Amelia Lucas

Fast-food chains’ higher prices are helping Walmart, the retailer’s CFO told me. He said more diners are turning to its grocery aisles for cheaper meals. $WMT cnb.cx/4dCerEF

@angelicapeebles welcome back !!

I’m excited to share that I will be returning to CNBC, this time on TV, to cover biopharma. I start after Labor Day (and yes, I will be moving back to the NY area). Looking forward to this new challenge!

Cell-cultured chicken is a step closer to hitting restaurant menus, @Thxamelian reports. U.S. regulators approved sale of the lab-grown protein by two startups. cnb.cx/3pjWOVF

Chipotle will debut a new restaurant spinoff called Farmesa, @Thxamelian reports. It'll sell farm-to-table inspired bowls made in a California ghost kitchen. cnb.cx/3I4mNFN

New York City diner Veselka used to be 24/7 until the pandemic hit. Co-owner Jason Birchard told CNBC the restaurant will return to that schedule after it completes renovations in early 2023.

U.S. restaurants have trimmed their weekly operating hours 7.5% compared with pre-pandemic schedules, a new report found. cnb.cx/3zo8E30

Pandemic lockdowns led to a surge in drive-thru ordering, putting pressure on fast-food chains to serve customers quickly and accurately. More than two years later, drive-thru lanes are still 45 seconds slower on average than 2019 levels. cnb.cx/3fHHBbV

Beyond Meat hired Doug Ramsey less than a year ago, with the hopes of using his three decades of experience at Tyson Foods to help the company pull off big launches successfully. cnb.cx/3BtPeKj

Join the conversation: We'll be discussing retail bankruptcies and inflation with @AnnieReporter, @csreinicke, @GregIacurci and special guests @Thxamelian and @laurenthomas. Tune in to "This week, your wallet" here: twitter.com/i/spaces/1Mnxn…

@laurenthomas excellent gif choice

Big rally in some retail stocks ahead of tomorrow's retail sales report: Gap up 11% $gps Rent the Runway up 6% $rent Victoria's Secret, PVH, Lululemon, American Eagle all up 5% $vsco $pvh $lulu $aeo Macy's & Dillard's up about 3%, while Nordstrom is climbing 2% $m $dds $jwn

@SBWorkersUnited @katerogers And according to Workers United, two stores in Philadelphia will file for union elections today. Starbucks squashed a union drive in the city in 2019.

In the span of several months, more than 30 Starbucks cafes across the U.S. have organized with @SBWorkersUnited and filed for union elections. The barista-led push could change the broader restaurant industry and its workforce. w/ @katerogers cnb.cx/35qhLE1

Olive Garden parent company Darden Restaurants announces its CEO is retiring via @Thxamelian $dri cnb.cx/3E1hPFT

Second store, the Camp Road location, fell short on votes to form a union. The National Labor Relations Board is counting the Genesee St. cafe's votes now, with 7 challenged ballots.

Starbucks employees at a Buffalo cafe voted to unionize, a first for the coffee chain in the U.S. Votes are still being counted for two more Buffalo locations. cnb.cx/3IAYDlW

Starbucks is opening a pick-up cafe in midtown NYC with Amazon that uses the retail giant’s cashierless technology @Thxamelian $sbux $amzn cnb.cx/3cqxXFu

Activist short seller Spruce Point has accused Oatly of shady accounting practices and misleading investors about its environmental sustainability $OTLY cnb.cx/3yV6C7z

Chipotle is trying to hang on to digital customers post-pandemic, so it's tweaking its rewards program so that customers get freebies faster. Just 2 visits to a Chipotle restaurant is enough for a free order of chips. @Thxamelian $CMG cnb.cx/3gR7z9P

Tide to Go to the moon cnb.cx/3gOEwVE

Target and Starbucks join growing list of restaurants and retailers easing mask requirements for fully vaccinated customers unless required by law. $TGT $SBUX cnb.cx/3tTK0Sj