SCA Tissue, Philadelphia Eagles partner

October 15, 2007

PHILADELPHIA — SCA Tissue announced it has partnered with the Philadelphia Eagles organization, which has switched to SCA's Tork brand for all of its towel-…

VeriFone, POSitouch partner for mobile-payment solution

October 15, 2007

ATLANTA — VeriFone Holdings Inc. has announced an agreement with POSitouch to offer VeriFone's On the Spot mobile electronic-payment systems with the POSitouch…

Philadelphia McDonald's to promote active lifestyles

October 14, 2007

PHILADELPHIA — McDonald's Restaurants of the Greater Philadelphia Region Inc. announced it will promote balanced, active lifestyles this fall with a series of…

Philadelphia McDonald's to promote active lifestyles

October 14, 2007

PHILADELPHIA — McDonald's Restaurants of the Greater Philadelphia Region Inc. will promote balanced, active lifestyles this fall with a series of Go Active!

Trial set to begin in 25-year-old KFC murder case

October 14, 2007

Dallas Morning News: Opening arguments are scheduled for today in the trial of one of two men accused of killing five KFC employees in 1983. The victims were…

Panasonic intros Stingray POS

October 14, 2007

ATLANTA — Panasonic Information Systems has announced the introduction of its Stingray POS Workstation.   Stingray's open architecture can run virtually any…

Calif. governor vetoes menu labeling law

October 14, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association today praised California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for his veto of SB 120, a bill passed by the…

AFC Enterprises names Cheryl A. Bachelder CEO

October 11, 2007

ATLANTA — Cheryl A. Bachelder has been named chief executive officer of AFC Enterprises Inc. and president of its Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits' brand, AFC…

Chick-fil-A renews PAR partnership

October 11, 2007

NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Chick-fil-A Inc. has announced it has renewed its 20-plus-year partnership with ParTech Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology…

Wendy's and Berjaya Corp. to open Malaysian restaurants

October 11, 2007

DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's International and Berjaya Corp. Berhad announced today that they have signed a development agreement to build Wendy's restaurants in…

McDonald's Sept., 3Q comps continue ascent

October 11, 2007

OAK BROOK, Ill. — Global comparable sales at McDonald's Corp. rose 5.9 percent in September and 6.9 percent in the third quarter 2007. Systemwide sales for…

McDonald's offers pre-sale for basketball games

October 10, 2007

MILWAUKEE — McDonald's has announced a pre-sale opportunity for tickets to the 2008 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games. The boys and girls…

KFC Colonel to journey cross-country

October 10, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — KFC will dispatch a Colonel Sanders look-alike to drive cross-country collecting "Honks for Hunger Relief," the company has announced. KFC…

Taco Bell names band search finalists

October 10, 2007

IRVINE, Calif. — Taco Bell has announced the 2007 class of Feed the Beat. The 50 bands will receive $500 in free Fourthmeals — the late night meal between…

Exit41 launches OrderPerfect 2.0

October 10, 2007

ANDOVER, Mass. — Ordering solutions company Exit41 Inc. has announced the next release of OrderPerfect. Version 2.0 is a multichannel ordering solution, which…

National Restaurant Association reacts to no-match ruling

October 10, 2007

  WASHINGTON D.C.— The National Restaurant Association issued a statement in reaction to a federal judge's decision to bar the Bush administration from…

Pizza Hut, KFC parent kicks off world hunger effort

October 10, 2007

Louisville Courier-Journal: Yum Brands Inc., the parent company of the Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W brands, is launching a…

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Starbucks recalls children's cups

October 9, 2007

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Starbucks have announced a voluntary recall of about 250,000 children's plastic cups sold…

Taco Bell approaches Mexico — again

October 9, 2007

The Associated Press: Taco Bell is reopening in Mexico after its last attempt 15 years ago, in which the restaurants lasted less than two years.   This time…