food chain
noun
1
: an arrangement of the organisms of an ecological community according to the order of predation in which each uses the next usually lower member as a food source
2
: a hierarchy based on power or importance
at the top of the corporate food chain
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The event, a collaboration between Netflix and the fast food chain, featured a custom meal and a fully immersive drive-thru experience — complete with eerie decor and surprise freebies.
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Moná Thomas, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Portillo's is a Chicago-area fast food chain known for hot dogs and sandwiches.
8, including driver, hospitalized in Portillo's crash
Bastin said of the 14 injured in the crash, eight individuals, including the driver of the vehicle, were transported to area hospitals.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 31 July 2025
The Cubs star – who can currently be seen in a Dairy Queen commercial with New York Mets star Francisco Lindor – has been partnered with the fast food chain since before the season started.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
The closure of the three remaining locations of Chando’s Tacos on Tuesday marked an inauspicious turn — if not the end — for a Mexican food chain that rapidly expanded across and beyond the capital region but contracted in recent years.
—Ethan Wolin
updated July 29, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2025
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Moná Thomas, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Portillo's is a Chicago-area fast food chain known for hot dogs and sandwiches.
8, including driver, hospitalized in Portillo's crash
Bastin said of the 14 injured in the crash, eight individuals, including the driver of the vehicle, were transported to area hospitals.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 31 July 2025
The Cubs star – who can currently be seen in a Dairy Queen commercial with New York Mets star Francisco Lindor – has been partnered with the fast food chain since before the season started.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
The closure of the three remaining locations of Chando’s Tacos on Tuesday marked an inauspicious turn — if not the end — for a Mexican food chain that rapidly expanded across and beyond the capital region but contracted in recent years.
—Ethan Wolin
updated July 29, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2025
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“Food chain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20chain. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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