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McDonald's links success to corporate refocus
January 11, 2009
The New York Times: In the mid-1990s, McDonald's was struggling to find its identity amid new competitors and changing consumer tastes as it tried one failed…
read nowBurger King kicks off Visa, Facebook promotions
January 8, 2009
MIAMI — Burger King Corp. is rewarding guests who use their Visa cards with chances to win a $1,000 Amazon.com gift card or $1,000 Amazon.ca gift certificate.
read nowCKE announces new president, vice chair
January 8, 2009
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. has promoted E. Michael Murphy, the company's current chief administrative officer and general counsel, to president…
read nowDel Taco intros third $3 meal deal
January 8, 2009
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Del Taco is introducing three new $3 value meals; complete meals that include a drink. The $3 meals include: The new Value Deal, with…
read nowCarvel intros sundae flavor of the month
January 8, 2009
ATLANTA — Carvel is adding to its Sundae Dasher line by featuring a unique flavor each month beginning with January's new No Fat Fruit Dasher. The No Fat…
read nowNY, Mass. propose menu labeling, target obesity
January 8, 2009
Health concerns continue to be a priority for lawmakers and governmental leaders in 2009. AHN reports that New York Gov. David Paterson, in his first State…
read nowSubway promos Fresh Fit For Kids meals
January 8, 2009
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Konami and Subway restaurants have announced a partnership that will help promote Subway Fresh Fit For Kids meals and Konami's…
read nowWhite Castle packaging goes brown to go green
January 8, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio — White Castle restaurants will introduce new "green" food packaging in all 412 locations over the next few weeks. The formerly white paper sack…
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Burke Corp. launches all-beef sliced Italian-style links
Fully cooked meat products offer menu versatility, convenience
read nowSonic Q1 profits take a nosedive
January 7, 2009
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sonic Corp.'s net income for the first quarter ended Nov. 30 declined nearly 48 percent to $7.1 million, down from $13.6 million reported in…
read nowHardee's, Carl's Jr. period 12 blended comps up slightly
January 7, 2009
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, has reported a slight increase in blended same-store sales for its…
read nowPopeye's, Jack, Wendy's to present at conference
January 7, 2009
ATLANTA and SAN DIEGO — AFC Enterprises Inc., franchisor and operator of Popeyes, and Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc., parent company of Wendy's and Arby's, and Jack…
read nowMcDonald's Canada among best employers
January 7, 2009
TORONTO — McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Ltd., has been chosen as one of Canada's 50 best employers, the only quick-service restaurant in the country to earn…
read nowExit41 to expand online ordering, call center
January 7, 2009
ANDOVER, Mass. — Exit41 Inc., a provider of online ordering and drive-thru call center solutions, has announced the company received an $8.8 million investment…
read nowDunkin' Donuts manager embezzles, loses money
January 7, 2009
Sun Journal (Auburn, Maine): A former Dunkin' Donuts manager in Auburn, Maine, has pled guilty to embezzling more than $32,000 from the store's daily cash…
read nowTop 5 QSR stories of 2008
January 7, 2009
For the quick-service restaurant industry in 2008 the most read news items covered the gamut, from the economy to takeovers to systemwide rollouts. The…
read nowCoalition launches nutrition campaign
January 7, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Coalition for Responsible Nutrition Information has launched a campaign to pass national legislation that will provide consumers across…
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Chick-fil-A opens newest stand-alone in Louisville, Ky.
Customers flock to store for year's worth of meals.
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Chick-fil-A opens newest stand-alone store in Louisville, Ky
Chick-fil-A offers a year's worth of meals to the first 100 customers in line for each grand opening.
watch nowWendy's kicks off online promotional reverse auction
January 6, 2009
Wendy's is kicking off an online promotional 99-cent Bid For Value auction contest today. Participants can win an X-Box 360 Elite Console, Lenovo ThinkPad, a…
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