Snack-in-a-cup franchise ready to grow

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March 17, 2010

The owner of a budding four-unit franchise is hoping to capitalize on consumers' love for portable food with a new mall-based concept called Cup It. The…

Yum! Brands recognized for hunger-relief efforts

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March 17, 2010

Yum! Brands Inc. has been honored with PR Week's "Cause Related Campaign of the Year 2010" award for its World Hunger Relief efforts. Yum!'s charity is the…

McDonald's names top restaurant managers of 2009

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March 17, 2010

McDonald's has honored its top restaurant managers with the 2009 Ray Kroc Award. The annual performance-based award recognizes the top performing McDonald's…

First Taco Bell in India opens

March 17, 2010

Taco Bell has opened its first store in India in the city of Bengaluru. Yum! Restaurants International, the international division of Yum! Brands, unveiled its…

Taco Bell expands breakfast menu, family meal test

March 16, 2010

Taco Bell has expanded its tests of a new breakfast menu and a home-meal-replacement product. For the breakfast test, the chain has added more locations in…

Carvel promos new Flavor Shotz with St. Patty's giveaway

March 16, 2010

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, Carvel is offering customers a free shot of green at participating stores. On March 17 only, the chain will give away free…

More lawsuits filed against Ill. Subway blamed for shigellosis outbreak

March 16, 2010

The number of confirmed victims in a Lombard, Ill., outbreak of shigellosis has grown to 50, as two additional lawsuits have been filed against a Subway…

New reports forecast trends for 2010

March 16, 2010

Two separate reports have been recently released that will help quick-service brands get a handle on the industry as they plan for the economic recovery.

ServSafe supplement recommends ozone use for food safety

March 16, 2010

The National Restaurant Association Education Foundation ServSafe program now includes instructions for using ozone in food safety procedures for the…

QSRs find ROI in free-food prizes

March 16, 2010

Restaurant chains, including a number of quick-service brands, have found the value in offering free food in giveaways or as contest prizes, according to the…

Taco Bell expands breakfast menu, family meal test

March 16, 2010

Taco Bell has expanded its tests of a new breakfast menu and a home-meal-replacement product. For the breakfast test, the chain has added more locations in…

Carvel promos new Flavor Shotz with St. Patty's giveaway

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March 16, 2010

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, Carvel is offering customers a free shot of green at participating stores. On March 17 only, the chain will give away free…

More lawsuits filed against Ill. Subway blamed for shigellosis outbreak

March 16, 2010

The number of confirmed victims in a Lombard, Ill., outbreak of shigellosis has grown to 50, as two additional lawsuits have been filed against a Subway…

New reports forecast trends for 2010

by

March 16, 2010

Two separate reports have been recently released that will help quick-service brands get a handle on the industry as they plan for the economic recovery.

ServSafe supplement recommends ozone use for food safety

by

March 16, 2010

The National Restaurant Association Education Foundation ServSafe program now includes instructions for using ozone in food safety procedures for the…

QSRs find ROI in free-food prizes

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March 16, 2010

Restaurant chains, including a number of quick-service brands, have found the value in offering free food in giveaways or as contest prizes, according to the…

Burger King Brazil ad puts customers' photos on packaging

March 15, 2010

First there was Whopper Freakout, the award-winning webfilm by Crispin, Porter + Bogusky documenting actual customer reactions to the Whopper's removal from…

Radiant Systems, RBS WorldPay launch Token Replacement

March 15, 2010

Radiant Systems Inc. has announced the release of Token Replacement, a new payment security feature that allocates a unique identifier, or token, to cardholder…

HotSchedules launches BlackBerry app

March 15, 2010

HotSchedules has announced the release and immediate availability of its restaurant employee scheduling application for the BlackBerry, the company's second…

Black, red pepper recall may affect restaurants

March 15, 2010

A Food and Drug Administration investigation of a salmonella Montevideo outbreak that led to the recall of ready-to-eat Italian-style meats earlier this year…