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Wendy's YTD profit doubles
July 25, 2007
DUBLIN, Ohio — Comparable-store sales at Wendy's International Inc. rose 0.7 percent in the second quarter ended July 1, 2007, the company announced. Wendy's…
read nowHardee's refranchises restaurants in Iowa, Nebraska
July 24, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. brands, is selling 18 restaurants in its Des Moines and Cedar…
read nowCold Stone expands into Mexico, Malaysia and Singapore
July 24, 2007
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Cold Stone Creamery has announced plans to expand its concept to the Mexico, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia markets. The doors of…
read nowMcDonald's CFO to retire
July 24, 2007
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's Corp. chief financial officer Matthew Paull plans to retire by the end of the year, the company announced. Paull, who was named…
read nowRally's runs into roadblock over sign colors
July 24, 2007
The Shelbyville News (Shelbyville, Ind.): Plans to build a Rally's restaurant in the Indiana town of Shelbyville are on hold while city planners seek legal…
read nowBurger King extends athletic sponsorships
July 23, 2007
MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has announced that it will become the primary sponsor of two high school football events: the 2007 Burger King Kirk Herbstreit Ohio…
read nowNASCAR's Matt Kenseth to work Arby's drive-thru
July 23, 2007
ATLANTA — NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth will make a surprise appearance working the drive-thru at one of Arby's 3,600 restaurants nationwide July 26 from noon to…
read nowMcDonald's revenue up 12 percent
July 23, 2007
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Global same-store sales at McDonald's Corp. increased 7.4 percent for the second quarter ended June 30, the company announced. Revenues…
read nowCousins Subs inks 30-store development agreement
July 23, 2007
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. — Cousins Subs has announced its newest area developer, Mark Beierle, for the southeastern Wisconsin and Rockford, Ill., area. Beierle…
read nowChick-fil-A taps Bob the Builder for brand buildup
July 23, 2007
ATLANTA — Restaurant chain Chick-fil-A Inc. is partnering with New York-based preschool entertainment provider HIT Entertainment in a promotion featuring…
read nowTaco Bell, KFC sued over receipt info
July 23, 2007
Louisville Courier-Journal: Two separate lawsuits filed last month allege that fast-food chains KFC and Taco Bell failed to comply with a law limiting the…
read nowMinimum wage increase takes effect
July 23, 2007
Washington Post: Minimum wage rises 70 cents to $5.85 an hour today, the first increase in a decade. The increase ends the longest span without a federal…
read nowRTI adds three new electronic ordering partners
July 22, 2007
ATLANTA — Restaurant Technology Inc., provider of Web-based restaurant back-office systems, has joined with three major foodservice distributors to provide…
read nowPopeyes extends partnership with food bank network
July 22, 2007
ATLANTA — Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits and America's Second Harvest have extended their Virtual Food Bank program until Aug. 15, the organizations have…
read nowSubway launches Scrabble sweepstakes
July 22, 2007
MILFORD, Conn. — Subway restaurants has launched the Subway Scrabble Game, giving players the chance to win one of ten $100,000 grand prizes, Caribbean…
read nowJack in the Box debuts ice cream floats
July 22, 2007
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box has unveiled its Real Ice Cream Floats, featuring real vanilla ice cream mixed with a choice of soda, including Barq's Root Beer…
read nowSICOM Systems touted as top Burger King vendor
July 19, 2007
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — SICOM Systems Inc. has been selected by Burger King Corp. as its Supplier of the Year. The award was presented to SICOM at the 2007 Burger…
read nowCanadian KFC operator runs 2Q loss
July 19, 2007
Toronto Star: Comparable-store sales at Canadian restaurant operator Priszm Income Fund fell 5 percent in the second quarter, the company announced. The…
read nowMcDonald's, others to limit marketing to kids
July 19, 2007
Michigan Live: Eleven of the nation's biggest food and drink companies, including McDonald's USA, plan to adopt new rules limiting advertising to children…
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