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Wendy's 2007, Q4 comps weak
February 3, 2008
DUBLIN, Ohio — Annual same-store sales at wendy's International Inc.'s U.S. franchise restaurants increased 1.4 percent for the year ended Dec. 30, 2007…
read nowKrispy Kreme launches heart-shaped donuts
February 3, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has introduced heart-shaped doughnuts, topped with bright white icing and pink, red and white sprinkles. The…
read nowIn-N-Out, Jack in the Box boycott slaughterhouse after abuse claims
February 3, 2008
LAist: Irvine, Calif.-based In-N-Out Burger decided to stop buying beef from a Chino slaughterhouse after the U.S. Humane Society released a video of abused…
read nowFormer Ga. Krystal workers file strip-search suit
February 3, 2008
The Associated Press: Four former employees of a northern Georgia Krystal restaurant who are black said they were unfairly strip-searched by white managers and…
read nowKFC franchisee sets Guinness record
February 3, 2008
The Peninsula On-line: A KFC franchisee has set the world record for the largest serving of fried chicken. The Qatar Food Company (Americana) made it into the…
read nowMiss. bill: No service for obese
February 3, 2008
(Miss.) Sun Herald: House Bill 282 would prohibit restaurants in Mississippi — which has been ranked as the most obese state — from serving food to people who…
read nowFamily sues Subway for daughter's peanut allergy death
January 31, 2008
WCPO.com (Cincinnati): An Ohio family is suing Subway, claiming cross-contamination from a peanut butter cookie killed their highly allergic teenager.
read nowKrystal experiments with menu
January 31, 2008
Chattanooga Times Free Press: Because the Krystal brand is so intertwined with its iconic sandwich, the company has been wary of items that appear inconsistent…
read nowMeritech's hand-washing ads win Mobius award
January 31, 2008
LOS ANGELES — A series of print advertisements created by Meritech Inc. to make restaurants more aware of the importance of hand-washing won a Certificate for…
read nowDairy Queen introduces the Deeqs
January 31, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Dairy Queen has created characters called the DQ Deeqs as part of the launch of a new kids program targeted to tweens ages 8 to 12.
read nowRTI releases Internet-based TimeClock software
January 30, 2008
ATLANTA — Restaurant Technology Inc. (RTI) has announced the release of its new TimeClock software application, an add-on to RTIconnect, RTI's Internet-based…
read nowTop QSR ads driven by health, humor
January 30, 2008
BOSTON — Communications & Brand Analytics, a Phoenix Marketing International practice, has announced that Subway received the highest marks in Phoenix's…
read nowMcD's names ParTech U.S. tech supplier of year
January 30, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's has awarded the inaugural U.S. Technology Supplier of the Year Award to ParTech Inc., an international provider of point-of-sale…
read nowCulver's teams with 'Bronze the Fonz' project
January 30, 2008
MILWAUKEE — With funding for the bronze life-like statue of Henry Winkler as his iconic TV character Fonzie, from the hit series "Happy Days" now secure, the…
read nowChick-fil-A marks 40th year of positive comps
January 30, 2008
ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A has announced year-end 2007 systemwide sales of $2.6 billion, a 16.1-percent increase over the chain's 2006 performance and a same-store…
read nowNexCen acquires Great American Cookie Co.
January 30, 2008
NEW YORK — NexCen Brands Inc. recently announced that it has acquired the Great American Cookie Company from Mrs. Fields Famous Brands LLC. The purchase price…
read nowBurger King 2Q 2008 comps, revenue up
January 30, 2008
MIAMI — Burger King Holdings Inc. has announced its second-quarter fiscal 2008 results.
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Taco Bell asks writers for sauce packet text
January 29, 2008
IRVINE, Calif. — Taco Bell is offering Hollywood's striking writers a chance to win free Taco Bell food in exchange for text for the chain's Border Sauce…
read nowN.C. city to crack down on drive-thru signs
January 29, 2008
WRAL.com: City leaders in Wilson, N.C., want to cut down the number of signs posted at restaurant drive-thrus. Officials are targeting fast-food menu boards…
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