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Popeyes parent's profit up in Q2
August 22, 2007
Atlanta Business Chronicle: AFC Enterprises Inc., the Atlanta-based owner and franchiser of Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, recorded a 29-percent jump in…
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Burger toppings take a twist
As customers search for unique tastes, restaurants create new topping combinations to satisfy them.
read nowMcDonald's coffee gains traction
August 21, 2007
The (Chicago) Daily Southtown: The introduction of premium coffees at McDonald's has helped drive McDonald's same-store sales up 4.3 percent in July…
read nowWendy's breakfast expansion continues
August 21, 2007
DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's has announced it has crossed the 500th-store milestone in the continuing expansion of its new breakfast menu. A number of new…
read nowBig Mac celebrates 40 years
August 21, 2007
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's Corp. has marked 40 years of serving the Big Mac sandwich. Jim "MJ" Delligatti, 89, one of the earliest franchisees of…
read nowComps up at CKE
August 21, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Same-store sales at Carl's Jr. restaurants rose 2.6 percent for the four-week period ended Aug. 13, compared with a same-store sales…
read nowNRA seeks Kitchen Innovations nominations
August 21, 2007
CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association has announced that it is accepting applications for the 2008 Kitchen Innovations Awards. The Kitchen…
read nowPizza Hut, KFC spearhead Asia cell phone advertising
August 20, 2007
CNNMoney: Slowing revenue growth and market saturation are spurring wireless carriers to reconsider mobile phone advertising. Advertisers in Asia believe they…
read nowDunkin' Donuts, Fish Consulting team up
August 20, 2007
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Fish Consulting has added Dunkin' Donuts to its client roster, the company has announced. Fish will create a public relations and…
read nowSubway robbed twice, suspect captured
August 20, 2007
The Hartford (Conn.) Courant: An apologetic armed robber who took more than $600 in cash from a Subway restaurant in Connecticut a week earlier returned Aug.
read nowDairy Queen franchisee moves ad accounts to Optimedia
August 20, 2007
Louisville Business First: The advertising accounts of a Louisville, Ky.-based Dairy Queen franchisee have been taken over by the Indianapolis office of…
read nowOfficials: Thieves set fire to restaurant
August 20, 2007
Springfield ( Ohio ) News Sun: An early morning fire Aug. 21 at a Springfield, Ohio, co-branded Taco Bell and Pizza Hut restaurant is being investigated as…
read nowMcDonald's aims for bigger bite of Europe
August 20, 2007
Business.scotsman.com: McDonald's is planning a year of major investment in Europe as part of the company's renewed focus on the continent. The restaurant…
read nowOfficials: Thieves set fire to restaurant
August 20, 2007
Springfield ( Ohio ) News Sun: An early morning fire Aug. 21, 2007, at a Springfield, Ohio, co-branded Taco Bell and Pizza Hut restaurant is being…
read nowHardee's launches new natural-cut fries
August 19, 2007
ST. LOUIS — Hardee's restaurants around the country are rolling out new Natural Cut French Fries — thicker fries with the potato skin left on. To promote…
read nowOhio, N.Y. to intro McDonald's Angus Third Pounders
August 19, 2007
LOS ANGELES — Southern California McDonald's customers have shown strong support for the new Angus Third Pounders that debuted in that area last March. …
read nowMcDonald's eyeing flavor shots
August 19, 2007
Marketing Daily: McDonald's restaurants in Kansas City and College Station, Texas, are experimenting with flavor shots in addition to bottled drinks such as…
read nowFireFly to hold user conference
August 19, 2007
HILLSBORO, Ore. — Point-of-sale provider FireFly Technologies is holding its 2007 Phoenix User Conference in Key West, Fla., Sept. 17-18. Customers and…
read nowTurboChef receives additional NASDAQ notice
August 19, 2007
ATLANTA — Restaurant equipment maker TurboChef Technologies Inc. received a Nasdaq Staff Determination letter on Aug. 16, the company announced. The letter…
read nowBandmates battle over Wendy's ad
August 16, 2007
E! Online: Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie has filed a federal lawsuit against singer Gordon Gano, accusing Gano of damaging the band's reputation by…
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