A sign hangs outside of a CosMc’s restaurant, a concept recently launched by McDonald’s, in Bolingbrook, Illinois, on Dec. 11, 2023. Scott Olson | Getty Images McDonald’s will shutter three locations of its drinks-focused spinoff brand, CosMc’s. To test the concept, the fast-food giant opened its first CosMc’s location more than a year ago in…
A rough year for the restaurant industry led many chains to close underperforming locations in 2024, as they try to improve their sales in the years to come. Inflation-weary consumers pulled back their restaurant spending in 2024 and instead sought value and discounts when they did choose to dine outside their homes. Overall U.S. restaurant…
They made a gravy error. One of the city’s chicest restaurants bizarrely decided to nickel and dime a New York media exec — over Christmas dinner, of all things — after accidentally advertising the wrong price for a Yuletide feast. And now the dumbstruck diner is left with a taste more bitter than a bad…
