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  • Published on 08:28 GMT

    Button batteries in fast food toys a 'loaded gun' as Hungry Jack's fined

    One of Australia's largest fast food outlets has been fined more than $150,000 after giving away thousands of free toys in meals without warning that they included deadly button batteries. Hungry Jack's dispatched 27,850 Garfield toys powered by …

    Source: ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Neutral
  • Published on 03:36 GMT

    Fast food giant’s whopping fine over toy

    Fast food giant Hungry Jack’s has paid a six-figure fine after it was alleged toys given out with children’s meals did not have adequate warnings about button batteries. The fast food franchise paid fines totalling $150,240 to the Australian Competition …

    Source: Townsville Bulletin - Center-right
  • Published on May 5, 2025

    Drive-throughs delight as Geelong fast food outlets hit the market

    KFC, Guzman Y Gomez, Starbucks and 7-Eleven are the key tenants at individual commercial sites being offered for sale at Waurn Ponds Village at 1 Enterprise Way, Grovedale. The strength of Australia’s biggest fast-food brands to fatten the wallets of …

    Source: The Geelong Advertiser - Center-right
  • Published on May 5, 2025

    Fast food burger chain quietly closes locations across the US

    Two once beloved fast-food chains that previously dominated America’s highways and small towns are slowly disappearing across the country. Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr, both operated by CKE Restaurants, have quietly been closing locations across the US in recent …

    Source: The Mirror US - Left-wing
  • Published on May 5, 2025

    The World's Most Popular Fast Food Restaurant Isn't McDonald's

    McDonald's has been ousted as the most popular fast food restaurant — and by a chain you've probably never heard of. Chinese company Mixue Bingcheng has stolen the crown (which you'll find atop its cute snowman mascot). Mixue, (pronounced …

    Source: The Daily Meal - New York - Pending
  • Published on 01:36 GMT

    KFC to deliver ‘Habanero High Tea’ experience for Mother’s Day

    KFC is helping customers celebrate their mums, Mother’s Day and the chain’s new habanero range via a high tea activation. It’s that time of year again, the day you try to cram a lifetime of gratitude into one gift for Mum. She’s been your chef, nurse, …

    Source: Mumbrella - Neutral
  • Published on May 5, 2025

    Live: ASX slightly down and value of Australia's Future Fund up

    1h agoTue 6 May 2025 at 12:17am Market snapshot at the open ASX 200: Flat at 8,157 points All Ords: Flat at 8,374 points Australian dollar: -0.1% to 64.57 US cents S&P 500: -0.6% to 5,650 points Nasdaq: -0.7% to 17,844 points FTSE: +1.2% to 8,596 …

    Source: ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Neutral
  • Published on May 5, 2025

    KFC Australia announces surprise new direction no fans saw coming

    KFC Australia has made the surprise announcement that it is hosting an exclusive high tea event in Sydney this Mother's Day - but with a spicy twist. The world-first Habanero High Tea experience will see traditional high tea finger sandwiches ditched …

    Source: Daily Mail - Right-wing
  • Published on May 5, 2025

    McCain targets Asia’s frozen food ‘pain points’ for regional growth

    This is according to Canadian frozen food company McCain Foods, which supplies french fries to major fast food chains including McDonalds and KFC around the world. The company emphasises convenience and providing the right kind of products amid rising …

    Source: FoodNavigator-Asia - Pending
  • Published on 04:47 GMT

    Hungry Jack’s fined $150,000 by ACCC over Garfield toy

    Fast food giant Hungry Jack’s has paid a six-figure fine after it was alleged toys given out with children’s meals did not have adequate warnings about button batteries. The fast food franchise paid fines totalling $150,240 to the Australian Competition …

    Source: PerthNow - Neutral
  • Published on May 5, 2025

    Bao's parents came to Australia after the Fall of Saigon. Now he honours them at 130 restaurants

    Key Points In the decades following the Fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975, thousands of Vietnamese moved to Australia, many as refugees. Bao Hoang, founder of Roll’d restaurants, says his parents’ sacrifices inspired him to make a mark in their new home. For …

    Source: SBS - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on 03:20 GMT

    How digital ad monitoring can help curb unhealthy food marketing – Aussie study

    Their findings could shape policies to manage potentially harmful ad themes. The nature of online media makes consumers particularly susceptible to targeted advertising of unhealthy foods, say researchers. They argue that stronger interventions – such as …

    Source: FoodNavigator-Asia - Pending
  • Published on 07:08 GMT

    Hungry Jack’s slapped with $150k fine over kid’s meal toy

    Hungry Jack's has been forced to pay hefty fines totalling $150,240 after a Garfield toy with children’s meals allegedly did not include adequate button battery warnings. The fast food franchise was slapped with the massive penalties for allegedly …

    Source: Sky News Australia - Right-wing
  • Published on 05:10 GMT

    Guzman Y Gomez shares are down 22% this year. Time to buy?

    Should I buy the dip in Guzman Y Gomez shares? Posted by Bernd Struben earned his BA in economics from the University of Michigan in 1991, with post-graduate studies in environmental economics at the University of Connecticut. Over the years he’s written …

    Source: The Motley Fool Australia - Neutral
  • Published on 01:20 GMT

    Hungry Jacks fined more than $150k over Garfield toy in children's meals

    Hungry Jacks has been fined $150,240 for allegedly selling a children's toy powered by button batteries without warnings required by the mandatory information standard. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued the fast food …

    Source: 9News - Neutral
  • Published on 03:22 GMT

    Corio Village sale adds $45m to centre’s value in six years

    Corio Village Shopping Centre Major Australian shopping centre investor Charter Hall has expanded its reach in the Geelong market with a $146m off-market purchase of Corio Village shopping centre. Charter Hall secured the 33,600sq m Geelong northern …

    Source: The Geelong Advertiser - Center-right
  • Published on 04:17 GMT

    Hungry Jack’s hit with $150k fines for breaching button battery rules in Garfield toy

    WA-founded fast food giant Hungry Jack’s has been hit with more than $150,000 in fines for allegedly selling a children’s toy powered by button batteries without mandatory warnings. The competition watchdog on Tuesday said it issued Hungry Jack’s with …

    Source: The West Australian - Center-right
  • Published on May 3, 2025

    Sri Lankan-born Cassandra Fernando re-elected to Australian Parliament

    Sri Lankan-born Cassandra Fernando has been re-elected to the Australian Parliament from Holt, Victoria. She was re-elected from the Labour party led by Anthony Albanese who won a historic second term of government, securing an unexpected majority with at …

    Source: Colombo Gazette - Pending
  • Published on May 5, 2025

    Choke on that, baby! Shooter McGavin fancies a stay at The White Lotus

    “Hacks has got such a brilliant following, and the actors I work with are just geniuses,” he says. “My biggest regret is that I am not in the fourth season [now airing on Stan] much because I was shooting Happy Gilmore 2, but I am grateful they kept me …

    Source: The Sydney Morning Herald - Neutral

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