California utility increases rebate funding

January 28, 2007

LOS ANGELES — Southern California Gas Co. has increased its funding for rebates on energy-efficient commercial food-service equipment this year to $330,000 …

Chick-fil-A continues sales-gain streak

January 28, 2007

ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A reported same-store sales for 2006 jumped 9 percent and gross sales rose to $2.3 billion, up 15 percent from 2005. The sales increase…

McDonald's finds trans-fat solution

January 28, 2007

Chicago Tribune: Following months of secret tests, Oak Brook, Ill.-based McDonald's Corp. announced it has found a suitable trans-fat-free oil. The company…

McDonald's finds trans-fat solution

January 28, 2007

Chicago Tribune: Following months of secret tests, Oak Brook, Ill.-based McDonald's Corp. announced it has found a suitable trans-fat-free oil. The company…

Cortino, Papa John's U.S. ops SVP, resigns

January 28, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's International announced Mike Cortino, senior vice president of domestic operations, has resigned "to pursue other interests." …

FireKing gets patent for centralized safe and accounting system

January 25, 2007

NEW ALBANY, Ind. — FireKing, a maker of industrial safes for the foodservice industry, has received a patent for its Centralized Electronic Safe and…

Minimum wage amendment dies in Senate

January 25, 2007

The Associated Press: An effort to increase the minimum wage in all states, even those that already have wage floors higher than the federal base, failed…

Food Network officials say ad glitch unintentional

January 25, 2007

FORBES: Food Network officials said that a brief flash of the McDonald's Corp. logo was a technical error and not an attempt at subliminal advertising. During…

Suit over McDonald's fryer accident nearing trial

January 25, 2007

LEGAL NEWSLINE: A lawsuit over a 2003 accident where a McDonald's Corp. employee was burned while cleaning deep fryers alleges the company failed to warn…

KFC to offer free chicken strips

January 25, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — KFC Corp. will offer free samples of the restaurant chain's signature Colonel's Crispy Strips Jan. 29 at participating restaurants   The…

Carl's Jr. celebrates dual-branded milestone

January 25, 2007

CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Carl's Jr. will celebrate the opening of its 300th dual-branded Carl's Jr./Green Burrito restaurant location Jan. 30 in Livermore…

Penn Station inks Ohio expansion deal

January 25, 2007

CINCINNATI — Penn Station East Coast Subs announced it has finalized expansion plans for three additional locations in the Canton, Ohio, area. The locations…

Anderson steps down as NRA head

January 24, 2007

WASHINGTON D.C. — National Restaurant Association president and chief executive Steven Anderson has resigned from his post, effective Feb. 23. Anderson has…

Wendy's franchisor goes private

January 24, 2007

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meritage Hospitality Group Inc., which operates 49 Wendy's restaurants and five O'Charley's in western and southern Michigan, has…

Chick-fil-A continues "First 100 Fans" promo with first Mo. stand-alone location

January 24, 2007

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Chick-fil-A Inc. plans to give away $26,000 worth of free food when the Atlanta-based chain opens its first stand-alone restaurant in…

McDonald's ad draws fire in China

January 24, 2007

MALAYSIAKINI: A Penang, China, consumer group is calling for McDonald's to pull its latest television advertisement and apologize to consumers. The ad depicts…

Taco Bell to feature new menu item in Super Bowl ad

January 24, 2007

IRVINE, Calif. — Taco Bell will launch its newest menu item, the Carne Asada Steak Grilled Taquito, in an ad slated to run during Super Bowl XLI Feb. 4.   The…

Baskin Robbins franchisor announces Middle East expansion

January 24, 2007

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Galadari Ice Cream Co., the world's largest Baskin Robbins franchisor, plans to open 60 new outlets in the Middle East this…

Wendy's names new ad agency

January 24, 2007

DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's International Inc. has named New York-based ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi as the company's lead agency of record.   The company also…

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