#Subway co-founder Peter Buck dead at 90

#Subway co-founder Peter Buck dead at 90

“#Subway co-founder Peter Buck dead at 90” Peter Buck — a nuclear physicist who lent his friend’s son $1,000 to start a sandwich shop in 1965 and became a billionaire as it grew into the giant Subway Restaurants chain — has died, The Post has learned. Buck, who according to sources had been ill for…

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#Burger King parent company to buy Firehouse Subs for B

#Burger King parent company to buy Firehouse Subs for $1B

“#Burger King parent company to buy Firehouse Subs for $1B” Tim Hortons, Popeye’s and Burger King parent Restaurant Brands International will add Firehouse Subs to its portfolio in an all-cash deal for $1 billion.  RBI said in a statement Monday that the transaction will offer “significant long-term unit growth potential to drive attractive returns for all stakeholders and is…

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#Your favorite fast food is screwing up your hormones: study

#Your favorite fast food is screwing up your hormones: study

“#Your favorite fast food is screwing up your hormones: study” Is your long-term health worth more than a deluxe combo meal? A study published Tuesday has added further evidence that phthalates, so-called “everywhere chemicals,” are particularly abundant in fast food dishes. This chemical group of “plasticizers” can be found in just about any product on…

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#Tech startup to put surveillance cameras in fast-food kitchens

#Tech startup to put surveillance cameras in fast-food kitchens

“#Tech startup to put surveillance cameras in fast-food kitchens” A tech startup is wooing fast-food restaurants with surveillance systems that it claims will make sure workers fill orders accurately. Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Agot AI, which has installed its overhead cameras in a number of undisclosed chain restaurants, issues real-time correction alerts to line workers, according to its…

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