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Fatburger parent Q2 loss narrowing
August 10, 2008
PORTLAND, Ore. — Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc., which operates Fatburger restaurants as well as manufacturing and real estate operations, has reported a net…
read nowCheckers/Rally's intro RedHot chicken sandwich
August 10, 2008
TAMPA, Fla. — Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc., parent company of double drive-thru restaurants Checkers and Rally's, has announced the addition of Frank's…
read nowWhite Castle launches fan Web site
August 10, 2008
CINCINNATI, Ohio — White Castle System Inc. has announced the launch of a new Northlich-designed micro site designed for teens and young adults who crave the…
read nowJack in the Box intros breakfast bowls
August 10, 2008
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box restaurants has announced the introduction of two Breakfast Bowl choices to its morning menu. Available now, Jack's new…
read nowTaco Bueno adds contactless payment to stores
August 7, 2008
PURCHASE, N.Y. — MasterCard Worldwide has announced that Taco Bueno is now accepting MasterCard PayPass contactless payments at all of its 161 corporate-store…
read nowKrispy Kreme signs Malaysia franchise development deal
August 7, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has entered into a franchise agreement with Berjaya Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Sdn Bhd in Malaysia for the…
read nowMcDonald's awards Olympic gold to best Big Mac builders
August 7, 2008
BEIJING —As the Summer Olympics get under way in Beijing, McDonald's, a major sponsor of the Olympic Games, honored its best restaurant employees at a…
read nowWestern Foodservice Expo to move to San Diego in '09
August 7, 2008
NORWALK, Conn. — Reed Exhibitions and the California Restaurant Association (CRA) have announced plans to relocate the Western Foodservice & Hospitality…
read nowTim Hortons Q2 net up 11.5%
August 7, 2008
OAKVILLE, Ontario — Same-store sales at Tim Hortons Inc.'s Canadian restaurants increased 5.7 percent for the company's second quarter ended June 29, 2008…
read nowMcDonald's July comps up 8%
August 7, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Global comparable sales for McDonald's Corp. restaurants increased 8 percent in July, the company announced. U.S comps were up 6.7 percent…
read nowYum! spends $180K in 2Q lobbying
August 7, 2008
MSN Money: Yum! Brands Inc. spent $180,000 in the second quarter to lobby the federal government on nutritional menu labeling and other issues, according to a…
read nowResearch and Markets releases Arby's analysis
August 6, 2008
DUBLIN, Ireland — Research and Markets has released a new report titled "Arby's Concept Benchmark Analysis." The report discusses how the chain has struggled…
read nowCommodity costs affect U.S. restaurant results
August 6, 2008
The Washington Post: Wendy's International Inc., Jack in the Box Inc. and other U.S. restaurant companies posted mixed financial results on Aug. 5, 2008, as…
read nowSentences upheld for 14 McDonald's game scammers
August 6, 2008
CNN Money: An appeals court has upheld guilty pleas of 14 people in a multimillion-dollar scheme to cash in on embezzled winning game pieces in McDonald's…
read nowCRA sues to block Santa Clara County calorie-count rule
August 6, 2008
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal: The California Restaurant Association has filed suit against Santa Clara County in an effort to stop a new…
read nowBurger King, Visa launch sweepstakes
August 6, 2008
MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has announced a partnership with Visa that will benefit the Have It Your Way Foundation in support of education and give 50 Visa and…
read nowMan arrested in Dunkin' Donuts gift-card scam
August 6, 2008
The Boston Globe: Police charged Kevin Nguyen, 24, of Dorchester, Mass., with larceny over $250 as a suspect in a $100,000-plus scheme using stolen…
read nowDunkin' Donuts announces 100+ new Houston stores
August 6, 2008
CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Donuts has announced the signing of two multiunit-store-development agreements for 107 new restaurants in Houston. The agreement…
read nowWendy's International releases Q2 results
August 5, 2008
DUBLIN, Ohio — Net income for Wendy's International Inc. was down 32 percent for the second quarter ended June 29, 2008, while U.S. same-store sales were up…
read nowTriarc announces Q2 results
August 5, 2008
ATLANTA — Triarc Companies Inc., the parent company of Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. and expectant parent of Wendy's International Inc., has reduced its net…
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