https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The two American burger giants McDonald's and Burger King have descended into tit-for-tat advertising war to win over France's army of fast food fans. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160302/burger-king-trumps-mcdonalds-in-french-ad-war Wed, 02 Mar 2016 12:30:51 +0100 burger-king-trumps-mcdonalds-in-french-ad-war US fast food giant Burger King, which has taken over the chain Quick in France, is to leave around 40 stores under the original name, which will be turned into "100 percent halal" fast food outlets, according to reports on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151215/burger-king-to-make-quick-100-percent-halal Tue, 15 Dec 2015 17:42:57 +0100 burger-king-to-make-quick-100-percent-halal French competition authorities on Thursday gave the green light for Burger King's takeover of the 405 outlets of fast-food rival Quick. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151210/french-watchdog-allows-burger-king-to-swallow-quick Thu, 10 Dec 2015 19:06:52 +0100 french-watchdog-allows-burger-king-to-swallow-quick Burger King looks set to take a massive bite of the French fast food market after the burger giant announced on Monday that it is in negotiations to take over the 509 outlets run by Belgian chain Quick. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150928/burger-king-in-negotiations-to-buy-quick Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:05:40 +0200 burger-king-in-negotiations-to-buy-quick Burger King continues to devour the French fast-food market, announcing on Friday a profit of €100 million in 2014 as more and more French diners turn to burgers as a preferred meal. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150403/french-diners-go-crazy-for-burger-king Fri, 03 Apr 2015 15:01:22 +0200 french-diners-go-crazy-for-burger-king A French Twitter user from the northern city of Lille has quite literally had to eat her words after she offered to treat her followers with the Burger King meal of their choice if the fast-food chain came to her city. This week, Burger King personally replied it was doing just that. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150102/french-tweeters-burger-king-challenge-backfires Fri, 02 Jan 2015 16:59:00 +0100 french-tweeters-burger-king-challenge-backfires Despite the buzz around the return of Burger King and the continued popularity of McDonalds, France is not actually addicted to US burger joints. When it comes to fast-food French boulangeries still rule the roost, a new survey has revealed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131217/french-boulangerie-paul-tops-fast-food-pol Tue, 17 Dec 2013 14:54:00 +0100 french-boulangerie-paul-tops-fast-food-pol Residents of a Paris street famous for its old world charm, have been celebrating since local authorities rejected a plan to install a new McDonald’s restaurant in their midst, in a sign that while the French have taken to US fast food, they have their limits. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131203/paris-street-fights-back-against-mcdonalds-montorgueil Tue, 03 Dec 2013 11:37:00 +0100 paris-street-fights-back-against-mcdonalds-montorgueil US fast food giant Burger King looks set to take a big bite out of the French market, after they announced this week they would be opening up to 400 new restaurants throughout the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131127/burger-king-to-open-400-outlets-in-france Wed, 27 Nov 2013 19:26:00 +0100 burger-king-to-open-400-outlets-in-france