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Jack in the Box launches Big Brothers Big Sisters promo
October 23, 2008
SAN DIEGO — For more than a decade, antenna balls bearing the likeness of Jack, the spokesman for Jack in the Box restaurants, have cruised atop car antennas…
read nowDel Taco adds to marketing department
October 23, 2008
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Fresh Mex chain Del Taco has announced two changes to its marketing team. John Cappasola is joining the marketing team as vice…
read nowSmoothie King intros Yerba Maté Smoothie
October 23, 2008
NEW ORLEANS — Smoothie King has introduced a Berry Stimulating Maté, a combination of blackberry, strawberry, blueberry, Guayaki organic yerba maté…
read nowGood Times unveils new prototype
October 23, 2008
GOLDEN, Colo. — Good Times Restaurants Inc. has opened its newest Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard in the Firestone City Centre, located at Firestone…
read nowPhilly McDonald's launches All American Achievers program
October 23, 2008
PHILADELPHIA — McDonald's has introduced its new All American Achievers program, which encourages 7th and 8th grade students in Greater Philadelphia to read…
read nowAFC Enterprises announces preliminary earnings
October 23, 2008
ATLANTA — Domestic comparable-store sales at AFC Enterprises Inc., the franchisor and operator of Popeyes restaurants, decreased 2.8 percent for the 2008 third…
read nowBurger King subsidiary signs Taiwan acceleration agreement
October 22, 2008
TAIWAN, China — Burger King Corp. has announced a new partnership and expansion plans in Taiwan. Wholly owned Burger King subsidiary BK Asiapac Pte. Ltd.
read nowWendy's is new target of email hoax
October 22, 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio — First it was In-N-Out Burger, now bloggers and news sources are reporting that Wendy's, which was founded in 1969, is the target of an email…
read nowMcDonald's CEO: Dollar Menu here to stay
October 22, 2008
Advertising Age: McDonald's Corp. CEO Jim Skinner took great care during the the company's third quarter earnings call to paint his company as…
read nowTaco Bell gives tacos for Ray's Bartlett stolen base
October 22, 2008
IRVINE, Calif. — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Jason Bartlett stole second base in the bottom of the 5th inning of Game 1 at the World Series to win free tacos for…
read nowPa. Dunkin' Donuts franchisee to hold mock election
October 22, 2008
State College, Pa. — A Dunkin' Donuts franchise in Central Pennsylvania is hosting a mock election event for Penn State University students and State College…
read nowTaco Bell franchisee expands JobApp Network Hiring Solution agreement
October 22, 2008
TROY, Mich. — Lockwood-McKinnon Taco Ventures, a Taco Bell franchisee with 20 restaurants in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and JobApp Network have announced…
read nowYoshinoya opens first Arizona location
October 22, 2008
TORRANCE, Calif. — Yoshinoya, one of Japan's largest restaurant chain companies and a global brand with over 1,300 locations throughout the world, has opened…
read nowTraffic slump a topic for debate
October 22, 2008
Chain Leader: Consumers are pulling back spending because of the current economic situation, according to recent surveys. The reasons for the decline in the…
read nowGlobal comps continue to drive McDonald's
October 21, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Global comparable-store sales at McDonald's Corp. were up 7.1 percent for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, with Asia/Pacific, Middle East…
read nowProlonged credit crisis could affect Burger King franchisees
October 21, 2008
Reuters: Burger King has not experienced credit problems to date, but the company is worried that a prolonged credit crunch could hurt its franchisees…
read nowMcDonald's honors supplier for sustainability efforts
October 21, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's USA recently recognized Smithfield Foods Inc., a pork supplier for the McDonald's system, with the first-ever Sustainability Award…
read nowKFC names 'Hitmaker' contest winner
October 21, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — KFC has selected Atlanta-based artist Sorrow's Child as its 2008 Hitmaker song contest winner. Born Wayne Williams in London, Sorrow's Child…
read nowRestaurants bound to suffer from financial crisis, Technomic finds
October 21, 2008
CHICAGO -- In a recently-completed survey of consumers, Chicago-based foodservice consultants Technomic Inc. found that the financial market meltdown is likely…
read nowMcDonald's Australia to launch free Wi-Fi
October 21, 2008
The Courier Mail (Australia): McDonald's will roll out the largest network of free wireless Internet in Australia, in partnership with Telstra. McDonald's…
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