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QSR menus incorporating healthier fare
January 23, 2007
COLUMBUS LEDGER-ENQUIRER (Georgia): Quick-service restaurant operators are revising their menus to include more low calorie menu items as well as cutting back…
read nowSunTrust starts CKE coverage
January 23, 2007
FORBES: An analyst at investment firm SunTrust kicked off coverage of CKE Restaurants Inc. Tuesday with a neutral rating. The Carpinteri, Calif.-based…
read nowArby's sued after salmonella outbreak
January 22, 2007
The News and Tribune (Indiana):The first of approximately a dozen lawsuits was filed in a Georgia state court this week against Arby's Restaurant Group Inc.
read nowNRA opposes Super Bowl ad
January 22, 2007
WASHINGTON — The National Restaurant Association's Steve Anderson has sent a letter to Jerry Jurgensen, Nationwide Financial Services Inc. chief executive…
read nowMarco's Pizza to open 56 Carolina units
January 22, 2007
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Triple S Foods Inc. has signed on to open 56 Marco's Pizza units in North and South Carolina. According to a news release, the first will…
read nowNRA announces 2007 Kitchen Innovations Award winners
January 22, 2007
CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association announced the winners of its 2007 Kitchen Innovations (KI) Awards for its Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, to be…
read nowHungry Howie's Pizza to expand into Oregon and Washington
January 22, 2007
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. — Hungry Howie's Pizza, a 550-store chain known for its flavored pizza crust, plans to open 10 locations in Oregon and southwest…
read nowPizza Patron comps rise 34% in Q4 '06
January 22, 2007
DALLAS — Pizza Patron announced fourth quarter same-store sales rose 34.5 percent over the previous year. In a news release, the 60-unit chain did not report…
read nowVeteran pizza driver smiles through 12-hour shifts
January 21, 2007
Independent Post: Mardocheo Garcia has delivered pizza for 14 years, works 12-hour shifts and drives a car with 650,000 miles on it. Yet the easygoing…
read nowOnline ordering increasing among pizza chains and independents
January 21, 2007
Ann Arbor News: Pizza chain success with online ordering is leading smaller companies to jump on the technology bandwagon. The cost of an online ordering…
read nowPizza makers vie for more than $11,000 cash in '07 Pizza Pizzazz
January 21, 2007
Pizza competitors from around the nation will meet in Columbus to wrangle for the industry's top prize.
read nowMcDonald's tests PepsiCo beverages
January 21, 2007
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — A quiet little test project in College Station and metro Kansas City is threatening Coca-Cola's more than 50-year-old monogamous…
read nowGarlic Jim's Pizza inks 25-unit Denver deal
January 18, 2007
EVERETT, Wash. — Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza announced it signed a sub-franchise agreement to open 25 stores in Denver and Colorado Springs, Colo., by…
read nowBurger King to launch national breakfast value menu
January 18, 2007
MIAMI — Burger King locations nationwide will roll-out the BK Breakfast Value Menu on Feb. 19. The value menu will include two new menu items, the Hamlette…
read nowMcDonald's inks exclusive drive-thru agreement in China
January 18, 2007
Globe Investor: McDonald's Corp. has signed an exclusive 20-year agreement with Chinese oil firm Sinopec to build drive-thru restaurants at its petrol…
read nowWoman claims razor found in Popeye's rice
January 18, 2007
WSB-TV (Atlanta): A local woman says she found a razor in her cup of Popeye's Cajun Rice — bought at a restaurant location in downtown Atlanta. Harriet Clay…
read nowNRA commends Senate for tax relief tied to wage increases
January 17, 2007
WASHINGTON D.C. — The National Restaurant Association commended the Senate Finance Committee for penning legislation that includes tax relief for restaurants…
read nowEntrepreneur ranks Domino's Pizza top pizza franchise
January 17, 2007
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Entrepreneur magazine ranked Domino's Pizza its No. 6 overall franchise choice in its annual Franchise 500 list for 2007. The chain also…
read nowMore disposable income could benefit restaurants
January 17, 2007
Associated Press: A Thursday report showing moderating consumer prices, coupled with falling gas bills, could put more money in consumers' pockets, leading to…
read nowReport on QSR industry in the U.K. launched
January 17, 2007
DUBLIN, Ireland — Research and Markets has launched its report, "Fast Food in the United Kingdom", a detailed analysis of market size and segmentation…
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