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Sonic to offer free root beer floats
June 5, 2007
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sonic Drive-In will offer customers free Root Beer Floats June 7 between 8 p.m. and midnight. Sonic plans to serve more than 3 million free…
read nowTriarc approves $50 million repurchase program
June 5, 2007
NEW YORK — Triarc Companies Inc., parent of the Arby's brand, announced that it has adopted a new $50 million Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock…
read nowIndiana woman wins Burger King $1 million prize
June 5, 2007
MIAMI — Carol Linville of Martinsville, Ind., has won the $1 million prize offered in the Burger King promotion, "Which Spidey Suits You?" The restaurant…
read nowDayMark promotes foodservice-safety posters
June 5, 2007
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — DayMark Safety Systems' Food Safety and Labor Law posters illustrate 16 food safety topics, which are part of DayMark's education and…
read nowCKE moves to trans-fat free oil
June 5, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS — CKE Restaurants Inc.'s Carl's Jr. and Hardee's restaurant chains are converting to Omega-9 Canola Oil from Dow AgroSciences, moving forward…
read nowMcDonald's launches online employee-training program
June 4, 2007
CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) has partnered with McDonald's Corporation to roll out the ServSafe Manager…
read nowWingStreet asks customer to 'wing it'
June 4, 2007
DALLAS — WingStreet has announced its "Wing it to Buffalo" sweepstakes. Customers can enter the contest between now and July 22 by completing an online entry…
read nowTechnomic reports strong organic, natural food trends
June 4, 2007
CHICAGO — A recent Technomic study of organic and natural foods sold in the foodservice channel found solid growth potential. Annual sales of organic and…
read nowNoble Roman's inks area-development agreement
June 4, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS — Noble Roman's Inc. has signed an area-development agreement for 45 units for its dual-branded concepts, Noble Roman's Pizza and Tuscano's…
read nowBurger King extends hours
June 4, 2007
MIAMI — Participating Burger King Corp. restaurants are now open until midnight or later, seven days a week, the company announced. Music mogul Sean…
read nowNRA show tops 74,000 attendees
June 3, 2007
CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association's 2007 Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show completed a record-breaking, four-day run at McCormick Place in Chicago May…
read nowChurch's Chicken to open 20 Denver locations
June 3, 2007
ATLANTA — Laredo, Texas-based Pollos Del Centro has been awarded the franchise rights to build 20 Chuch's Chicken restaurants in the Denver metropolitan area…
read nowSubway franchisee association names CEO
June 3, 2007
MILFORD, Conn. — The Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust, which creates advertising and marketing programs for the Subway restaurant chain, has named…
read nowJack in the Box intros BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad
June 3, 2007
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box restaurants has introduced a new BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad, and several upgrades to its entire line of Jack's Ultimate Salads.
read nowTaco Bell debuts Extreme Cheese and Beef Quesadilla
June 3, 2007
IRVINE, Calif. — Taco Bell is introducing the latest addition to its Big Bell Value Menu. The Extreme Cheese and Beef Quesadilla is filled with cheddar…
read nowKFC 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…
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