Heather Haddon is a Restaurants Reporter at The Wall Street Journal. She focuses on the food and beverage industry, covering topics such as chain restaurants, quick service restaurants, and innovations within the sector, while also delving into consumer behavior analytics and corporate finance. Heather's work has been featured in various outlets, including MarketWatch, Agri America Marketing Inc, and Yahoo Finance.
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Heather Haddon's coverage focuses on the national fast-food and restaurant industry in the United States, with a strong emphasis on business, lifestyle, finance, and industry-related themes. She regularly cites data and covers private sector announcements.
Given her focus on the fast-food industry, Heather may be interested in pitches related to new menu items or concepts at major chains like McDonald’s or Starbucks. Additionally, she might also be open to receiving insights from experts within the food and beverage industry regarding consumer trends or market analysis that could impact these businesses.
As her geographic focus is national (United States), it would be beneficial to tailor pitches specifically relevant to developments within this region of interest.
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By: Heather Haddon
Cracker Barrel's 28% surge is lifting shares to their highest level since mid-September, erasing much of the drop that began last summer when the family restaurant chain's logo change put it into [the middle of a culture-war controversy](https://www.wsj/business/hospitality/cracker-barrel-logo-c
By: Heather Haddon
Shares in the restaurant chain shot up on Tuesday after Julie Felss Masino unveiled a more profitable outlook and said diners were returning.
By: Laura Cooper, Heather Haddon
Changing consumer tastes and increasing competition challenge one of the most successful and oldest corporate partnerships
Yum Brands’ KFC is pushing to move beyond its famed fried-chicken buckets, rolling out new tenders and sauces globally this year, along with new restaurant designs. KFC’s international business generates a signif
Heather Haddon 5 min read New owners are set to move into Pizza Hut.
In-N-Out, Culver’s and Whataburger drive sales and location growth with fresh food and friendly service.
By: Heather Haddon
Joe Jordan, Domino’s operations chief, will succeed current CEO Russell Weiner.
Jersey Mike's profits shot up last year, though the sandwich chain said that sales growth has been mixed in recent months as it gears up for a potential public offering this year. The
By: Heather Haddon
The company is hand-decorating doughnuts in a quest to lure younger consumers.
By: Amira McKee, Heather Haddon, Jennifer Calfas
Amira McKee, Heather Haddon, Jennifer Calfas Health officials are racing to find the source of a parasite that has sickened potentially
