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McDonald's surge surprises experts
September 23, 2007
The Associated Press: Not long ago McDonald's sales were decreasing, new products weren't catching on and McDonald's Corp. was under attack by consumer…
read nowFamous Dave's enters agreement for Texas, Okla. locations
September 23, 2007
MINNEAPOLIS — Famous Dave's has announced that Famous Ventures LP has purchased the right to franchise nine Famous Dave's Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que restaurants…
read nowNRA responds to restaurant depreciation legislation
September 20, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association has praised the introduction of a House bill aiming to address the tax code's unfairness toward…
read nowYum declares quarterly dividend
September 20, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc. has announced that its board of directors approved a dividend of $0.15 per share of common stock, which will be distributed…
read nowMass. Wendy's restaurants auctioned
September 20, 2007
WCVB-TV: Two more Wendy's restaurants in western Massachusetts that closed this summer as a result of the franchisee's financial problems have been sold at…
read nowPollo Campero hires Todd Deckert as marketing, sales director
September 20, 2007
DALLAS — Campero USA, the U.S. division of Pollo Campero, has hired Todd Deckert as its new director of marketing and sales, the company announced. Deckert…
read nowFPI releases 2007 market research study
September 20, 2007
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI) has announced that it has published its "Market Research Study on Foodservice Packaging…
read nowComplaints hover over Wendy's ad
September 19, 2007
WTOL-TV (Toledo, Ohio): Hamburger chain Wendy's has received complaints about a television ad that shows customers floating along a ceiling after apparently…
read nowCKE 2Q comps up, revenue down
September 19, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Same-store sales increased 2 percent at Carl's Jr. and 2.9 percent at Hardee's company-operated restaurants for the second quarter ended…
read nowMoms tour McDonald's produce suppliers
September 18, 2007
SWEDESBORO, N.J. — Six Moms' Quality Correspondents are touring McDonald's apple supply chain from the farm to the supplier. They are exploring an apple…
read nowFla. labor group organizes BK protest
September 18, 2007
Naples (Fla.) Daily News: The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is organizing a statewide tour with rallies to urge Burger King to increase wages for farmworkers…
read nowHardee's intros Hawaiian Chicken Sandwich
September 17, 2007
ST. LOUIS — Hardee's is offering a new Hawaiian Chicken Sandwich, which combines a charbroiled chicken breast, a savory-sweet teriyaki sauce, a slice of…
read nowBurger King names Julio Ramirez EVP of global operations
September 17, 2007
MIAMI — Burger King Holdings Inc. has appointed Julio Ramirez as executive vice president of global operations, effective immediately, the company announced.
read nowAmRest to open first KFC in Serbia
September 17, 2007
Polish Market: Fast-food operator AmRest has signed a contract with ProFood Invest to establish a joint venture company (JVC) to operate fast-food and…
read nowWendy's ads wigging out
September 16, 2007
USA Today: Red wigs popularized by a Wendy's television commercial are going local. Last week, 5,000 red, pigtail wigs were sent to local restaurant…
read nowPollo Campero expands in U.S.
September 16, 2007
DALLAS — Latin American chicken chain Pollo Campero recently signed on four new franchisees in the United States, which will introduce restaurants into…
read nowMcDonald's tests RFID ordering in Korea
September 16, 2007
eWeek.com: McDonald's is experimenting with a new ordering system, which implements RFID and customers' cell phones, in South Korea. Customers purchase food…
read nowCKE removes 'flat buns' teacher from ads
September 13, 2007
Blue MauMau: CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of fast-food chains Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, will edit the teacher out of its "flat buns" television ads…
read nowLawyer: McDonald's warned employees of hoax
September 13, 2007
BusinessWeek: A lawyer for McDonald's Corp. said the fast-food company had policies in place and warned employees regarding a series of strip-search hoaxes…
read nowChick-fil-A cows nominated for Walk of Fame
September 13, 2007
ATLANTA — The Chick-fil-A "Eat Mor Chikin" cows are one of the nominees in a nationwide online voting contest as part of Advertising Week. The winner will…
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