NEW YORK (Reuters) - The bright lights on McDonald’s old Times Square location in New York City have dimmed forever as the burger chain focuses on its newer flagship location up the street. The old location on 42nd Street was hard to miss, with an old-school Broadway-style marquee emblazoned with row upon row of light bulbs. The closing had been planned before the coronavirus pandemic hit, the company said. The New York Post first reported the closure late Tuesday night. The coronavirus...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prime storefronts left empty by failed businesses. Cheaper or even flexible rents. Landlords willing to add drive-thru lanes. As the coronavirus permanently shutters some small businesses, big fast-food brands like Domino’s Pizza, Chipotle and Wendy’s that were doing well before the crisis want to grow - or continue pre-existing expansion plans - after the pandemic subsides. David Deno, chief executive officer of Outback Steakhouse parent company Bloomin’ Brands, told...

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Kentucky Fried Chicken on Tuesday will begin testing an overhauled sandwich featuring a bigger chicken filet and other modifications that could reignite last year’s Great Chicken Sandwich Wars with rivals Popeyes and Chick-fil-A. KFC, a unit of Yum! Brands Inc <YUM.N>, will sell the new version of its chicken sandwich for 26 days – or until supplies run out – at 15 locations in and around Orlando, Florida for $3.99. The larger chicken filet will come on a brioche bun with...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kentucky Fried Chicken on Tuesday will begin testing an overhauled sandwich featuring a bigger chicken filet and other modifications that could reignite last year’s Great Chicken Sandwich Wars with rivals Popeyes and Chick-fil-A. KFC, a unit of Yum! Brands Inc (YUM.N), will sell the new version of its chicken sandwich for 26 days - or until supplies run out - at 15 locations in and around Orlando, Florida for $3.99. The larger chicken filet will come on a brioche bun with...

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Restaurants devoted mainly to quick bites and drinks are reconfiguring their businesses to limit traffic in tight quarters and maintain coronavirus social distancing. Starbucks Corp SBUX.N, Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc (DNKN.O), Peet’s Coffee and British bakery-cafe chain Greggs PLC (GRG.L) have been forced to rethink how to serve customers quickly while keeping staffers safe and still make enough money to operate. At Peet’s Coffee, the U.S. chain owned by JDE Peet’s...