In an effort to lower labor costs, some fast-food franchises are turning to automation to take over tasks like taking orders, making simple items, or even delivery. In Santa Clarita, these changes have already started to be implemented. Drive-thru visitors to the Weinerschnitzel on Soledad Canyon Road can have their orders taken by an automated voice program. Other companies also ...

Wendy’s new CEO Kirk Tanner indicated the fast food chain would test “dynamic-pricing” similar to Uber’s “surge-pricing” next year in 2025. On a call with analysts, the Ex-PepsiCo Executive outlined a $55 million expansion of technology investments. During the fourth quarter 2023 earnings, the Ohio-based company expects its digital sales to reach $2 billion in 2024, “a full year earlier ...

A pedestrian was injured trying to avoid being struck by a driver in the parking lot of a Wendy’s fast-food restaurant on Lyons Avenue Monday afternoon, officials said. The call was first reported at 12:18 p.m. Monday, near Lyons Avenue and the 5 Freeway with Los Angeles County Fire officials had arrived on scene about five minutes later, according to ...

A man with a gun ran from the scene of a car slammed into a utility box Tuesday afternoon, near Wendy’s on Bouquet Canyon Road, according to Sheriff’s Station officials. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “The driver jumped out of the car and grabbed a gun out and jumped into another ...

After nearly 30 years of serving Mexican cuisine to the community, El Torito on the Old Road in Valencia officially closed down Monday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The property, which is near Interstate 5 Freeway and Six Flags Magic Mountain, is being listed for $3.6 million, according to Yair Haimoff, ...

The Wendy’s on The Old Road is closed for renovation, and the other Wendy’s locations are up next, according to Chris Hutchinson, owner of Wendy’s in Santa Clarita. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Hutchinson recently purchased 36 Wendy’s locations, four of which are in Santa Clarita, and all of the locations are ...