Steak ‘n Shake, the fast-food chain embracing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, announced that it will launch a new “Protein Steakburger” next month.

The restaurant chain unveiled the Protein Steakburger, along with a Double Steakburger Double Cheese, with both menu items set to launch Sept. 1.

“Real ingredients. Real food. The Protein Steakburger consists of two 100% grass-fed, grass-finished Steakburgers,” the company wrote. “It’s the perfect meal after a hard workout.”

The announcement comes amid Steak ‘n Shake’s broader push toward what the company has described as simpler and more transparent ingredients.

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Steak ‘n Shake has embraced principles associated with the Make America Healthy Again movement as it makes changes to its ingredients and menu. (iStock / iStock)

Steak ‘n Shake said the Protein Steakburger contains 530 calories, 31 grams of protein and 6 grams of carbohydrates. The Double Steakburger Double Cheese contains 690 calories, 31 grams of protein and 38 grams of carbohydrates.

Images released by the company show the Protein Steakburger served with lettuce in place of a traditional bun, while the Double Steakburger Double Cheese is served on a traditional bun.

In a previous social media post, Steak ‘n Shake said it was embracing “MAHA principles” as it embarked on a “mission to change the landscape of fast food with healthier options.”

“We are the only national chain offering 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef and 100% beef tallow fries,” the company wrote. “It is not only better tasting but also better for you!”

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Steak ‘n Shake is launching its Protein Steakburger and Double Steakburger Double Cheese on Sept. 1 as the chain continues revamping its menu. (Steak ‘n Shake via X)

The new burgers come months after Steak ‘n Shake tapped Michael Boes in April as its first-ever chief MAHA officer, an executive role the company said is “dedicated to advancing nutritional integrity, ingredient transparency and the healthiness of our products.”

Boes, who previously served as a senior advisor at HHS, said at the time that fast food does not have to mean processed or artificial menus, but rather “real, simple and delicious” food.

Steak ‘n Shake framed the hire as part of a broader effort to return to its roots.

Steak ‘n Shake’s new Protein Steakburger features two 100% grass-fed, grass-finished steakburgers and contains 31 grams of protein, according to the company. (iStock; Steak ‘n Shake via X / Unknown)

“The move marks a major step in the company’s efforts to restore the original spirit of American fast food: food that is simple, real and delicious,” the company said.

The move also received praise from President Donald Trump, who shared the company’s post and wrote: “Awesome.”

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Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. visited a Steak ‘n Shake location in 2025.  (Steak ‘n Shake via X / Unknown)

Boes discussed Steak ‘n Shake’s embrace of the MAHA movement during an interview with Fox News last month, arguing that consumers increasingly want more natural ingredients.

“The reality is people want this,” Boes said. “It’s this ode to what the food environment was 50, 60 years ago, what my grandfather, my parents enjoyed. I think people want that. No one ever demanded these chemicals and highly processed seed oils. It was never implemented due to taste. It was profits. And we wanted to put a stake in the ground on being an American company and delivering the best food for Americans.”

The new menu items also drew praise from some social media users.

“Amazing option!” one user wrote. “I told my oldest two (now at college) if they get hungry and opt for fast food, head to a Steak ‘n Shake since you use tallow and grass-fed beef. Appreciate your fast-food new healthy ingredients and menu.”

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Steak ‘n Shake has switched to cooking fries and other fried menu items in 100% beef tallow as part of its broader ingredient overhaul. (Getty Images)

In recent months, Steak ‘n Shake has switched to cooking fries, tater tots and other fried items in 100% beef tallow, eliminating seed oils from those products. The chain has also moved to 100% Wisconsin butter in certain applications, offered Coca-Cola made with cane sugar as an alternative to high-fructose corn syrup and introduced A2 milk products.

FOX Business has reached out to Steak ‘n Shake for additional information.

Fox News Digital’s Deirdre Bardolf contributed to this report.

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Munis rebounded. After declining slightly in the first quarter, municipal bonds (munis) rebounded to deliver a solid second-quarter gain. Attractive municipal bond yields and a healthy supply/demand backdrop helped support the asset class.

Inflation in the UK rose to 2.9% in the 12 months to July, the latest figures show.

The increase was driven by an increase in gas prices and a lift to the energy price cap, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Energy costs rose on 1 July after regulator Ofgem’s 13% increase in the price cap on household gas and electricity bills, adding £221 a year to the typical household’s bill.

