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CKE to host Q2 conference call, release period eight comps
September 10, 2008
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. has announced that the company will release its second quarter results and period eight same-store sales…
read nowHardee's Saudia Arabia store is 300th for parent CKE
September 10, 2008
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. has announced the opening of a new Hardee's restaurant in Saudi Arabia, bringing its international unit count to…
read nowWendy's 'Crazy Lettuce' viral video gets mixed reviews
September 10, 2008
Advertising Age: Wendy's is trying its hand at viral videos with a new spot called "Crazy Lettuce." The concept was spun off the chain's "meatatarian" TV…
read nowVictims of 2006 Arby's salmonella outbreak file suit
September 10, 2008
VALDOSTA, Ga. — Five separate lawsuits were filed in the State Court of Georgia, DeKalb County, on behalf of individuals who became seriously ill with…
read nowDisabled man files class action suit against Burger King
September 10, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle: A wheelchair-bound man has filed a federal class-action lawsuit against Burger King in San Francisco, accusing the quick-service chain…
read nowWendy's to give away 10,000 free Twisted Frostys
September 9, 2008
GLENDALE, Calif. — Nestle Toll House cookie dough is just one of the three add-in flavors in Wendy's new Twisted Frosty, which the chain is featuring in The…
read nowGlobal Industry Analysts: Expect rapid worldwide industry growth
September 9, 2008
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Global Industry Analysts Inc. has announced the release of a report titled "Restaurants: A Global Outlook." The report provides a…
read nowBurger King UK doubles digital budget
September 9, 2008
NMA.co.uk: Burger King UK has doubled its digital marketing budget following the success of a strategy to use online advertising to drive visits to its…
read nowRestaurant digital signage ROI report released
September 9, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Digital signage technology has been sneaking into Americans' daily lives in recent years, and the technology is making its way into the…
read nowMcDonald's August worldwide comps up 8.5%
September 8, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's Corp. has announced its global comparable-store sales increased 8.5 percent in August. Systemwide sales for McDonald's worldwide…
read nowKrystal opens modern/retro drive-up restaurant
September 8, 2008
EXTON, Pa. — End-to-end solutions provider for the connected signage market, Scala, has announced that Krystal Restaurants of Chattanooga, Tenn., is delivering…
read nowKFC ramping up security for original secret recipe
September 8, 2008
Google/Associated Press: Colonel Harland Sanders' handwritten recipe of 11 herbs and spices is scheduled to be removed Sept. 9, 2008, from safekeeping at KFC's…
read nowBurger King UK launches 'polygameat' ad
September 8, 2008
Guardian.co.uk: Burger King will launch a TV ad campaign in the United Kingdom that plays on the idea of polygamy, featuring a man harassed by women for mixing…
read nowDunkin' to double U.S. stores
September 8, 2008
Reuters: Dunkin' Donuts plans to more than double its U.S. stores to 15,000 by 2020, as its rival Starbucks retrenches. Dunkin's 8,000 global stores — which…
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Building a better burger chain
Carl's Jr., Hardee's CEO shares insights into the brands' plans for the future.
read nowCarl's Jr., Hardee's CEO on value, marketing
September 8, 2008
QSRWeb editor Christa Hoyland sat down with CKE Restaurants Inc. chief executive officer and president Andrew "Andy" Puzder in his office in Carpenteria…
read nowMiss. Wendy's testing coffee drinks
September 7, 2008
Laurel (Miss.) Leader-Call: A Wendy's restaurant in Laurel, Miss., has been selected as the lone site to test the chain's new iced-coffee and Frosty-cino…
read nowHME named Checkers/Rally's vendor of year
September 7, 2008
SAN DIEGO — HME, a manufacturer of wireless and cabled communication systems for drive-thrus, has announced it has received the "Vendor of the Year" award…
read nowEx-McDonald's employee files discrimination suit
September 7, 2008
Chicago Tribune: A former employee of a Dryersville, Iowa, McDonald's has filed a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission alleging he was unlawfully…
read nowMcDonald's continues to grow in China
September 7, 2008
China Daily: McDonald's has seen steady growth in China since opening it's first store in Shenzhen in 1990. Other than the United States, China is the No. …
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