Sector Snap: Fast food rises (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Shares of fast food companies mostly rose Monday after McDonald’s Corp. reported its global same-store sales grew 7.7 percent, offering investors and analysts a sign that consumers are still willing to spend at fast food chains.

No Tomatoes Today at Many Southland Fast Food Restaurants (FOX 11 News Los Angeles)

“Yes we have no tomatoes today.” That was the message at many Southland fast food restaurants after a nationwide outbreak of salmonella poisoning was linked to certain types of raw red tomatoes.

Fast Food Chains Hold the Tomatoes (ABC News)

Fast food restaurants and grocery stores pull tomatoes as salmonella spreads.

Fast-Food Worker Shot During Robbery (The Kentucky Post)

A gunman shot a worker at a local fast-food restaurant during a robbery Monday night. Police say the suspect, who wore a red bandana over his face, shot an 18-year-old woman at Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken on Vine Street in Hartwell.

Fast-food joints pull tomatoes from menu (Winnipeg Free Press)

Several Canadian fast-food restaurants are no longer serving tomatoes after a possible salmonella poisoning outbreak in the United States. Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants in Canada stopped serving food with tomatoes on Monday as a precaution.

Fast-food giants take raw tomatoes off the menu (Toronto Star)

A salmonella outbreak south of the border has led a string of Canadian fast-food chains to pull raw tomatoes from their menus.

Fast-food restaurants drop tomatoes from menus (Hamilton Spectator)

Torstar News Service A salmonella outbreak south of the border has led a string of Canadian fast-food chains to pull raw tomatoes from their menus.

YouTube Penalty For Fast-Food Felons (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

A judge has used YouTube to punish two boys who threw a soft drink over a fast food worker and posted a film of the attack on the video sharing site.

Fast-food worker unhappy with pranksters’ apologies (Orlando Sentinel)

The Merritt Island fast-food worker, who was pelted in the face with a cup of soda as part of a prank posted on YouTube last summer, said on national television today that she is unhappy with the pranksters’ apologies.

Fast Food Chains, Supermarkets Pulling Tomatoes Off Menus and Shelves (WSAW Wausau)

Your next fast food meal may be missing a key ingredient. McDonald’s, Burger King and even Wisconsin-based Culver’s are among the restaurants voluntarily pulling sliced tomatoes off the menu because of a recent salmonella outbreak.

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