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Right-Wingers Consider Fully Canceling Their Once-Holy Chic-Fil-A

Far-right activists have taken a shotgun approach to their supposed “anti-woke” crusade, and now some of that buckshot shrapnel has hit favored brand among religious conservatives, Chick-Fil-A. The chicken sandwich chain has come under fire for daring to have a page and executive dedicated to diverse hiring programs, even though its inclusion initiative has been ongoing for years. Does Beyond Meat’s Plant Have a Mold Problem? On Chick-Fil-A’s page describing its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, the company…

Apple Users Are Charged More for Delivery on DoorDash

If you’ve spent more time comparing your DoorDash bill on your iPhone to your friend’s Android device than actually eating your delivery food, you might be on to something—at least according to a recent lawsuit. According to an amended complaint filed May 5 in Maryland federal court, Apple users get the raw end of the deal in delivery and “expanded range fees” when placing an order on DoorDash.The iPhone SE Offers Almost Everything You Want In An iPhoneThe lawsuit was brought by Maryland-based DoorPass subscriber Ross

Lawsuit Accuses Foot Locker of Recording Shoe Convos

Photo: Andrey_Popov (Shutterstock)Move over, OnlyFans, there’s a new feet-sharing game in town. At least, that’s what the plaintiffs argue in a new $25 million class-action privacy lawsuit filed against Foot Locker on Monday. I’m sorry to say that even your feet data isn’t safe.Specifically, the allegation is that Foot Locker is harvesting and distributing the details of conversations you’re having about your feet, or at least the shoes that you put on them, as reported in Bloomberg Law. Consent is sexy, whether you’re

Chick-Fil-A Hit With Privacy Lawsuit Over Video Data Collection

Photo: Sheila Fitzgerald (Shutterstock)While Chick-fil-A was serving you sandwiches, it was also serving up data to Facebook’s parent company Meta. According to a new lawsuit filed Sunday, the fast food chain did that in a way that violated one of the only federal privacy laws in the United States. Chick-fil-A has been putting out bizarre animated videos during the Christmas season over the last four years titled “The Stories of Evergreen Hills.” We’ve posted a seven-minute-long example below, which you can watch, if

Fast Food Apps, Ranked

Image: Grand Warszawski (Shutterstock), jmc23 (Shutterstock), Gargantiopa (Shutterstock)I eat a lot of fast food. It’s reasonable to say that simple fact makes me qualified to judge the apps fast food restaurants provide their customers with. In an effort to find the best fast food app, I downloaded ten apps belonging to some of the biggest restaurant chains in the world, and played around with placing my usual orders.I had a very judgmental eye and was taking no prisoners in my assessments considering things like app

Fast Food Chains Raise Millions to Oppose California Wage Law

The “Save Local Restaurants” coalition said Friday it has raised around $12.7 million to fight the law, known as the FAST Recovery Act. Corporate brands have contributed $9.9 million and individual franchisees have given $2 million, with trade associations accounting for the rest, the coalition said. The coalition wants to postpone the implementation of the law, set to begin Jan. 1, and let voters decide through the state’s referendum process whether to permanently block the law in 2024. Opponents need to collect hundreds…

Chick-fil-A Says Tweet Was a ‘Poor Choice of Words’

Where are the spicy nuggets Chick-fil-A?!Image: Cindy Ord (Getty Images)Chick-fil-A is the ultimate morality test for millennials and Gen Z. While their waffles fries are easily the best fast food fries in existence and their chicken sandwiches are second to none, the company does orchestrate a well known financial relationship with anti-LGBTQ+ groups. With this elephant in the room, some already skeptical Twitter users were understandably quick to hop on the franchise’s questionable response to a Black user.Chick-fil-A’s

The Popular Chicken Sandwich Gets a Redo at Panera Bread, Popeyes

Whatever you come in hoping to eat, restaurants want it to be chicken.Big chains are advertising it, cooking up new flavors and pushing poultry hard at the register in these inflationary times. Restaurant owners say they can often make more profit per order on white meat than beef. And consumers are still buying up crispy chicken sandwiches, industry data show.…