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KFC launches Hot Wings via charity offer
January 21, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — To spotlight its Hot Wings menu item, KFC will donate $260,000 to charity in the name of the first player or performer who does the Chicken…
read nowStudy: Fast-food density affects obesity
January 20, 2008
HealthDay News: People who live in neighborhoods with more fast-food restaurants are more likely to be obese than are people who live near more full-service…
read nowHardee's returns Hillshire Farm smoked sausage
January 20, 2008
ST. LOUIS — Hardee's has returned the Hillshire Farm smoked sausage link for a limited time. The Smoked Sausage Biscuit is made using a split Hillshire Farm…
read nowKFC serving Chinese breakfast favorite
January 20, 2008
China Daily: KFC has begun serving youtiao, a quintessential Chinese breakfast food, in all of its restaurants in China as another step to localize its menu.
read nowBritain to unveil plans to curb QSRs near schools
January 20, 2008
The Observer: The British government will launch a strategy Jan. 23 to curb the spread of fast-food outlets near schools and halt the country's levels of…
read nowClorox intros all-natural cleaning supplies
January 17, 2008
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Clorox Company has announced the introduction of Green Works cleaners, a new line of cleaning products made from plant-based ingredients…
read nowDunkin' Brands names new senior director
January 17, 2008
CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Brands Inc., parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, has announced that Cirabel Lardizabal Olson will join the company in…
read nowMcDonald's withdraws ads from Fla. report cards
January 17, 2008
AdAge.com: McDonald's Corp. has voluntarily pulled its sponsorship from report-card covers in Seminole County, Fla., public schools after parental complaints.
read nowBurger King names VP of inclusion, talent management
January 16, 2008
MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has appointed Robert Perkins as vice president, inclusion and talent management, the company announced. In this newly created…
read nowMcDonald's plans $2 billion in '08 capital spending
January 16, 2008
Reuters: McDonald's Corp. forecasts capital spending of about $2 billion in 2008, split between new restaurants and renovation of existing ones, according to…
read nowPublic vigil planned for Carl's Jr. founder
January 16, 2008
CBS: A public vigil and rosary service will be held Jan. 18 for Carl Karcher, the founder of the Carl's Jr. chain, who died Jan. 11 at age 90. The vigil and…
read nowDunkin' Brands realigns, names brand leaders
January 16, 2008
CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Brands Inc. has announced a realignment of its organizational structure by combining the U.S. and international teams for its Dunkin…
read nowLaws to decrease Ariz. restaurant openings
January 16, 2008
The Arizona Republic: The Southeast Valley won't have as many restaurant openings this year as it has in the past two years, according to the Arizona…
read nowMcDonald's to test chicken for breakfast menu
January 16, 2008
The Chicago Tribune: Oak Brook, Ill.-based McDonald's Corp. will offer a chicken biscuit breakfast sandwich in its nearly 14,000 U.S. stores in a few months…
read nowQSRs capture bigger slice of breakfast
January 16, 2008
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Breakfast is expanding at fast-food restaurants in both foot traffic and revenue because of the needs of time-crunched…
read nowBurger King may stop buying Fla. tomatoes
January 15, 2008
Louisville, Ky., Courier-Journal: Burger King is telling suppliers it might stop buying tomatoes from southwestern Florida, where farmworkers have urged the…
read nowStudy: British kids don't view fast food as treat
January 15, 2008
The Press Association: More than two-thirds of British children do not think of fast food as a treat, according to a study by the British Heart Foundation. …
read nowChick-fil-A to test spicy chicken sandwich
January 15, 2008
Jacksonville (Fla.) Business Journal: Chick-fil-A will begin testing a spicy chicken sandwich in 15 locations in Jacksonville, Fla., and 25 locations in…
read nowDunkin' Donuts launches chocolate trio
January 14, 2008
CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Donuts has introduced three new chocolate menu items: a Milky Way Hot Chocolate, an M&M's Donut and Dunkin's own Triple Chocolate…
read nowBK's Whopper Freakout most recalled in '08
January 14, 2008
AdAge: Burger King's "Whopper Freakout" is on track to become the best-recalled ad in more than five years, according to IAG Research. IAG says the spots were…
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