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Jay Leno to promo McDonald's Monopoly this fall
July 13, 2009
USA Today: Jay Leno will promote McDonald's Monopoly game on his new prime-time show in a 29-day promotion beginning Oct. 6. The chain, however, has not signed…
read nowQSRs announce Oppenheimer participation
July 13, 2009
Several quick-service brands will be present at Oppenheimer's ninth annual Consumer, Gaming, Lodging & Leisure Conference, which takes place in Boston…
read nowHardee's launches new French Dip Thickburger
July 12, 2009
ST. LOUIS — Hardee's has introduced the new French Dip Thickburger, a meaty combination of a 100 percent Black Angus Beef Thickburger patty topped with thinly…
read nowBurger King promises to tone down ads
July 12, 2009
Advertising Age: Although Burger King has not announced the results, it offered franchisees a compromise to the four-month $1 double cheeseburger offer.
read nowTim Hortons opens first stores in New York City
July 12, 2009
DUBLIN, Ohio — Tim Hortons Inc. has begun serving its premium signature coffee, fresh-baked goods and variety of soups and sandwiches for the first time in New…
read nowTaco Bell takes big screen Roosevelts ad to TV
July 12, 2009
IRVINE, Calif. — Taco Bell will debut a special, first-ever, two-minute commercial during the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 14 at 8:00 p.m.
read nowKrispy Kreme fined for hiring illegal immigrants in Ohio
July 12, 2009
Hamilton Journal-News (Ohio): Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has agreed to pay a $40,000 fine for hiring illegal immigrants at a plant in southwest Ohio. U.S.
read nowChick-fil-A approves spicy chicken; breakfast test continues
July 12, 2009
Nation's Restaurant News: Chick-fil-A plans to introduce its spicy fried chicken sandwich next year and continues testing breakfast items, including yogurt…
read nowFormer Popeyes employee charged in manager's slaying
July 12, 2009
Houston Chonicle: A former employee at a west Harris County Popeyes has been charged with capital murder in the May 1 slaying of the night manager. Sheriff's…
read nowMobile ordering coming to a QSR near you
July 12, 2009
As smartphones become mainstream, QSRs look for ways to make ordering more convenient.
read nowBurger King franchisees shoot down $1 double cheeseburger
July 9, 2009
CNN Money: Burger King Holdings Inc. operators have voted down the parent company's plan to sell double cheeseburgers for $1 nationwide for four months. The…
read nowMcDonald's set to giveaway 10 million iced Mocha samples
July 9, 2009
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's estimates it will give away 10 million samples of its iced Mocha McCafe coffee drinks during its Mocha Mondays promotion. The…
read nowWienerschnitzel to honor National Hot Dog Month
July 9, 2009
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — More hot dogs are eaten in July than any other month of the year – a fact that prompted the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council to…
read nowNRA exhibitors donate 66,000 lbs. of food
July 9, 2009
CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association has announced that exhibiting companies at its 2009 Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, held May 16-19 at McCormick…
read nowSonic gets warm welcome up north
July 9, 2009
NASDAQ: Sonic Corp., which has traditionally operated in fair-climate states, is getting a hot reception as it expands into markers in the north. Sonic stores…
read nowHomeland Security drops no-match in favor of E-verify
July 9, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle: The Department of Homeland Security is abandoning the Bush-era no-match rule, in which the government compared Social Security numbers…
read nowSubway debuts Michael Phelps ads
July 9, 2009
BrandWeek: Subway ads featuring Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps debuted during prime-time programming July 5. Phelps had lost an endorsement deal with Kellogg…
read nowFood chains, packaging firms initiate recycling campaign in NYC
July 8, 2009
NEW YORK — Global Green's Coalition for Resource Recovery gathered 80 participants for a "value chain caucus" aimed at diverting prepared food packaging from…
read nowKFC fans choose to keep Colonel as brand icon
July 8, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — KFC recently asked consumers to vote on whether the company should keep Colonel Harland Sanders as the advertising face for KFC's popular new…
read nowChick-fil-A steps up growth plans
July 8, 2009
ATLANTA — Despite the sluggish economy, Chick-fil-A has thus far in 2009 sustained the sales momentum set by a record sales year in 2008, the company has…
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