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NRA sends message to move immigration debate forward
June 25, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association June 25 sent a letter to senators expressing the importance of quickly moving forward with the debate…
read nowMcDonald's Canada to accept PayPass, chip cards
June 25, 2007
TORONTO — McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Ltd. will install MasterCard's PayPass readers and chip-card terminals in some of its 1,400 restaurants across…
read nowJack in the Box intros Chocolate Overload Cake
June 24, 2007
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box restaurants has introduced a decadent new dessert – the Chocolate Overload Cake.
read nowYum eyed as potential Wendy's buyer
June 24, 2007
Louisville Courier-Journal: Yum Brands Inc., operator of KCF, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut restaurant brands, could be a match for the Wendy's hamburger chain…
read nowBurger King managers go back to school
June 24, 2007
Miami Herald: Burger King is participating in the third annual Great American Teach-a-Thon by encouraging its managers to volunteer and teach a class at a…
read nowTaco Bell taps winner in Teen Reporter Challenge
June 21, 2007
ATLANTA — Chris Maxwell, 17, a member of The Salvation Army J.B. Fuqua Boys & Girls Club in Atlanta, won a one-week internship at NBC as part of the grand…
read nowWendy's expands breakfast menu
June 21, 2007
DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's is expanding its new breakfast menu to more than 75 additional restaurant markets across the U.S. The move comes after an extended test…
read nowNathan's Famous reports year-end results
June 21, 2007
WESTBURY, N.Y. — Nathan's Famous Inc. June 22 reported results for its fiscal year ended March 25, 2007. Earnings from continued operations increased 3…
read nowSonic net off 13 percent
June 21, 2007
OKLAHOMA CITY — Comparable-store sales for drive-in restaurant chain Sonic Corp. grew 4 percent in the third quarter ended May 31, 2007, the company…
read nowTaco Bell suit claims employees urinated, spit in food
June 21, 2007
Sioux City Journal (Nebraska): In a lawsuit filed June 21 in Cheyenne County District Court against Taco Bell franchisee Mid Plains Food and Lodging, Sidney…
read nowIDS completes menu board installation
June 21, 2007
HOLBROOK, N.Y. — IDS Menus has installed its digital menu-board system for the grand opening of a Salad Spinners location in Chicago. The restaurant is the…
read nowMalaysia to ban fast food ads
June 21, 2007
CTV: Malaysia will ban fast food advertisements during children's television shows, an official announced June 22, saying poor eating habits are causing a rise…
read nowCarl's Jr. debuts sliced turkey breakfast sandwich
June 20, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Carl's Jr. restaurants have introduced a new sandwich to their breakfast menu. The Breakfast Club Sandwich features slices of roasted…
read nowPayment cards gain in QSR popularity
June 20, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO —According to a survey commissioned by Visa, 82 percent of respondents said that quick-serve restaurant purchases made with debit or credit…
read nowDunkin' Donuts adds theme park locations
June 20, 2007
CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Donuts is opening two new restaurants within the theme park Hersheypark in Hershey, Pa. The outlets are the first Dunkin' Donuts…
read nowMcDonald's franchisee sued over employee, manager relationship
June 20, 2007
Law.com: A teenage girl has sued Haronmar Inc., the franchise owner of a McDonald's restaurant in Coral Springs, Fla., following a nearly yearlong sexual…
read nowKFC to test online ordering
June 20, 2007
Gilroy Dispatch: KFC has selected California's South County as the test market that will determine whether online-ordering services will rollout nationwide.
read nowRestaurants to miss July 1 calorie deadline
June 19, 2007
MSNBC: Fast food restaurants in New York are getting a temporary reprieve from a precedent-setting rule requiring them to put calorie information on their…
read nowMichigan man breaks Blimpy Burger record
June 19, 2007
Spokesman-Review (Ann Arbor, Mich.): University of Michigan graduate James Rocker made history at Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burger on June 6 by eating a 40-patty…
read nowBurger King Japanese expansion boosts New Zealand beef
June 19, 2007
National Business Review (New Zealand): Burger King will use beef imported from New Zealand when it re-enters the Japanese market over the next few years. The…
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