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IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Taco Bell plans to go nationwide this month with its latest concoction: a taco with a shell made entirely out of fried chicken. Taco Bell says the shell of the Naked Chicken Chalupa is made up of all-white seasoned chicken. The rest of the taco is packed with lettuce, tomatoes, cheddar […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald’s is considering another addition to its all-day breakfast menu: Happy Meals. The fast-food chain says it will begin testing breakfast Happy Meals in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Sept. 26. The Happy Meals come with either two McGriddles cakes or an egg and cheese McMuffin. McDonald’s says the latter option is the […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Chipotle is branching out from burritos and plans to open its first burger restaurant. A spokesman for Chipotle, Chris Arnold, says in an email the company’s first Tasty Made burger restaurant will open in this fall in Lancaster, Ohio. He did not immediately provide other details. The opening of the burger […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Coca-Cola wants Diet Coke fans to feel more like they’re drinking “the real thing.” The world’s largest beverage maker says it is giving cans and bottles of its flagship sodas a makeover, with plans to unify the appearance of regular Coke, Diet Coke, Coke Zero and Coke Life. Coca-Cola says cans […]

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CHICAGO (AP) — Taco Bell customers in Chicago can now have beer with their burritos and sangria with their soft tacos. The chain opened a location that serves wine, beer, sangria and frozen mixed drinks in Chicago on Wednesday. It’s a first in the U.S. for Taco Bell, which is owned by Louisville, Kentucky-based Yum […]

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CHICAGO (AP) — While the gladiators of the NFL are clashing in Phoenix at the Super Bowl, the titans of food will be fighting for supremacy at spreads across the country. Many parties will have chicken wings and pizza. But NPD Group, an independent market research firm that tracks Americans’ eating habits, says vegetables top […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will move to the forefront of a growing environmental trend by banning food establishments from using plastic foam containers starting this summer, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration announced Thursday. De Blasio’s mayoral ban will fulfill an initiative begun by his predecessor, Michael Bloomberg, who first suggested banning the […]