The uptick means the price of goods and services is rising at a faster pace than in the year to June, when the figure was 2.6%.

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SAO PAULO — Brazilian soccer star Neymar became the first player affected by a newly piloted rule aimed at curbing goalkeeper time-wasting in the country’s top domestic league, after he was ordered to leave the field for one minute during a match between Santos and Vasco da Gama.

According to Reuters, Brazil’s Serie A is piloting the new rule as part of an effort to prevent goalkeepers from intentionally delaying matches under the guise of receiving injury treatment, a tactic that has long drawn criticism from fans, coaches and match officials across professional soccer for disrupting the flow of games and unfairly running down the clock.

Under the new rule, if play is stopped to allow a goalkeeper to receive medical treatment, the team’s head coach is required to designate one outfield player to leave the pitch for one minute once play resumes. If the coach fails to name a player within 10 seconds of being prompted to do so, responsibility shifts automatically to the team’s captain, who must then leave the field for the one-minute period instead.

The rule was applied for the first time in Brazil’s top flight during a match in which Santos defeated Vasco da Gama 3-0. The triggering incident occurred after Santos goalkeeper Gabriel Brazão requested treatment during the match. When Santos head coach Cuca did not designate a player to leave the field within the allotted time limit, the referee ordered team captain Neymar off the pitch instead.

Neymar, 34, complied with the ruling, waiting off the field for the full one-minute period before returning to play. He went on to help seal his team’s victory following his return to the pitch, according to the report.

The pilot program represents one of several recent experiments across global soccer aimed at addressing persistent frustration over time-wasting tactics, particularly those involving goalkeepers, who have historically had more opportunities than outfield players to delay restarts through injury timeouts, prolonged ball retrieval, or extended preparation before goal kicks. Brazil’s Serie A appears to be among the more aggressive leagues globally in directly penalizing a team’s overall roster availability, rather than simply cautioning or fining the individual goalkeeper accused of stalling.

By requiring a healthy outfield player, rather than the goalkeeper themselves, to leave the field for a fixed period, the rule is designed to create a direct competitive disincentive for teams that might otherwise be tempted to use injury treatment stoppages strategically to protect a lead or disrupt an opponent’s rhythm late in a match. Because the rule applies regardless of whether the goalkeeper’s need for treatment is genuine, it places pressure on coaching staffs to more carefully weigh the tactical cost of any stoppage request.

Neymar’s involvement in the rule’s debut carries particular significance given his stature as one of the most recognizable and closely followed players in world soccer. Since returning to Santos, the club where he began his professional career, Neymar has remained a central figure in Brazilian domestic soccer, drawing significant media attention to matches involving his current team. His being the first player affected by the new time-wasting rule is likely to ensure the pilot program receives outsized public and media attention as Brazilian soccer officials evaluate its effectiveness during this trial period.

It remains unclear from currently available reporting how long Brazil’s Serie A intends to continue piloting the rule before deciding whether to adopt it permanently, or whether governing bodies overseeing other domestic leagues or international competitions might consider similar measures if the pilot proves effective at reducing goalkeeper-related time-wasting. Soccer’s global lawmaking body, the International Football Association Board, has in recent years experimented with various other approaches to reducing time-wasting across the sport more broadly, including stricter enforcement of six-second limits on goalkeepers holding the ball and, in some competitions, running a stoppage clock specifically during goalkeeper-controlled possession.

Time-wasting by goalkeepers has long been a source of tension in professional soccer, particularly in matches where a team holding a slim lead has an incentive to run down the clock through any means available, including prolonged treatment stoppages that fall into a gray area between legitimate medical necessity and deliberate gamesmanship. Referees have traditionally had limited tools to definitively distinguish between the two in real time, making rules like Brazil’s new pilot program, which shift the competitive cost onto the team as a whole rather than relying solely on referee discretion regarding the legitimacy of an injury, an increasingly common approach among leagues seeking a more automatic and less subjective deterrent.

Neymar’s compliance with the rule during its debut application, without apparent protest or delay, suggests Brazilian players and coaching staffs have been made aware of the new regulation ahead of its implementation, reducing the likelihood of significant on-field confusion or dispute during the early stages of the pilot program. Whether the rule proves effective at meaningfully reducing goalkeeper-related stoppages over a larger sample of matches will likely become clearer as Brazil’s Serie A season continues and additional data on stoppage frequency and match duration becomes available for officials to evaluate.

