that amount Prime members will have to spend to get free grocery delivery via Amazon Fresh. Beginning February 28, shoppers will need to spend $150 or more to receive free grocery delivery. That's up from $35.
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McDonald's Q4 2022 earnings preview: Here's what to expect
McDonald's (MCD) is set to report Q4 2022 earnings on Tuesday, January 31 before the market open, here's what to expect.
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Fast food earnings preview: McDonalds, Starbucks, Chipotle, Yum, and more
Fast food giants are set to report their next quarterly earnings in the coming weeks. What's Wall Street looking out for?
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Dave's Hot Chicken eyes growth, undeterred by competitors Chick-fil-A & Raising Cane's
Dave's Hot Chicken Co-Founder Arman Oganesyan said his pop-up tent turned national food chain is focused entirely on its food and its customers, allowing it to stand out among its mega competitors.
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Vital Farms raised egg prices ‘reluctantly and in small amounts’: CEO
Vital Farms CEO Russell Diez-Canseco is "scratching his head" over soaring egg prices.
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Chipotle to hire 15,000 workers ahead of 'burrito season'
Chipotle (CMG) is out with a new campaign to hire 15,000 full-time and part-time employees ahead of its busiest time of the year, the months of March to May, or what it calls "burrito season."
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Cheesecake Factory stock downgraded to Sell by UBS
UBS downgraded shares of Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) on Tuesday from neutral to sell. At market open, shares fell nearly 4%.
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Walmart increases average hourly wage to more than $17.50
Walmart hikes annual wages; more opportunities for new truck drivers.
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As egg prices soar, so do attempts to bring them across the US-Mexico border: US officials
With egg prices spiking 59.9% year-over-year, so have the number of attempts to bring them across the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Oatly analyst on upgrade: ‘Bearish sentiment has peaked’ for the plant-based company
Shares of Oatly may be down more than 88% since its IPO in 2021, but one analyst expects the plant-based beverage giant to see a turnaround in 2023.
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Cheesecake Factory: Labor inflation is a top concern, says Citi analyst on downgrade
Citi downgraded The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) stock from a Buy to Neutral on Tuesday.
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AriZona raises bottle prices by 25% to keep iconic cans at 99 cents
At the beginning of the year, AriZona raised the price of drinks in its 20-ounce plastic bottle 25% in the Northeast, its largest market.
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Egg prices soar nearly 60% as some retail locations see low supply
Eggs saw the largest jump in price year-over-year since 1973. What lies ahead?
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Shake Shack's outlook for 2023: more locations, more sales—and drive-thrus
Shake Shack gave investors a preliminary look at its fourth-quarter results and 2023 outlook on Monday. All around, it seemed to be good news.
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Food inflation decelerates, smallest increase since March 2021
December saw the smallest increase for the price of groceries since March of 2021 on a monthly basis, up 0.2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) December Consumer Price Index (CPI).
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Conagra Brands CFO: ‘There’s a lot of trade down’ to frozen food
Frozen food sales are heating up as consumers look to save on their trips to the grocery store.
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Hard seltzer fad continues to flame out as Wall Street turns cautious on beverage companies
Beverage companies are off to a rocky start in 2023, as Wall Street turns weary of falling hard seltzer sales.