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Yum! Brands' company-owned stores post calorie counts
September 30, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc. has announced that its U.S. divisions, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Long John Silver's and A&W…
read nowJack in the Box announces VP promotions
September 30, 2008
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box Inc. has announced the promotions of Charles Watson to senior vice president and chief development officer and Michael Bamrick to…
read nowKFC promos 7-pc. value meal
September 30, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — KFC is introducing the 7-Piece Value Meal, which features seven pieces of Original Recipe Chicken, one large side and four biscuits for…
read nowPopeyes parent on Consumer Conference panel
September 30, 2008
ATLANTA — AFC Enterprises Inc., the franchisor and operator of Popeyes, has announced that Cheryl Bachelder, chief executive officer, will participate in a…
read nowAdults like Burger King Apple Fries too
September 30, 2008
Chain Leader: Burger King's BK Fresh Apple Fries are so popular with adults that the company is considering offering the apples as a substitution for the fries…
read nowCalif. signs calorie count law
September 30, 2008
The Washington Post: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill Tuesday requiring chain restaurants with 20 or more locations to put calorie counts on…
read nowTriarc, Wendy's merger complete
September 29, 2008
ATLANTA & DUBLIN, Ohio — Triarc Cos. Inc., the parent company of Arby's Restaurant Group Inc., and Wendy's International Inc. have announced that they have…
read nowPopeyes intros Louisiana Travelers tenders, nuggets
September 29, 2008
ATLANTA – Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a division of AFC Enterprises Inc., has introduced Louisiana Travelers Nuggets and Tenders, positioned as on-the-go and…
read nowCarvel intros LTO fall coffee, hand-dipped flavors
September 29, 2008
ATLANTA — Carvel Ice Cream is introducing the Pumpkin Spice Arctic Blender and the Peppermint Mocha Blended Coffee as well as three new hand-dipped flavors…
read nowBojangles creates Facebook profile
September 29, 2008
Promo: Bojangles Famous Chicken and Biscuits has made its first leap online the creation of a profile page in the Facebook social network. Visitors to the…
read nowDel Taco teams with SoCal radio station in promo
September 29, 2008
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Del Taco has teamed up with Los Angeles radio station KROQ for a new promotion in line with the chain's 'Go Bold or Go Home' campaign. …
read nowWhataburger buys out largest franchisee
September 29, 2008
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Family-owned Whataburger has announced the acquisition of its largest franchisee, Barrand Inc., a Red Oak, Texas-based company with 4…
read nowUncertain economy dampens industry outlook
September 29, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Restaurant industry performance remained soft in August, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant activity…
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Tapping the power of parent blogging
QSRs reach out to mom bloggers to spread positive message
read nowBanking crisis affects GE Capital lending to new franchisees
September 28, 2008
Cattle Network: GE Capital's franchise finance arm is tightening its lending for new franchisees, the latest sign that Wall Street's turmoil is spreading to…
read nowSonic reassures franchisees in light of GE lending tightening
September 28, 2008
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sonic Corp. has released a statement regarding media reports concerning GE Capital's reported pullback in financing for franchisees. Sonic…
read nowQ&A: MICROS' Tom Moran
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
September 28, 2008
Retail Customer Experience editor James Bickers recently attended the MICROS 2008 Users Conference. While there he sat down with Tom Moran, vice president of…
read nowHardee's intros Little Thickburger
September 28, 2008
ST. LOUIS — Hardee's has created a reduced-size version of its Thickburger, the Little Thickburger. The new, smaller burger weighs one-quarter pound compared…
read nowCulver's intros LTO election-themed sundaes
September 28, 2008
PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. — Culver's Restaurants has introduced two limited-time politically themed sundaes available at all participating Culver's restaurants…
read nowKan. Burger King re-builds for efficiency
September 28, 2008
The Hutchinson (Kan.) News: A Hutchinson, Kan., Burger King store has been demolished with plans to replaced it with the chain's ROC 60 building, the…
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