Chick-fil-A has built a reputation for offering healthier fast-food options than many of its competitors, thanks to grilled chicken, fresh salads, and fruit sides. But not every item on the menu is a nutritious choice. Some meals are loaded with calories, saturated fat, sodium, or sugar, making them best enjoyed as an occasional indulgence rather than an everyday lunch. Here are three of the least healthy menu items based [...]

"I'm old enough to remember when they had salad bars, solariums and focused on their baked potatoes. It's been downhill since." Nostalgia is a powerful force in fast food, and Wendy's inspires more of it than most chains. For a certain generation of customers, Wendy's in its prime represented something genuinely different — a fast food experience that felt a cut above. That feeling, some longtime fans say, has faded. To [...]

Chipotle just opened its first restaurant in Mexico, which sounds like a punchline until you remember how big the chain has become in the United States. The move also comes with an obvious warning from fast-food history: restaurant expansion can unravel quickly when a brand misreads a market. Taco Bell already tried to crack Mexico twice. Both attempts failed. Now Chipotle is betting it can do what Taco Bell could not: [...]

New Mexico has lost several locally rooted food and drink businesses in recent weeks, including a small restaurant built around New Mexican cooking, a homegrown coffee shop and the last Albuquerque outpost of a familiar brewery name. Their closures add to the restaurant shutdowns affecting communities across the country. The losses are concentrated around Albuquerque, where rising costs, relocation decisions and downtown [...]

Buc-ee's is not slowing down. After years of turning oversized gas stations into road-trip destinations, the Texas-based chain has another wave of travel centers lined up across the country. For drivers tracking every interstate highway where Buc-ee's can already be found, the next few years could bring several new stops to major corridors in Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, Kansas, Florida, Georgia and North [...]

Make your own homemade oxygen laundry booster with just three simple ingredients. This easy DIY laundry additive helps boost your regular detergent, brighten fabrics, and tackle everyday stains. It's budget-friendly, quick to make, and stores well in your laundry room for whenever you need a little extra cleaning power. If you're looking for a simple way to give your laundry an extra cleaning boost, this homemade oxygen [...]