Taco Bell’s arrival could add spice to Ireland’s love affair with American fast food

Applegreen partnership will see Mexican style outlet the latest to set up shop in Ireland

Taco Bell fast food chain coming to Ireland, at Applegreen service stations

Applegreen says partnership underscores its commitment to bringing ‘world-class roadside hospitality’ to customers

Three people dead after gun shop shooting in New Orleans

Man entered store and fatally shot two people, before dying himself

Learning from the past to protect your brand during a crisis

Making bold marketing decisions now can pay dividends later, as previous downturns have shown

Volatile European markets following strong US inflation data

Ryanair climbs 1.83% to €16.16 on what traders said was good day for the sector

Will burning millions of Snickers and Mars bars save the brand?

Someone in Germany finds plastic in a Snickers bar, and Mars incinerates mountains of blameless confectionary. Overreaction or sensible response?

Australia’s taste for fast food puts innovation on menu

Australia’s isolation makes it perfect testing ground

KFC sues firms over eight-legged chicken allegations

Owner Yum! is seeking €220,000 in damages

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Life term for killer in ‘American Sniper’ trial

Texas jury reaches verdict in case of killings of marksman Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield

KFC, Taco Bell owner cuts forecast on China investigation

Yum Brands increasingly under pressure after a second food scare drove customers away

Two men and a baby now so wonderfully ordinary

Restaurants developing an appetite for tech

Tablets, apps and automation are revolutionising a traditionally labour- intensive sector

Markets pause for breath after Monday’s drubbing

Iseq quiet as European shares make little headway