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KFC Famous Bowls top product launch of 2006
March 26, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — According to a survey by Boston-based public relations firm Schneider Associates, KFC Famous Bowls were ranked as the year's Most Memorable…
read nowMcDonald's marketing chief all about creating buzz
March 25, 2007
Chicago Tribune: McDonald's marketing chief Mary Dillon has introduced the fast-food giant to concepts like YouTube, cell-phone text messaging and podcasts.
read nowOhio Wendy's reopens after food tampering claims
March 25, 2007
Cincinnati Enquirer: A Wendy's restaurant in Hartwell, Ohio, reopened Friday following the approval of the Cincinnati Health Department. The police chief of…
read nowMcDonald's new burger a hit in California
March 25, 2007
MSNBC: Sales of McDonald's new Angus Third Pounder burger have exceeded the company's expectations, according to company officials. The company has been…
read nowLawyers eye consumer-created ads
March 25, 2007
Law.com: Company-sponsored video ad contests can be a legal minefield, copyright lawyers are warning. A 2006 contest by sandwich maker Quizno's sparked a…
read nowCalifornia onion grower sues Taco Bell
March 22, 2007
Orange County Register: Attorneys for a California farm filed suit against Taco Bell, claiming the farm was used as a scapegoat in the days following an E.
read nowConstruction blamed for killing Cape Girardeau Hardee's
March 22, 2007
SEMissourian: Hardee's officials blame the closure of a restaurant in the southeastern Missouri city on a road construction project that shut down the street…
read nowSix held in Russia McDonald's bombing
March 22, 2007
Daily Telegraph: Russian police have detained six ultranationalists suspected of bombing a McDonald's restaurant in St Petersburg last month. The Feb. 1…
read nowArizona Carl's Jr. to fuel fleet with cooking oil
March 21, 2007
PHOENIX — MJKL Enterprises LLC, the largest franchiser of Carl's Jr. locations in Arizona, has announced plans to convert all of its corporate fleet vehicles…
read nowPhoenix McDonald's add stationary bikes
March 21, 2007
East Valley Tribune: Two Phoenix-area McDonald's restaurants are adding stationary bicycles to their play areas. The bikes are hooked to flat-screen…
read nowTropical Smoothie Cafe signs with Windsor Realty Group
March 21, 2007
ATLANTA – Destin, Fla.-based Tropical Smoothie Café, an independently-owned franchise system with more than 235 locations, has signed with Windsor Realty…
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Beyond burgers
Quick-service restaurants expand their menus to increase customer interest, but there could be a downside.
read nowMcDonald's targets British dictionaries
March 20, 2007
Chicago Sun-Times: McDonald's plans to launch a campaign in Britain to get the country's dictionary publishers to stop listing the word "McJob." Executives at…
read nowOperation Coffee Break leads to six arrests
March 20, 2007
WCBS-TV: Six New Jersey residents were charged this week with breaking into nearly 100 businesses over a two-year period, including at least 30 Dunkin' Donuts…
read nowFast food tops Nielsen growth list
March 20, 2007
WILTON, Conn.— Fast food restaurants will open more than 13,000 new locations over the next five years, according to the 2007 Retail Tenant…
read nowPizza Hut, KFC gets Bulgaria green light
March 20, 2007
Dnevnik.com: AmRest Holdings NV, operator of the KFC and Pizza Hut brands in Poland and the Czech Republic, will expand to Bulgaria. The company recently…
read nowKrispy Kreme under attack
March 20, 2007
Food Navigator USA: According to a panel of Australian parents, Krispy Kreme is "guilty" of unfairly targeting its products to children. The verdict was…
read nowEl Pollo Loco's produce-safety methods praised
March 19, 2007
Orange County Register: To help shed light on food safety, El Pollo Loco let The Orange County Register observe its produce safety procedures, and food safety…
read nowDunkin Donuts: Celebrate spring with free coffee
March 19, 2007
CANTON, Mass. — On March 21, Dunkin' Donuts will host its first-ever all day, nationwide "Free Iced Coffee Day." For 24 hours on March 21, customers can…
read nowMcDonald's denies Latin American sale
March 19, 2007
Reuters: McDonald's Corp. denied a report it is planning to sell its outlets in Latin America to a Brazilian investment fund. The company called the report…
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