Weekly Global News Wrap: Wendy’s planning to open 700 ghost kitchens; Taco Bell’s new concept featuring four drive-thru lanes; Discovered ancient fast food joint in Pompeii now open to the public

Here is a summary of the most interesting news stories of the week from around the world.

Wendy’s is planning to open 700 ghost kitchens across the U.S., U.K. and Canada by 2025 through a partnership with start-up Reef Technology. As CNBC reported, the companies expect to open roughly 50 of the ghost kitchens this year. Read more here.

Amid rising COVID-19 cases in the U.S., McDonald’s said in a note to employees that all of the company’s U.S. corporate workers must be fully vaccinated by September 27, the Wall Street Journal reported. Read more here.

Chipotle, likewise, may also require employees to be vaccinated, according to a report from Nation’s Restaurant News. Read more here.

Taco Bell unveiled its newest store design promising to be its speediest unit yet. As reported by Yahoo, the Taco Bell Defy concept, set to open in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota later this month will be a 3,000-square-foot, two-story restaurant with four drive-thru lanes. Read more here.

An ancient fast food eatery that was unearthed in Pompeii in 2019 has been opened to the public. As reported by the Guardian, the thermopolium, which had been preserved by ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD74, was found in Regio V, a 21.8-hectare (54-acre) site. Read more here.