CKE Restaurants’ fan wins The Green Hornet’s Black Beauty

March 8, 2011

Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, owned by CKE Restaurants, have named a grand prize winner of their “The Key to Black Beauty” promotion, which began in November.

Taco Bell introduces Pacific Shrimp Burrito

March 8, 2011

Starting this week, Taco Bell’s popular Pacific Shrimp Taco will return to menus for a limited time. The item made its debut in March 2010 after a successful…

NEXTEP Taps Into iPad Ordering

March 8, 2011

NEXTEP Systems, a provider of customer self order technology, recently added iPad Ordering to its automated ordering portfolio.

Radiant Systems launches additional security services

March 8, 2011

Radiant Systems Inc. has launched Radiant Security Services, a new set of products and services designed to help restaurant and retail operators build a…

Foursquare ups restaurant-marketing ante

March 8, 2011

Foursquare has developed a new version of its application that will include a new “explore” button in place of its current "tips" section.

Feeding the faithful: QSRs kick off Lenten season

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Quick-service restaurants are ramping up their seafood promotions in an effort to reel in faithful customers during the Lenten season, which begins today and…

Of mice and men and pizzerias

Business ethics, or lack of them, apparently has made its way into the world of pizza in a Philadelphia suburb. A pizzeria owner had a problem with mice that…

McDonald’s global sales up again

March 7, 2011

McDonald’s Corporation announced global comparable sales growth of 3.9 percent in February, with a 5.1 percent boost from Europe’s division. Sales were up 2.…

Sonic’s Q2 numbers up

March 7, 2011

Sonic Corp.’s sales for both company-owned drive-ins and the system were positive for the second fiscal quarter ended Feb. 28.

Tim Hortons sets conference schedule

March 7, 2011

Tim Hortons Inc., based in Oakville, Ontario, will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Consumer Conference on March 10 in New York City. The…

CKE Restaurants expects a 4.6 percent drop

March 7, 2011

CKE Restaurants Inc. announced its preliminary, unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2011, ended Jan. 31. The estimated 4.…

Rita’s Italian Ice plans spring giveaway

March 7, 2011

Rita’s Italian Ice is preparing for its 19th annual First Day of Spring Free Ice Giveaway. In celebration of the season change, Rita’s will offer customers a…

Burger King Stackers added to Value Menu

March 7, 2011

Burger King Corp. has added its Single, Double and Triple Stackers to the Value Menu. The chain is now offering its flame-broiled beef sandwiches for $1, $…

GE Capital lends $13.2 million to Hardee’s franchisee

March 7, 2011

GE Capital, Franchise Finance provided $13.2 million in financing to Ponder Enterprises Inc., one of Hardee’s largest franchise operators.

Understanding Enterprise-Level POS Solutions

Centralized control enables easy access to POS management, including centrally stored files, role-based access and remote configuration.

Whataburger’s Burger Warrior finalists named

March 6, 2011

Sixteen Whataburger units in Florida, Mississippi and Texas have been named as finalists in the company’s WhataGames competition designed to test the skills of…

McDonald’s Australia might put the Big Mac on a diet

March 6, 2011

Is McDonald’s Australia looking to tap into an increasingly health conscious consumer base? Perhaps. And it may do so with its flagship Big Mac.

Hardee’s franchisee taps Envysion as video provider

March 6, 2011

OTAC Inc., which operates 21 Hardee’s restaurants throughout Maryland and Delaware, has selected Envysion Inc. as its exclusive video provider.

CKE taps Ignify eCommerce to power self-service portal

March 6, 2011

CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s Restaurants, has chosen Ignify eCommerce to power a new online business-to-business portal that…

Subway India taps new AOR

March 6, 2011

Subway India has named Delhi-based McCann Erickson India as its new agency of record. The company will work with the chain to focus on its multi-media approach…