Arby's goes flat

March 4, 2007

ATLANTA — Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. is offering two new flatbread pita sandwiches, available for a limited time, at Arby's restaurants around the country.

Church's responds to Popeyes suit

March 4, 2007

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Officials from Church's Chicken said a lawsuit filed against the company by compteting chicken-chain Popeyes Chicken &…

Popeyes chief stepping down

March 4, 2007

ATLANTA — Ken Keymer, president and chief executive of AFC Enterprises Inc., franchisor and operator of Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, has announced his…

Arrest made in Taco Bell razor-blade hoax

March 4, 2007

KQTV (St. Joseph, Mo.): A St. Joseph, Mo., man has been arrested after allegedly filing a false police report claiming he found a razor blade in an order of…

Golden Chick celebrates 40 years

March 4, 2007

DALLAS — Golden Chick, the Texas-based quick-service chain launched in 1967 as Golden Fried Chicken, is celebrating its 40th anniversary.            …

McDonald's USA named Energy Star partner of the year

March 4, 2007

OAK BROOK, Ill. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has named McDonald's U.S.A. its 2007 Energy Star Partner of the Year for its outstanding energy…

NRA disappointed in latest legislative ruling

March 4, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association has expressed disappointment following House passage of H.R. 800, the Employee Free Choice Act…

Wendy's sidesteps NYC menu regulation

March 1, 2007

Marketwatch: Wendy's International removed posters containing nutritional information from its New York-area restaurants in a bid to avoid a new city…

McDonald's beefs up California menus

March 1, 2007

Orange County Register: McDonald's Corp. is introducing three new six-ounce burgers in 600 California restaurants on March 5. The menu additions follow…

Loss narrows at Arby's parent

March 1, 2007

NEW YORK — Arby's restaurant parent Triac Restaurant Group Inc., which operates approximately 3,600 restaurants through its Arby's Restaurant Group…

4Q net income quadruples at Taco Cabana parent

March 1, 2007

Syracuse, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., which operates the Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana restaurant brands and is the largest Burger King franchisee…

McDonald's eyes specialty coffee drinks

February 28, 2007

BeaconNewsOnline (Chicago): McDonald's is considering adding smoothies and specialty coffee drinks to the menus of its U.S. restaurants, the company's…

Dunkin' Donuts launches retail coffee line

February 28, 2007

CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Brands Inc. and Cincinnati-based Proctor & Gamble have signed an agreement to begin distributing Dunkin' Donuts packaged coffee to…

Popeyes, Church's in chicken fight

February 28, 2007

ATLANTA — AFC Enterprises Inc., operator of Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits restaurants, has filed suit against Church's Chicken and a former Popeyes franchise…

Taco Bell facing lawsuits over outbreak

February 28, 2007

Business First of Louisville: Taco Bell parent Yum Brands Inc. said in a Feb. 28 regulatory filing that 11 lawsuits have been filed against the company over a…

Mystery shopping: Not a secret anymore

High-tech mystery shopping is digging up deep details that help restaurateurs improve their operations.

NRA show debuts celebrity bookstore

February 28, 2007

CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association will debut its celebrity bookstore during the NRA Hotel-Motel Show, May 19-22, in Chicago.   Celebrity chefs and…

Taco Bell parent closes other NYC restaurants

February 28, 2007

Boston Herald: Yum Brands Inc., the parent of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, announced it has temporarily shut down several other restaurants operated by…

Taco Bueno launches Louisiana expansion

February 28, 2007

DALLAS — Taco Bueno Restaurants announced it has awarded development rights for 16 new units throughout Louisiana to three franchise partners. The agreements…

Franchise concept features fast-food pizza

February 27, 2007

HILLSBORO, Ore. — Three veterans of the Oregon pizza trade have introduced Motopizza, a fast-food pizza concept featuring a drive-through format that serves…