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Kahala Cold Stone acquires Cereality Cereal Bar & Café
July 12, 2007
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Kahala Cold Stone has announced the acquisition of Cereality Cereal Bar & Café. Specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
read nowMassachusetts eyes trans fat ban
July 12, 2007
Boston Herald: The Massachusetts legislature is considering a plan that would make the state the first in the country to ban trans fat. The Massachusetts…
read nowHardee's franchisee to acquire Atlanta locations
July 12, 2007
DENVER —Hardee's and Carl's Jr. franchisee Biscuits and Burgers LLC has secured $8.5 million in funding from Scottsdale, Ariz.-based GE Capital Solutions…
read nowHardee's in fight over Burger Chef name
July 11, 2007
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A Chicago firm which revitalizes dormant brands and then runs them or licenses them is trying to gain control of the Burger Chef…
read nowDunkin' Brands to recognize community heroes
July 11, 2007
NEW YORK — A new program from the Dunkin' Brands Community Foundation recognizes people who serve communities in times of crisis. New York carpenter Gerry…
read nowHypercom CEO steps down
July 11, 2007
PHOENIX — Quick-serve electronic-payment provider Hypercom Corporation July 12 announced that William Keiper is stepping down as the company's chief executive…
read nowMcDonald's Japan to take on Starbucks
July 11, 2007
Forbes: The Japanese subsidiary of McDonald's Corp. plans to open 15 "McCafe" stores in the Tokyo area Aug. 29. The company plans to add more locations if the…
read nowYum's net up 13 percent
July 11, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Worldwide comparable-store sales for restaurants operated by Yum Brands Inc. grew 2 percent in the second quarter ended June 16, the company…
read nowWendy's strengthens animal welfare guidelines
July 11, 2007
DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's International Inc. has strengthened its animal welfare guidelines by giving preferential buying to its pork and chicken suppliers who…
read nowFast casuals continue growth trend
July 10, 2007
CHICAGO — Fast-casual restaurants continue to hold strong consumer appeal and demonstrate solid average unit volumes. According to Technomic Information…
read nowMcDonald's meals receive Denver's "Smart Meal" seal
July 10, 2007
Rocky Mountain News: McDonald's 108 Denver-area restaurants began to offer meal options bearing the state's "Smart Meal" seal, indicating the food has a…
read nowMaggieMoo's celebrates birthday, partners with children's foundation
July 10, 2007
COLUMBIA, Md. — MaggieMoo's International announced that Maggie, its seven-foot-tall spokescow will celebrate her birthday with a charitable extravaganza…
read nowMuslim Dunkin' Donuts franchisee wins discrimination appeal
July 10, 2007
Toronto Star: A U.S. appeals court has ruled that a discrimination lawsuit filed by a Muslim Dunkin' Donuts franchisee can proceed, overturning an earlier…
read nowComputrition, Epicure Digital partner
July 10, 2007
CHATSWORTH, Calif. — Computrition Inc., developer of hospitality, food management and patient-care automation, and Epicure Digital Systems, provider of…
read nowManager study shows low leadership, commitment to quality concerns
July 10, 2007
DALLAS — Results from a new study of the characteristics of candidates for manager positions in the quick-service and fast-casual restaurant segments were…
read nowChurch's Chicken offers franchisee incentives
July 9, 2007
ATLANTA — Church's Chicken has introduced an incentive program dubbed Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch, where franchisees who sign a new development…
read nowKFC commissions teriyaki-sauce mural
July 9, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Fried Chicken has commissioned experiential artist Phil Hansen to create a mural of Colonel Sanders to showcase KFC's new Teriyaki…
read nowGood Times opens new location
July 9, 2007
GOLDEN, Colo. — Good Times Restaurants Inc. has announced the opening of its newest Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard in Littleton, Colo. Good Times…
read nowEchelon, McDonald's partner to reduce energy consumption
July 9, 2007
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Echelon Corporation, provider of networking technology used to manage and reduce energy consumption, announced that McDonald's Corporation…
read nowTaco Bell starts TV Me! promotion
July 8, 2007
IRVINE, Calif. — Taco Bell has partnered with Gizmoz and MTV in search of three virtual consumer actors to star as animated talking characters in a 30-second…
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