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Taco Bell faces another E. coli lawsuit
December 28, 2006
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Another E. coli lawsuit was filed against Taco Bell in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. According to a news…
read nowSame-store sales remain positive for restaurant industry
December 28, 2006
WASHINGTON — The outlook for the restaurant industry remains optimistic going into 2007, despite a modest decline in the National Restaurant Association's…
read nowBurger King speaks about U.K. ad ban
December 27, 2006
MIAMI — Burger King Holdings Inc. expects minimal impact to its earnings as a result of the United Kingdom's ban on children's advertising, said Burger King's…
read nowGood Times reports solid 2006
December 27, 2006
GOLDEN, Colo. — Good Times Restaurants Inc. announced the results of their fourth quarter and fiscal year, ended Sept. 30, 2006. The company reported a net…
read nowFast Food Nation author supports Safe Food Act
December 26, 2006
News Target: According to Eric Schlosser, author of the best-selling book "Fast Food Nation," the U.S. food industry should be regulated by a single food…
read nowWendy's manager steals $50,000
December 26, 2006
Associated Press: A former Wendy's manager faces six years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing $50,000 from the restaurant during a two-year period.
read nowBurger King ad hurts UK sales
December 26, 2006
A British ban on children's advertising could cost U.S. fast-food chain Burger King Holdings Inc. as much as $196 million (100 million pounds) next year…
read nowDomino's combines eBay with Anything Goes Deal
December 26, 2006
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Beginning Jan. 1, Domino's Pizza stores are offering the Anything Goes Deal: Any large pizza, on any crust, with any toppings for $9.99. …
read nowCourt dismisses Friendly Ice Cream litigation
December 26, 2006
WILBRAHAM, Mass. —The Hampden County Superior Court dismissed S. Prestley Blake's derivative lawsuit against Friendly Ice Cream's independent directors…
read nowUPDATED: Taco John's reacts to lawsuit
December 21, 2006
In a lawsuit recently filed, a woman said she ate at a Taco John's in Waterloo, Iowa, and later became ill with E. coli, which would make four stores…
read nowBurger King sells 2 million Xbox games
December 21, 2006
MIAMI — Burger King said it has sold more than 2 million BK Xbox games in just four weeks. According to a news release, the BK games join the ranks of…
read nowPieces falling in place in Pizza Inn restructuring
December 20, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Pizza Inn announced it is debt free for the first time in several years and that the company's restructuring plan has positioned it for a…
read nowOpinion: Taco Bell deserves some kudos
December 20, 2006
Straight Up Search: One marketing analyst commends Taco Bell for the way the company has handled the recent E. coli breakout. "It's not uncommon for…
read nowMcDonald's employee retires after 30 years
December 20, 2006
West Virginia Herald: When Sonja Shearer started as a cashier at the new McDonald's in 1970, she made $1.25 an hour and sold hamburgers and french fries for…
read nowTaco John's customer sues over E. coli case
December 20, 2006
Associated Press: Taco John's has been hit with another lawsuit, this one by a customer who claims she contracted E. coli after eating at a Waterloo…
read nowMcDonald's tests dollar menu at breakfast
December 19, 2006
The Associated Press: Cheap breakfasts are becoming fast food's latest battle zone. Seeking to protect its profitable morning daypart turf, McDonald's is…
read nowJudge grants Quiznos franchisees injunction hearing
December 19, 2006
A judge has ordered Quiznos to halt the terminations of 10 operators and to resume sending food supplies to their stores. The operators, who are board…
read nowFingerprint I.D. safe foils pizzeria robbery
December 18, 2006
NBC2.com: An attempted robbery at Perky's Pizza in Leigh Acres, Fla., was foiled when thieves couldn't access the contents of a safe designed to be opened via…
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Opinion: Trans-fat ban is based on junk science
Columnist says anti-trans-fat research isn't thorough enough to enact restaurant trans-fat bans.
read nowPotbelly Sandwich hires new CFO
December 18, 2006
CHICAGO — Bryant L. Keil, chairman and chief executive of Potbelly Sandwich Works, said the company has hired James B. Hirshorn as chief financial officer. …
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