AllAfrica.com: The fast-food franchise industry is experiencing a boom in South Africa after a long period of stagnation, according to a recent study by franchise consultants Franchize Directions …
KhouTV11: A statue of Ronald McDonald was stolen from a Houston McDonald's in early February, and police are still looking for clues as to the clown's whereabouts. No ransom note has been received …
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — PizzaMarketplace.com will present Pizza Shuttle its Independent Operator of the Year Award for 2007, Feb. 25 at the North America Pizza & Ice Cream Show in Columbus, Ohio …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association has issued a statement on the House of Representative's small business tax package. On Monday, the House Ways and Means Committee passed …
ELGIN, Ill. — Panasonic Information Systems has launched two optional LCD screens for its 7900 Workstation. Now available is an optional 15-inch dual-backlight LCD and an optional 12-inch rear …
Gulfnews.com: Subway Restaurants plans to triple its Middle East presence over the next three years, the sandwich chain announced. Subway plans to have 500 locations operating in the Middle East by …
SMITHFIELD, Va. — Subway Restaurants has entered into a licensing agreement with Smithfield Deli Group, a division of meat processor Smithfield Foods Inc., to launch a line of Subway-branded …
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Net income for Yum Brands Inc., which operates the Pizza Hut, Long John Silver's, KFC, Taco Bell and A&W Restaurants brands, rose to $232 million in the company's fourth …
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Taco John's announced Feb. 12 its national launch of Mexi Rolls, a menu item historically served at a select group of locations. Mexi Rolls are crispy tortillas wrapped around …
New York Sun: Residents of a condominium building on New York's Upper East Side have filed a $500,000 lawsuit against the owner of a newly-opened Subway franchise on the building's first floor. The …
MSNBC: When Wendy's International Inc. starts rolling out breakfast offerings at its restaurants later this year, the company will be looking at its own history in order to avoid mistakes. A 1985 …
Appleton Post-Crescent (Wisconsin): The Food and Drug Administration has pinpointed lettuce grown in central California as the source of an E. coli outbreak late last year. More than 70 people in …
The Arizona Republic: An Arizona minimum-wage law that went into effect in January has subsequently impacted the state's teenage workforce. Some employers, especially those in the food industry, say …
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza announced the rollout of a new Cheesy Garlic Bread Pizza. According to a news release, the new pie uses a light, flaky and buttery hand-tossed crust seasoned …
COLUMBUS, Ohio — If you want to get your hands on a cold treat that will set your dessert sales on fire, you don't want to miss the Gelato Workshop, to be held Feb. 24 in Columbus, Ohio, the …
Crain's: The Philadelphia City Council unanimously approved a bill Thursday giving restaurants until Sept. 1 to switch to trans-fat-free cooking oil. New York adopted a similar law in November and …
Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Miss.): A federal appeals court is slated to hear arguments in an appeal by Captain D's over a $21 million judgement awarded to an Oxford, Miss., man after he was paralyzed …
NORCROSS, Ga. — Full-service customer experience measurement company Shop'n Chek Inc. announced Feb. 8 the launch of its Triggered Training, a new frontline training and learning solution …
ARLINGTON, Texas — Intura Solutions LP, supplier of point-of-sale and business management software for quick-service, fast-casual and delivery-restaurant concepts, announced Feb. 8 that it has …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association expressed its opposition to bill H.R. 800, the employee Free Choice Act, as it came before the House Education and Labor's Subcommittee …
