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KFC searches for 'Hitmaker'
June 3, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — KFC has launched its Pride 360 theme-song contest. During Black Music Month, KFC invites aspiring artists and musicians to join the…
read nowKrispy Kreme loss widens
June 3, 2007
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. reported a net loss of $7.4 million for the company's fiscal 2008 first quarter ended April 29, compared…
read nowBurger King to repurchase shares
May 31, 2007
MIAMI — Burger King Holdings Inc. has announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of the company's common stock.…
read nowGlass found in KFC Japan salads
May 31, 2007
Reuters: Pieces of glass were found in salads sold at two Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets in Japan, the company said. The glass came from a broken refrigerator…
read nowBaskin-Robbins rolls out summer offerings
May 31, 2007
CANTON, Mass. — Specialty ice cream retailer Baskin-Robbins is introducing seven surfing-themed frozen dishes in time for summer. Baskin-Robbins also is…
read nowBurke Corp. funds food technologist scholarship fund
May 31, 2007
NEVADA, IOWA — Burke Corporation is sponsoring and funding the Iowa Section - Institute of Food Technologist scholarship fund. The Iowa Section of the…
read now92-year-old demos McDonald's location
May 30, 2007
The Tribune-Democrat (Johnstown, Pa): Estelle Musico, the 92-year-old owner of a McDonald's restaurant in Lower Yoder, Pa., operated a bulldozer May 30 as the…
read nowArby's intros lunch-break Web site
May 30, 2007
ATLANTA — Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. and NBC Universal have teamed up to launch the Web site, www.thelunchbreakshow.com. The site consists of a 30-minute…
read nowRestaurant Performance Index declines in April
May 30, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry softened in April, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…
read nowParTech intros food-safety solution
May 30, 2007
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — ParTech Inc., a division of PAR Technology Corporation, has introduced its iQuality food-safety solution, designed to foster food-safety…
read nowWendy's manager shot over sauce packets
May 29, 2007
Houston Chronicle: The manager of a Wendy's restaurant in Miami was shot in the arm in an altercation with a customer over chili sauce packets. The customer…
read nowPopeyes cutting trans fat
May 29, 2007
ATLANTA — Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, a division of AFC Enterprises Inc., has switched to zero gram trans-fat biscuits and one gram trans fat per-serving…
read nowCarl's Jr. comps flat in Q1
May 29, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Same-store sales at CKE Restaurants Inc.'s Hardees brand rose 0.6 percent for the four-week period ended May 21, the company announced.
read nowCKE to sell La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill
May 29, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. owner, operator and franchisor of the Carl's Jr., Hardee's, and La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill restaurant brands…
read nowTaco Bueno salutes business partners
May 29, 2007
DALLAS — Mexican quick-service restaurant Taco Bueno recently gave out their annual vendor awards in Cancun, Mexico, as they kicked off their 40th anniversary…
read nowBerlin rebels fight to keep McDonald's out
May 28, 2007
Guardian Unlimited: Berlin's rebellious Kreuzberg district is fighting to remain one of the last McDonald's-free zones in Europe, having rediscovered its…
read nowCarl's Jr. in beef with Jack in the Box over ad
May 28, 2007
MSNBC: CKE Restaurants Inc., the parent company of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's fast food chains, is suing Jack In The Box Inc. over television ads the company…
read nowKentucky, Tennessee McDonald's to add DVDs
May 28, 2007
Bowling Green Daily News (Kentucky): Fast-food giant McDonald's is partnering with a leading renter of DVDs through automated kiosks. About 80 kiosks are in…
read nowTomato growers reject McDonald's pay deal
May 24, 2007
Chicago Tribune: The largest group of Florida tomato growers has rejected a deal between McDonald's Corp. and an advocacy group that would increase pay for…
read nowThe National Restaurant Association reacts to minimum wage increase
May 24, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association is expressing disappointment that Congress has tied the federal minimum wage increase and tax package…
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