Shake Shack’s new cooking show on social media aims to connect with homebound consumers as the fast-casual chain upends its operations in response to pandemic lockdowns that have closed most dine-in options. The series positions the brand as one that can help consumers who are stuck at home and looking Read more…
McDonald’s plans to invest an estimated $100 million to bolster its U.S. marketing and will invest a similar amount in some of its biggest international markets as part of a renewed package of strategies to help its franchisees recover from the coronavirus shutdown. Click here to read the story at restaurantbusinessonline.com. Discussion Read more…
There’s an iconic photo of Tony Hawk in 1983, sitting on his skateboard inside a drainage pipe. The pipe is located within a network of ditches and irrigation canals in Cardiff, near San Diego—nicknamed “Sanoland” for the sanitation plant at San Elijo Lagoon. In the photo, taken when Hawk was Read more…
Universal Studios faced a dilemma with its family-friendly film “Trolls World Tour.” Movie theaters had closed due to the coronavirus pandemic’s collective lockdown. So the studio could either shelve the film indefinitely or do what was previously unthinkable in Hollywood – release it directly to homes first for on-demand streaming, something Read more…
America’s stadiums may be silent, but its fans aren’t, and the Cheeseheads of Green Bay are proving that they are the loudest of them all: The Lambeau loyalists come out on top in the Forbes ranking of the best fans in sports. Measuring passion is a tricky thing. Crazy certainly Read more…
Many professional athletes can struggle financially once they retire. One big exception is former basketball star Shaquille O’Neal. It’s no secret that former athletes often experience post-career money problems. In the NBA, for instance, a staggering 60% of players go broke within five years of leaving the sport. Click here to read Read more…
On Tuesday, April 21, TikTok’s biggest star crossed the 50 million follower threshold. One day later, video conferencing from her bedroom in Connecticut, Charli D’Amelio has another milestone on her mind: her 16th birthday. Caught up in her excitement about the festivities, D’Amelio doesn’t mention the appearance she has coming Read more…
Patty Baird ticked off the changes she’ll be making at the Cedar House Sport Hotel when it reopens in Truckee, a town of more than 16,000 near Lake Tahoe that thrives off summer tourism. Some things will go: No more self-serve coffee in the lobby, no more afternoon appetizer hour Read more…
There are probably tens of millions of sheltering-at-home American moms, fantasizing right now about what might have been for Mother’s Day 2020. Champagne brunches? A day spa visit? Even a simple family BBQ? Dream on, mamas. This year, the best that can happen is a little Mother’s Day takeout, as Read more…
PBR (Professional Bull Riders) was back in action last weekend in Oklahoma with a closed-to-fans, made-for-TV event produced by a skeleton crew, following a five-week Coronavirus-caused hiatus. No fans were in attendance, and social distancing, functional separation and other safety measures were in full force as the cowboys of the Read more…