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Vietnamese QSRs brace for U.S. brands
March 12, 2008
The Wall Street Journal: Homegrown Vietnamese fast-food companies are using Western branding techniques to grab a chunk of the country's fast-growing consumer…
read nowGood Times acquires 2 franchised units
March 12, 2008
GOLDEN, Colo. — Good Times Restaurants Inc. has announced that through its wholly owned subsidiary, Good Times Drive Thru Inc., it has acquired two franchised…
read nowMeat exec admits sick cows slaughtered
March 12, 2008
The New York Times: The president of a slaughterhouse at the heart of the largest meat recall denied under oath March 12, but then grudgingly admitted, that…
read nowNew plan unveiled after AFC earnings drop
March 12, 2008
ATLANTA — AFC Enterprises Inc., franchisor and operator of Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, has reported that earnings dropped for its fiscal year 2007 ended…
read nowReport: Consumers impacted by higher menu prices
March 12, 2008
CHICAGO — In a recent national survey by foodservice consultants Technomic, more than half of consumers polled said they have noticed higher menu prices at…
read nowCousins Subs reveals '07 success, '08 growth plans
March 11, 2008
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. — Cousins Subs Systems Inc. has announced a successful year in 2007 and growth plans for 2008. In 2007, the sub chain celebrated its 35th…
read nowStudy: Starbucks closures had little consumer effect
March 11, 2008
Advertising Age: Although Starbucks did a great job of letting consumers know it was closing for three hours last month, it failed to communicate the most…
read nowDunkin' Donuts to expand into D.C. area
March 11, 2008
CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Donuts recently announced that the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area, including northern Virginia and suburban Maryland, is open for…
read nowTop McDonald's managers receive Ray Kroc Award
March 11, 2008
CHICAGO — The nation's top McDonald's restaurant managers were honored March 11 in Chicago as they received the 2007 Ray Kroc Award, an annual…
read nowAPA honors Burgerville for health-care plan
March 11, 2008
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Burgerville, a chain of 39 quick-service restaurants located throughout Oregon and southwest Washington, has been presented with a national…
read nowMcCain visits Chick-fil-A HQ
March 10, 2008
Baptist Press: Sen. John McCain visited Chick-fil-A corporate headquarters in Atlanta on March 7 with Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, calling the chain a "great…
read nowDunkin', Yahoo partner for video programs, site
March 10, 2008
CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Donuts recently announced a partnership with Yahoo! Inc., through which Yahoo will create two new Dunkin' Donuts-branded video programs…
read nowMcDonald's global comps rise in February
March 10, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's Corporation recently announced that global same-store sales rose 11.7 percent for February and 8.6 percent for the year-to-date.
read nowWendy's intros Spicy Baconator
March 10, 2008
DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's has introduced a spicy version of the Baconator. The bold sandwich features six strips of bacon on top of two hamburgers with two slices…
read nowBoddie-Noell, EMN8 introduce self-service kiosks at Hardee's
March 10, 2008
SAN DIEGO — Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the largest Hardee's franchise operator in the United States with 345 restaurants, and EMN8, the leader in self-service…
read nowKuwaiti citizens call for children's fast-food ad ban
March 9, 2008
Kuwait Times: Reiki practitioner Jamil Dehrab hoped businessmen would take into consideration children's health when marketing their products such as fast…
read nowArby's celebrates NASCAR win with free curly fries
March 9, 2008
ATLANTA — Racing phenomenon Matt Kenseth took the checkered flag March 8 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, during the Nicorette 300, winning free Arby's curly fries…
read nowMcDonald's comps up in Feb., analyst predicts
March 9, 2008
Reuters: Same-store sales rose 4.3 percent in February on average at 214 of McDonald's Corp's U.S. restaurants open at least 13 months, based on a survey of 3…
read nowGreek food group to bid for Everest
March 6, 2008
Reuters: Vivartia, Greece's largest food group, recently said it would tender for 100 percent of fast-food chain Everest as part of its 2008 expansion plans.
read nowSubway names Van Hout CTO
March 6, 2008
MILFORD, Conn. — Sandwich chain Subway has hired Thys Van Hout as the chain's chief technology officer.
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