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CKE Restaurants adds three to the board
August 16, 2010
CKE Restaurants, Inc., the umbrella company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, has appointed Daniel E. Ponder, Jr., Jerold H. Rubinstein and C. Thomas Thompson to its…
read nowConcordia Group and Avizent Risk partner up to offer risk solutions
August 16, 2010
Concordis Group, Inc., a financial holding company, and Avizent Risk announced a partnership to provide alternative risk solutions for restaurant franchisees…
read nowBurgerville introduces Albacore and Summer Slaw combo
August 16, 2010
Burgerville's latest seasonal menu addition of Ale Battered Albacore and Summer Slaw was introduced today. The limited-time items were inspired by…
read nowBHI Introduces New SecureConnect Packages Unmatched in the Industry
BHI SecureConnect announced today the launch of three new, comprehensive packages to address the ever-expanding security and PCI compliance needs of…
read nowCage Match: McDonald's shareholders vote down proposal
August 15, 2010
McDonald's eggs will not be cage-free, after all. Shareholders for the chain voted against a proposal to buy at least 5 percent of its eggs from cage-free…
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Carl's Jr.'s interpretation of the Philly includes a burger twist
August 15, 2010
Carl's Jr. has added a special twist to its Philly cheesesteak - a burger. The restaurant introduced the Philly Cheesesteak Burger to its menu, with thinly…
read nowBurger King Corp. taps into the WWE game
August 15, 2010
Burger King Corp. has announced an in-restaurant promotion with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that will take place from Aug. 23 to Sept. 12 in about…
read nowSubway gets playful with new marketing effort
August 15, 2010
Subway restaurants today launched a marketing alliance with Sony Computer Entertainment America that will offer customers the opportunity to win Playstation…
read nowZagat reveals top QSR chains
August 15, 2010
Zagat today released results of its Fast Food Survey, rating 136 major dining chains in categories ranging from best healthy options to best french fries and…
read nowJames Balda named NRA chief marketing and communications officer
August 15, 2010
To support its efforts to strengthen communications outreach, the National Restaurant Association has announced that James Balda has been promoted to chief…
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Healthy incentive: High-impact loyalty programs still uncommon at QSRs
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Technology advances and centralized software may encourage more operators to offer customer benefits.
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The Popeye Principle (or, "I am what I am.")
by Lori Walderich — CMO, Top That! Pizza
After a long day of foul weather and flight delays, the gate agent for a major airline is rebooking passengers in a seemingly endless line.
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El Pollo Loco CEO flies the coop for Red Robin job
August 12, 2010
Steve Carley, president and CEO of El Pollo Loco Inc., has submitted his resignation with the company to join Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc., based out of…
read nowBurger King Taiwan taps into New Zealand Beef
August 12, 2010
Burger King restaurants in Taiwan are working with Beef + Lamb New Zealand to promote grass-fed meat in their products.
read nowWendy's franchisee raises almost $60 million toward debt
August 12, 2010
A fundraising arm of DavCo Restaurants Inc., which owns Wendy's restaurants in the Maryland and Washington, D.C. region, has raised $59.2 million in a debt and…
read nowWireless Ronin reports huge revenue increase
August 12, 2010
Wireless Ronin Technologies Inc. has announced a 99 percent second quarter increase from 2Q 2009. The report was announced Thursday for the period ending June…
read nowMcDonald's Japan to go smoke-free
August 12, 2010
McDonald's restaurants in Japan are about to snuff out the smoke. Plans have been rolled out to make most of the company's Japenese restaurants smoke-free.
read nowMcLane Foodservice chosen for supply chain services at Jack in the Box
August 11, 2010
About 160 franchised Jack in the Box restaurants will rely on McClane Foodservice for its supply chain services. These Jack in the Box franchisees are…
read nowMcDonald's gets a jump start on breakfast
August 11, 2010
According to market research firm The NPD Group, breakfast accounted for nearly 60 percent of the restaurant industry's traffic increase throughout the past…
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Wendy's/Arby's Group earnings continue to fall
August 11, 2010
Sales at Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. continued to decline in the second quarter, however the company remains optimistic that its turnaround efforts are taking…
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