Andrew Wiederhorn, former CEO of Fat Brands, at the company’s offices in Beverly Hills in 2017. A federal grand jury this week indicted Andrew Wiederhorn, the former chief executive of the company that owns the Fatburger and Johnny Rockets restaurant chains, on federal charges alleging a $47-million “sham loan” scheme. “We look forward to making clear in court that this …
When you talk about people’s favorite fast-food brands, there’s going to be some controversy. I learned that the hard way a few years ago when I ranked French fries, and I’m learning it again now with reader feedback from my official fast-food burger power rankings, which we published last week. I’m Lucas Kwan Peterson, a columnist for the Food section, …
In the history of everything, there have been two Big Bangs. Decades later, says the book “Fast Food Nation,” Kroc tried and failed to persuade Disney to put McDonald’ses in Disney’s new Anaheim theme park. In 2016, a New York Burger King franchise did itself up in its idea of a terrifying costume: it draped itself in sheets and labeled …