As Brazilian soccer authorities continue monitoring the pilot program’s early implementation, Wednesday’s incident involving Neymar is likely to serve as a widely referenced example both within Brazil and among international soccer observers tracking how different leagues around the world are experimenting with new approaches to addressing time-wasting, a persistent point of frustration for fans and broadcasters seeking to preserve the flow and watchability of professional matches.

Scheme revisited after original plan saw dozens of objections

Gary Neville’s property firm has joined a controversial plan to build more than 700 flats in Manchester city centre in two new towers.

A total of 723 build-to-rent apartments could be built in towers 24 and 44 stories tall, along with new office space.

Proposals for the scheme are based on the site of Stocktons Furniture in Ancoats, based over the road from the Manchester Digital Campus on Great Ancoats Street which is expected to become a future base for Andy Burnham’s Number 10 North.

The plans were initially proposed by Liquid Funding Business, but the scheme was delayed last year after major concerns about the impact on daylight on surrounding properties, particularly Oxygen tower.

More than 130 objections were sent to Manchester City Council about the plans and councillors in Manchester delayed the scheme in both November and December 2025, before voting to block it in January this year.

The plans have since been revised and resubmitted to the council for approval, and it has become a joint venture with Relentless Developments, the firm led by Anthony Kilbride and Gary Neville.

One of the key changes is that the tallest building in the development has been lowered from 49 stories to 44 stories.

Anthony Kilbride, CEO of Relentless Developments, said: “Since joining the JV [joint venture], we’ve reviewed the project with fresh eyes, listened carefully to the comments made during the previous planning process and spent a lot of time assessing the scheme with the existing consultancy team, ward councillors and local residents.

“We want to make it the best it can be and ensure it meets our ambitions and approach to development.”

A total of 50 apartments in the revised plans would be at Manchester Living Rent levels, and these would be spread throughout the development with the same specification, size and access to amenities.

These homes would be managed through an agreement with Manchester City Council.

If the plans are approved, bosses behind the project hope construction could get started at the end of 2027, with the project finish set to coincide with the opening of the Manchester Digital Campus in 2032.

Daniel Green, CEO of Liquid Business, said: “Stocktons reflects our ambition to bring together commercial vision, quality and meaningful social value. We believe the scheme can make a lasting contribution to this part of Manchester and to the city’s continued growth.”

Other schemes delivered by Relentless Developments include Hotel Football in Old Trafford, the Stock Exchange Hotel and No.1 St Michael’s in the city centre.

Anthony Kilbride added: “Ultimately, Stocktons will make an important contribution to the city’s growth plans and growing need for new apartments, while acting as a catalyst for further investment and development.

“We’re proud to be playing a positive part in the wider vision for this increasingly important area of Manchester and specifically the wider Manchester Piccadilly masterplan announced at MIPIM earlier this year.”

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Businesses, charities and politicians have reacted to criticism of the minimum wage by the economic development minister, with one coffee shop owner calling his public comments “madness”.

Earlier this week, the chief minister rejected Deputy Gerald Voisin’s suggestion that the minimum wage was “strangling our economy” and said the minister’s views did not reflect that of the government or States Assembly.

Frank De Jesus, who runs Coffee Republic, said the cost of living and of doing business in Jersey were a “far-reaching issue”. He has called on the council of ministers to “get their act together” and discuss workers’ pay.

The BBC has contacted Voisin for comment.

De Jesus said to get good staff he often has to pay above the minimum wage, currently set at £13.59 an hour.

He said the cost of labour was a “polarising issue” with most businesses on the high street “just getting by”.

He said: “On one hand, obviously, retailers and hospitality need to make a profit… but we’re also very aware that our workers need to feel as if they’re valued and that they have a chance to get on in life.”

Responding to the disagreement between ministers, he said Voisin’s public comments had “opened a can of worms”.

He said: “Maybe they [ministers] should get around the table and talk about it, I would think, before going publicly with statements that are going to cause huge consternation.

“I think it’s madness, really.”

He suggested the government should increase the income tax threshold so workers earning minimum wage weren’t taxed.