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OrderCorner expands food management service
September 4, 2007
HOUSTON — OrderCorner, provider of online food-management services to the business community, announced the expansion of its food ordering and delivery…
read nowIBM, NCR comment on kiosk growth in fast food, fast casual
September 3, 2007
San Jose Mercury News: As kiosks become more user-friendly and capable of handling more complicated tasks, health-care providers, fast-food chains and other…
read nowWebby awards seek nominations for best restaurant Web sites
September 3, 2007
NEW YORK — From Sept. 18 to Dec. 14, 2007, the 12th Annual Webby Awards will accept entries for the Best Restaurant Web site of the year. Last year, KFC's…
read nowNew report highlights worldwide QSRs
September 3, 2007
DUBLIN, Ireland — Research and Markets has announced the addition of the 2007 Worldwide Fast Food Restaurants Industry Report to its offering. The Fast…
read nowBack Yard Burgers closing delayed
September 3, 2007
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Back Yard Burgers Inc. has delayed a proposed merger transaction because of a complaint filed against it in federal district court. The…
read nowFast-food firm fined for rodent infestation
September 3, 2007
Milton Keynes Citizen (United Kingdom): Fast-food delivery company Mister Chef has been fined thousands of pounds after environmental health officers found…
read nowStarbucks to open in Russia
September 3, 2007
The Seattle Times: Starbucks plans to open its first coffee shop in Russia Sept. 6, 2007, in a mall north of Moscow. Along with its traditional…
read nowMenu labeling bill OK'd by Calif. appropriations committee
August 30, 2007
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California State Assembly Appropriations Committee has passed SB 120 (Padilla), legislation that requires fast-food and chain…
read nowMcDonald's first to use Upromise platform
August 30, 2007
NEWTON, Mass. — Upromise Inc. has announced a new platform for companies to help Americans earn college savings. McDonald's is the first to leverage the…
read nowStarbucks to open in A&Ps
August 30, 2007
Forbes: The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. said it has signed an agreement to operate Starbucks coffee shops in some of its A&P grocery stores in…
read nowRestaurant Performance Index dropped in July
August 30, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry softened somewhat in July, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of…
read nowWendy's sells 25 million Baconators
August 29, 2007
DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's has reported that nearly 25 million Baconators have been sold in North America during the sandwich's initial eight-week promotion. …
read nowKFC among companies expanding in Vietnam
August 29, 2007
People's Daily Online: KFC is expected to boost its restaurant count in Vietnam to 100 from the current 38 in the next three years. Pizza Hut also plans to…
read nowHardee's, Carl's Jr. ad promotes flat buns
August 29, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — A new TV commercial celebrates flat buns to promote the Patty Melt Burger, a new Carl's Jr. and Hardee's burger that uses flat buns. …
read nowFriendly's announces stockholder OK of merger
August 29, 2007
WILBRAHAM, Mass. — Friendly Ice Cream Corp. has announced that its stockholders have approved the merger of Friendly's with Freeze Operations Inc., an…
read nowKFC to open in Cambodia
August 29, 2007
Malaysia Star: Malaysia's QSR Brands Bhd will expand its restaurant business to Cambodia under the KFC brand. The first outlet is expected to be…
read nowCulver's hosts Red Cross 'Day of Giving' fundraiser
August 29, 2007
PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. — In conjunction with National Preparedness Month, Culver's restaurants in 16 states are donating 10 percent of sales Sept. 12 to…
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A sea of change for seafood
Shifting demographics may spawn new opportunities for seafood concepts, or leave them drowning in the wake.
read nowTaco Bell parent spends $550K on lobbying efforts
August 28, 2007
Forbes: Yum Brands Inc., parent company of the KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands, spent more than $550,000 in the first half of 2007 to lobby the federal…
read nowBurger King declares quarterly dividend
August 28, 2007
MIAMI — Burger King Holdings Inc. has announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0625 per share of common stock. The…
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