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Specialty coffee not so hot for McDonald's
July 20, 2008
The Wall Street Journal: McDonald's sales data suggests that its specialty coffee drinks, now in at least 1,700 locations, aren't selling well. A chart of the…
read nowSubway success due to marketing efforts
July 20, 2008
Advertising Age: While Starbucks is closing stores and McDonald's is focusing its expansion efforts abroad, Subway has plans to add 800 locations this year. …
read nowFDA clears tomatoes, investigation ongoing
July 17, 2008
Google/Associated Press: The FDA has lifted its salmonella warning on tomatoes, but continues to ask those at risk of salmonella — including the elderly and…
read nowMcDonalds, Dunkin' Donuts violate NYC menu-label law
July 17, 2008
AM New York: Dunkin' Donuts and McDonald's have received the most number of violations of a New York City regulation requiring large chains to post calorie…
read nowYum! CEO blasts KFC's weak sales
July 17, 2008
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.): David Novak, chief executive officer of parent Yum! Brands, criticised KFC for its lagging sales during a conference…
read nowBurger King buys out Iowa, Nebraska franchisee
July 17, 2008
MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has announced the acquisition of 72 Burger King restaurants in the major metropolitan areas of Omaha, Neb., and Des Moines, Iowa…
read nowWash. Subway employee robbed, raped
July 17, 2008
KING5.com (Seattle): A female Lewis County, Wash., Subway employee was raped, tied up and robbed at gunpoint as she was closing the store alone. As a result, a…
read nowYum! Brands Q2 profits up 4%
July 16, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W All American Food, reported same-stores sales…
read nowNev. McDonald's franchisee pleads guilty to immigration charges
July 16, 2008
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice has reported that one current and one former top executive for a Reno, Nev.-area McDonald's franchisee, and the…
read nowOne-time McDonald's robber now jingle finalist
July 16, 2008
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: A man who held up a McDonald's at gunpoint when he was 14 is one of two South Florida finalists in a contest to mix a new jingle…
read nowMICROS earns 8th RSPA gold
July 16, 2008
COLUMBIA, Md. — MICROS Systems Inc., a provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, was presented with the Gold…
read nowTaleo Inc. to expand Via! Taleo in Western U.S.
July 15, 2008
IRVINE, Calif. — Taleo Inc., an authentic Mexican restaurant company, has announced it plans to build up to 11 additional Taleo Grills and up to 43 Via! Taleo…
read nowN.Y. man sues Subway over knife in bread
July 15, 2008
New York Post: A Queens, N.Y., man is suing Subway for $1 million after he said he found a 7-inch serrated knife baked into the bread of his 12-inch cold-cut…
read nowDTT Surveillance equips 3,000th Subway
July 15, 2008
LOS ANGELES — DTT Surveillance, a manufacturer of digital surveillance equipment for the restaurant and hospitality industries, has announced that during the…
read nowHearing-impaired woman sues McDonald's over drive-through policy
July 15, 2008
Chicago Tribune: A hearing-impaired woman from Lincoln, Neb., is suing McDonald's Corp. for violating the federal American with Disabilities Act after she…
read nowEx Taco John employee ordered to repay $220K
July 15, 2008
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle: A judge has sentenced a Colorado Springs, Colo., man to four to five years in prison for embezzling more than $220,000 during a…
read nowJack in the Box kicks off Cheesy Macaroni Bites
July 14, 2008
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box restaurants has announced it is introducing Cheesy Macaroni Bites, featuring wedges of macaroni noodles and Kraft cheese in a…
read nowNeb. family wins lawsuit over urine-tainted food
July 14, 2008
CNNMoney.com: A Sidney, Neb., police officer and his family have been awarded $40,000 from a Taco Bell restaurant that served them food tainted by an…
read nowCheckers names senior-management additions
July 14, 2008
TAMPA, Fla. — Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc., parent company of double drive-thru restaurants Checkers and Rally's, has announced the additions of Valerie…
read nowArgentine lab develops lean burger
July 14, 2008
The Washington Post: Argentina's Center for Research and Development in Food Cryotechnology has developed a lean beef burger that is low-fat and low-sodium…
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