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CKE launches refranchising effort
April 9, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc., operator of the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. brands, is launching a refranchising program that is expected to involve…
read nowYUM CEO receives $9.1 million in 2006
April 8, 2007
Business First (Louisville, Ky.): David Novak, chairman and chief executive of Louisville, Ky.-based Yum Brands Inc. received a total of $9.1 million in…
read nowSubway jumps into pizza business
April 8, 2007
Brandweek: After years of working to solve logistical problems, Subway has developed a personal-pan pizza it can prepare in 90 seconds. The company plans to…
read nowMcDonald's, Chinese officals working toward union
April 8, 2007
International Herald Tribune: McDonald's is cooperating with China's large state-controlled union to allow the formation of more union locals in its 67…
read nowToledo Taco Bells testing breakfast
April 5, 2007
BG News (Bowling Green, Ohio): The Toledo, Ohio, area is one of four cites around the country where Taco Bell restaurants are testing a new breakfast menu.
read nowCarl's Jr. diners robbed at gunpoint
April 5, 2007
North County Times (California): Customers and employees at a Temecula, Calif., Carl's Jr. were robbed at gunpoint April 3. The victims told police officers…
read nowDunkin' Brands launches community foundation
April 5, 2007
CANTON, Mass. — With a mission to better prepare emergency -response organizations in times of crisis, Dunkin' Brands, the parent of Dunkin' Donuts and…
read nowChurch's finding success overseas
April 5, 2007
Chain Leader: Church's Chicken is planning an aggressive expansion drive in the Europe and Middle East. The company already has 400 international locations in…
read nowDenver McDonald's to promote healthy eating
April 5, 2007
Denver Post: More than 100 McDonald's in the Denver area are joining in a program with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to encourage…
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Restaurants build on international ground
by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance
Restaurants look to international shores to boost their brand and build an image.
read nowWendy's comps up in 1Q
April 4, 2007
DUBLIN, Ohio — Same-store stales at company-owned Wendy's International Inc. restaurants increased 3.8 percent in the first three months of 2007, the company…
read nowMcJobs often pathway to success
April 4, 2007
Niagara Falls Review: McDonald's is trying to have the term "McJob" removed from the Oxford English Dictionary, saying the term is demeaning to its workers.
read nowChina wage probe expands to other cities
April 4, 2007
MSNBC: A probe by Chinese labor officials into the pay practices of McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut is expanding to other cities in the region. Labor bureaus in…
read nowBK employee arrested for alleged identity theft
April 4, 2007
Journal-Advocate (Colorado): A 19-year-old Burger King employee in Sterling, Colo., has been arrested on charges of identity theft, theft and criminal…
read nowCKE comps up in March
April 3, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Same-store sales at CKE Restaurants Inc.'s Carl's Jr. brand rose 1.2 percent for the four weeks ended March 26, the company announced.
read nowIdol contestant offered KFC deal
April 3, 2007
India eNews: KFC is offering American Idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar a free lifetime supply of Kentucky Fried Chicken's Famous Bowls if he appears on stage…
read nowFormer Wendy's manager sentenced
April 3, 2007
Newark Advocate: A former Wendy's manager who took a percentage of nearly $14,000 her employees stole has been sentenced to nine months in prison. The…
read nowChinese officials: Fast food giants broke minimum-wage laws
April 3, 2007
Reuters: Fast food chains, including McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut, broke minimum wage laws in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, the state-backed labor…
read nowSwiss McDonald's to accept contactless payment
April 3, 2007
Cardtechnology.com: McDonald's restaurants in three Swiss cities plan to participate in a trial of contactless credit, accepting cards with MasterCard…
read nowTaco Bell manager dragged by thief's car
April 2, 2007
News-Record (Greensboro, N.C.): A Taco Bell assistant manager was injured when she chased a man who had stolen the store's night deposit bag. The manager…
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