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Blogger: Sex doesn't sell for Arby's
December 15, 2008
Ads of the Weird blog/MSNBC: Ad blogger Allison Linn pans Arby's latest entry in the "fast food as erotica" genre. The ad for the chicken cordon bleu…
read nowQSRWeb conducts sustainability survey
December 15, 2008
QSRWeb is inviting readers to participate in a survey looking at sustainability efforts and trends in the restaurant industry. The survey should take less…
read nowTrian Partners finalizes Wendy's/Arby's stock deal
December 14, 2008
NEW YORK — Trian Partners' purchase of 49,395,394 shares of Wendy's/Arby's Class A common stock has been verified. The fund management group now owns…
read nowEVOS opens in Las Vegas area
December 14, 2008
HENDERSON, Nev. — Healthy Fast Food Inc., area developer for EVOS Feel Great Fast Food, has opened a new EVOS location in the Summerlin area of the Las Vegas…
read nowKFC/Taco Bell opens green restaurant
December 14, 2008
CBS3 (Springfield, Mass.): A recently opened co-branded KFC/Taco Bell restaurant in Springfield, Mass., is drawing attention not only for the menu but for its…
read nowNew video game tests Dairy Queen management skills
December 14, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — A new PC video game features managing a Dairy Queen as its premise. The game DQ Tycoon was inspired by a 2002 incident in which NBA Dallas…
read nowSonic announces value menu as comps decline
December 14, 2008
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sonic Corp. plans to launch a system-wide value menu at the end of December, the company has announced. Sonic did not give any specifics about…
read nowReport finds retail ready-to-eat cutting into QSR
December 14, 2008
CHICAGO — Market research company the NPD Group has found that 6 percent of the roughly 62 billion commercial foodservice meals and snacks consumed in a year…
read nowBurger King franchisee selects PAR tech solution
December 14, 2008
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — ParTech, Inc., a subsidiary of PAR Technology Corp., has announced that it has been selected as the complete technology provider for…
read nowBoardwalk Fresh Burgers & Fries opens in Herndon, Va.
December 14, 2008
COLUMBIA, Md. — Boardwalk Fresh Burgers & Fries franchisee Nadin Samnang has opened his first Boardwalk location at the Worldgate Center in Herndon, Va. …
read nowNational Restaurant Association names EVP
December 11, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Elizabeth Johnson has joined the National Restaurant Association as executive vice president for public affairs, the organization has…
read nowArby's names chief marketing officer
December 11, 2008
ATLANTA — Stephen H. Davis has been named chief marketing officer for the Arby's brand effective Jan. 5, the company has announced. Davis will lead all…
read nowMintel forecasts 2009 restaurant trends
December 11, 2008
CHICAGO — Mintel Menu Insights, which tracks U.S. restaurant menus, expects five trends to influence foodservice in 2009. Restaurants will reinvent comfort…
read nowTomato industry rebounding from salmonella scare
December 11, 2008
Bradenton (Fla.) Herald: An increase in tomato supplies since last spring has dropped prices for consumers, encouraging them to buy tomatoes. The industry was…
read nowEquipment magazine names Wing Zone Chain Operator of the Year
December 11, 2008
Foodservice Equipment and Supplies: FES has named Atlanta-based Wing Zone its 2008 Chain Operator of the Year, the magazine has announced. The chain, which was…
read nowMcDonald's rolls out specialty coffee in Chicago
December 11, 2008
Chicago Tribune: McDonald's is formally launching its specialty coffee initiative in Chicago, the largest market yet for the product launch. McDonald's has…
read nowMcDonald's billboards take jab at Starbucks
December 11, 2008
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: McDonald's has erected a billboard near the Starbucks headquarters that reads, "four bucks is dumb." Another billboard reads…
read nowDel Taco creates consumer insights director post
December 10, 2008
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Del Taco has announced that Tom Johnson has been hired to fill the new position of director of consumer insights for the company.
read nowCarl's Jr., Hardee's Q3 gains down
December 10, 2008
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Blended same-store sales at CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, were up 0.9 percent for the third quarter…
read nowKrispy Kreme sees comps, loss continue to fall
December 10, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has reported a widening net loss for the third quarter ended Nov. 2, and same-store sales declined again, the…
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