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The fast-food chain, which is owned by Yum Brands, will introduce fried boneless chicken chunks as an alternative to its traditional breast, thigh and drumstick pieces.
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The fast-food chain, which is owned by Yum Brands, will introduce fried boneless chicken chunks as an alternative to its traditional breast, thigh and drumstick pieces.
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Frits Van Paasschen, President & CEO of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide discusses hotel expansion in China, the Middle East and Emerging Markets.
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April 4- Hundreds of fast-food restaurant workers in New York City turned out for protests on Thursday in what organizers said would be their largest rally yet for better pay. Employees from familiar chains such as McDonald's Corp, Burger King and Yum Inc's KFC are seeking to roughly double their hourly wage to $15.
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April 4- Hundreds of fast-food restaurant workers in New York City are expected to walk off the job on Thursday in what organizers said would be their largest rally yet for better pay. Employees from familiar chains such as McDonald's Corp, Wendy's and Yum Inc's KFC are seeking to roughly double their hourly pay to $15.
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The 287-room Lemon Tree Premier hotel at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport features a dramatic view of planes landing and taking off, but it has no guests to see them.
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Rotana CEO Selim El-Zyr discusses business opportunities in Iraq and Iran, both of which he says have "huge untapped potential".
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More bad news for Carnival cruise lines: Another ship adrift and reports of sick guests on an island cruise center. Will this latest wave sink the stock?
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NEW YORK-- A Raymond James analyst upgraded four restaurant chains Wednesday, citing falling prices for ingredients and a return to more normal consumer demand levels in recent weeks after a weak February. Analyst Bryan Elliott upgraded Brinker International, which owns Chili's, to "Outperform" from "Market Perform."
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LANSING, Mich.-- Some Michigan Republicans are pushing to ban local governments from requiring employers to provide paid sick leave as cities in other states move to enact such mandates.
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Chesapeake Lodging Trust bought the W New Orleans-French Quarter for $25.5 million from Starwood Hotels& Resorts Worldwide Inc., according to news releases Monday from both chains.
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NEW YORK-- Morgans Hotel Group Co. said Monday that it has reached agreements with The Yucaipa Cos. that will help significantly lower its debt. In exchange, Yucaipa will receive Morgans' ownership interests in Delano South Beach and The Light Group.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti-- A U.S. hotel chain opened a hotel in Haiti on Thursday for the first time in 15 years. The new hotel is part of a larger hotel boom in Haiti that has taken hold since the earthquake in 2010 destroyed thousands of buildings.
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The menus offered to children by most U.S. restaurant chains have too many calories, too much salt or fat, and often not a hint of vegetables or fruit, according to a new study.
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BALTIMORE-- Autopsy results are expected to be released soon in the death of a Virginia woman aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, officials said Wednesday. FBI Baltimore field office spokesman Rich Wolf said the 64- year-old woman from Midlothian, Va., died of "undetermined causes" while traveling on the Enchantment of the Seas.
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WASHINGTON, March 28- The menus offered to children by most U.S. restaurant chains have too many calories, too much salt or fat, and often not a hint of vegetables or fruit, according to a study by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
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Order a bowl of turkey chili at a St. Louis-area Panera Bread cafe, and it'll cost you a penny. Or $5. Or $100. In other words, whatever you decide.
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NEW YORK-- As it focuses on overseas travelers, Starwood Hotels& Resorts Worldwide Inc. is spending $200 million to renovate 13 of its Le Meridien hotels in the Middle East and Africa. The company said Wednesday that Africa and the Middle East are "continuing to evolve" as business and leisure travel destinations.
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Road warriors rejoice! InterContinental Hotels Group will offer free Wi-Fi to all its loyalty program members in 2014, a perk more travelers demand.
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Richard Solomons, CEO of Intercontinental Hotels Group, now rewards its members with free WiFi. Solomons explains why the technology is such a draw.