Peter Romeo

The tongue-in-cheek announcement kicks off a new marketing ploy for the chain: A limited-time suck-up.

Andy Puzder is out as a candidate for secretary of labor.

Immigrant workers are being encouraged to skip work Thursday in a protest against President Trump's changes in U.S. immigration policy, and consumers of foreign origin are being asked not to spend money. Many restaurants have already said they'll close for the day in a show of solidarity--and perplexity at how to keep operating.

Nightmares may not go away for years, as some restaurants learned this week.

The retail-restaurant hybrid has closed all its stores and reportedly fired the entire staff.

Restaurateurs warned that raising minimum wages by an unreasonable margin would bring cuts, streamlining and automation.