Hardee's loads up its breakfast menu

April 18, 2010

Hardee's is fighting to keep its market share in the breakfast daypart as competition heats up in the morning. The brand has launched the new Loaded Biscuit…

Burger King promotes Kappitt to new CMO position

April 18, 2010

Burger King Corp. has appointed Mike Kappitt to the newly created role of chief marketing officer, North America, based at the company's global headquarters in…

Yum! Brands says strategy working for brands

April 15, 2010

Yum! Brands Inc. is confident its 2010 strategy is working for its brands, even as it anticipates the the U.S. market to remain challenging for the remainder…

Yum! anticipates $20M+ impact from health care reform in 2014

April 15, 2010

Yum! Brands is anticipating the U.S. health care reform act will lead to a $20 million to $30 million impact on the company in 2014, David Novak, Yum!

Study finds insurance companies are major QSR investors

April 15, 2010

The quick-service restaurant industry has been receiving a large share of the blame for the country's growing obesity epidemic. Recent studies have pointed out…

MenuMax program controls costs, automates nutritional info

April 15, 2010

MenuMax is the foodservice industry's premier Web-based cost-control system. MenuMax is fully automated to help today's foodservice professional maximize…

Krispy Kreme says it has 'firm foundation on which to build'

April 15, 2010

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is finally beginning to see some payoff from its 2008 turnaround strategy, James Morgan, the company's chairman, president and CEO told…

Subway kicks off Twitter promo, contest

April 15, 2010

Subway restaurants is kicking off a social media promotion leveraging 10 different celebrities to build brand awareness. The new advertising campaign draws on…

NexCen Brands R&D head masters differentiation

Michael Curtis says developing innovative products for three different categories, including two ice cream brands, is challenging but fun.

Yum! Brands says strategy working for brands

April 15, 2010

Yum! Brands Inc. is confident its 2010 strategy is working for its brands, even as it anticipates the the U.S. market to remain challenging for the remainder…

Yum! anticipates $20M+ impact from health care reform in 2014

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April 15, 2010

Yum! Brands is anticipating the U.S. health care reform act will lead to a $20 million to $30 million impact on the company in 2014, David Novak, Yum!

Study finds insurance companies are major QSR investors

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April 15, 2010

The quick-service restaurant industry has been receiving a large share of the blame for the country's growing obesity epidemic. Recent studies have pointed out…

MenuMax program controls costs, automates nutritional info

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April 15, 2010

MenuMax is the foodservice industry's premier Web-based cost-control system. MenuMax is fully automated to help today's foodservice professional maximize…

Krispy Kreme says it has 'firm foundation on which to build'

April 15, 2010

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is finally beginning to see some payoff from its 2008 turnaround strategy, James Morgan, the company's chairman, president and CEO told…

Subway kicks off Twitter promo, contest

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April 15, 2010

Subway restaurants is kicking off a social media promotion leveraging 10 different celebrities to build brand awareness. The new advertising campaign draws on…

NexCen Brands R&D head masters differentiation

Michael Curtis says developing innovative products for three different categories, including two ice cream brands, is challenging but fun.

Pretzelmaker success built on freshness, quality

Michael Curtis, VP of plant operations and head of NexCen Franchise Management's R&D; department, offers insight into what makes the brand's pretzels a great…

Will your QSR's employees stick around through the recovery?

April 14, 2010

One of the upsides to the lengthy recession is that the quick-service restaurant industry has enjoyed a respite from its notoriously high turnover rates. That…

Burgerville intros spring LTO menu

April 14, 2010

Pacific-Northwest chain Burgerville has launched its latest seasonal offerings, including the new Crispy Onion & Spinach Turkey Burger. The burger features…

GeoVue enhances site selection & analysis with iSITE 3.0

April 14, 2010

GeoVue Inc., a leading provider of real estate analytics and software to retail, restaurant, service chains and franchises for market planning and…