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McDonald's, KFC in China pay probe
March 28, 2007
MSNBC: Labor officials in China are investigating reports that fast-food chains including McDonald's and KFC are paying workers less than that country's…
read nowIndy White Castles intro Buffalo Chicken Bites
March 28, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS — For a limited time, Indianapolis-area White Castle restaurants will add Buffalo Chicken Bites to their menu. The promotion will last from April…
read nowKFC to expand in Brazil
March 28, 2007
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Brazil Fast Food Corp. and Louisville, Ky.-based Yum! Brands Inc. have reached an agreement to franchise the KFC brand in Brazil. …
read nowBurger King to go cage-free
March 27, 2007
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Burger King officials announced this week that the company planned to start buying eggs and pork from suppliers that did not…
read nowKabuli Grill opens fifth Canada restaurant
March 27, 2007
EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada — Kabuli Grill Ltd., a quick-service concept serving Indian food, has opened its fifth restaurant in Western Canada. The newest…
read nowKentucky publisher buys Prep Magazine
March 27, 2007
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lane Communications Group, publisher of The Lane Report and Kentucky Business Online (Kybiz.com), has purchased Prep Magazine, a…
read nowNational Restaurant Association voices opposition to union bill
March 27, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. —The National Restaurant Association reiterated its opposition this week to the "Employee Free Choice Act," the topic of a hearing held…
read nowWinter weather may hurt restaurant results
March 26, 2007
Houston Chronicle: A restaurant-industry analyst said Monday that severe winter weather could hurt first-quarter results for many restaurant companies.
read nowWendy's intros new Frescata sandwich
March 26, 2007
DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's is introducing the newest member of its Frescata sandwich family: the Chunky Chicken Salad Frescata. The limited-time-offer sandwich…
read nowKFC Famous Bowls top product launch of 2006
March 26, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — According to a survey by Boston-based public relations firm Schneider Associates, KFC Famous Bowls were ranked as the year's Most Memorable…
read nowMcDonald's marketing chief all about creating buzz
March 25, 2007
Chicago Tribune: McDonald's marketing chief Mary Dillon has introduced the fast-food giant to concepts like YouTube, cell-phone text messaging and podcasts.
read nowOhio Wendy's reopens after food tampering claims
March 25, 2007
Cincinnati Enquirer: A Wendy's restaurant in Hartwell, Ohio, reopened Friday following the approval of the Cincinnati Health Department. The police chief of…
read nowMcDonald's new burger a hit in California
March 25, 2007
MSNBC: Sales of McDonald's new Angus Third Pounder burger have exceeded the company's expectations, according to company officials. The company has been…
read nowLawyers eye consumer-created ads
March 25, 2007
Law.com: Company-sponsored video ad contests can be a legal minefield, copyright lawyers are warning. A 2006 contest by sandwich maker Quizno's sparked a…
read nowCalifornia onion grower sues Taco Bell
March 22, 2007
Orange County Register: Attorneys for a California farm filed suit against Taco Bell, claiming the farm was used as a scapegoat in the days following an E.
read nowConstruction blamed for killing Cape Girardeau Hardee's
March 22, 2007
SEMissourian: Hardee's officials blame the closure of a restaurant in the southeastern Missouri city on a road construction project that shut down the street…
read nowSix held in Russia McDonald's bombing
March 22, 2007
Daily Telegraph: Russian police have detained six ultranationalists suspected of bombing a McDonald's restaurant in St Petersburg last month. The Feb. 1…
read nowArizona Carl's Jr. to fuel fleet with cooking oil
March 21, 2007
PHOENIX — MJKL Enterprises LLC, the largest franchiser of Carl's Jr. locations in Arizona, has announced plans to convert all of its corporate fleet vehicles…
read nowPhoenix McDonald's add stationary bikes
March 21, 2007
East Valley Tribune: Two Phoenix-area McDonald's restaurants are adding stationary bicycles to their play areas. The bikes are hooked to flat-screen…
read nowTropical Smoothie Cafe signs with Windsor Realty Group
March 21, 2007
ATLANTA – Destin, Fla.-based Tropical Smoothie Café, an independently-owned franchise system with more than 235 locations, has signed with Windsor Realty…
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