Former Rubio's CEO takes over fruit smoothies company

October 9, 2006

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — Sheri Miksa, the former chief executive officer for Rubio's Restaurants, has accepted the CEO position at Robeks Corporation, a…

Fast-food companies target toddlers, study says

October 9, 2006

CBC: A journal of Pediatrics study says fast-food companies are targeting toddlers with television programming.   Susan Connor, a research manager for…

Sean "Diddy" Combs partners with Burger King

October 9, 2006

United Press International: Sean "Diddy" Combs has signed on with Burger King as an all-around ambassador for the U.S. fast-food chain.   "We expect this to…

Commentary: NFL and college football equals big-time sales

Are you targeting football fans? You should be.  

Fifth Pizza & Prevention drive raises $13k for Pa. firefighters

October 8, 2006

The Punxsutawney Spirit: A Fox's Pizza Den franchise in Punxsutawney, Pa., hosted a fundraiser for its local firefighters for the fifth straight year.

Sonic expects to repurchase 19% of outstanding common stock

October 8, 2006

OKLAHOMA CITY — Following its Dutch Auction Sonic expects to repurchase about 19 percent of its outstanding common stock. (Read also Sonic modifies Dutch…

Arby's sponsors sports awards on FOX

October 8, 2006

LOS ANGELES — Arby's is the presenting sponsor for the top action sports performances of the year. The inaugural Arby's Action Sports Awards presented by FUEL…

Former Butterball president buys Mr. Goodcents franchises

October 5, 2006

DeSOTO, Kan — Mr. Goodcents Franchise Systems Inc. announced that Dean Falk, former president and chief executive of Sylvest Farms and former president of…

CiCi's Pizza launches first national media campaign

October 4, 2006

COPPELL, Texas — CiCi's Pizza has launched its first national advertising campaign introducing the buffet chain's brand identity and consumer benefits to the…

Papa John's Pizza intros Web ordering in Spanish

October 4, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's Pizza has added Spanish text to its online ordering site (papajohns.com) to better serve Hispanic consumers.   According to a…

Sen. Snowe wants to end 'langostino lobster' marketing

October 4, 2006

United Press International: U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Me.) is siding with Maine lobster fishermen who claim they're losing money to sales of langostino…

Burger King rolls out 3 unique Xbox games

October 4, 2006

MIAMI — Getting a jump on the holiday shopping season, Burger King announced it will begin selling three Xbox/Xbox 360 video games beginning Nov. 19. …

Tim Hortons posts strong 3Q gains in North America

October 4, 2006

OAKVILLE, Ontario — Tim Hortons Inc. announced preliminary same-store sales increases of 5.9 percent at its Canada stores, and 9.2 percent its United States…

Wendy's posts solid third quarter comps, highest since '04

October 4, 2006

DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's International Inc. announced that preliminary same-store sales rose 4.1 percent at domestic company-owned stores and 3.9 percent at…

Looming mushroom shortage could affect quick-service operators

Weather and energy costs have combined to tighten mushroom supplies, and that means prices are rising sharply.

Pizza customers want greater credit card security

October 3, 2006

Consumer.org.nz: When a Christchurch, N.Z., woman ordered a Pizza Hut meal in August, the receipt she received included her name, address, phone number, full…

Comps for Sept. and Q3 up 4 percent at Papa John's Pizza

October 3, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's Pizza said domestic system-wide comparable-store sales for the five weeks ended Sept. 24, 2006, increased 4.6 percent (composed…

Monopoly promo returns to McDonald's

October 3, 2006

The Associated Press: McDonald's Corp. launched the latest version of its annual Monopoly game promotion Oct. 3, marking the fourth straight year for the…

Little Caesars Pizza eyes Boston for growth

October 2, 2006

DETROIT, Mich. — Little Caesars Pizza said it wants to put more than 70 locations in Boston over the next 10 years.   "Little Caesars is bringing the best in…

Starbucks to sell sandwiches all day in NYC

October 2, 2006

MarketWatch: Starbucks said it will begin offering several new food items all day long at its 200-plus New York metro-area locations. The items include four…