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McDonald's ad draws fire in China
January 24, 2007
MALAYSIAKINI: A Penang, China, consumer group is calling for McDonald's to pull its latest television advertisement and apologize to consumers. The ad depicts…
read nowTaco Bell to feature new menu item in Super Bowl ad
January 24, 2007
IRVINE, Calif. — Taco Bell will launch its newest menu item, the Carne Asada Steak Grilled Taquito, in an ad slated to run during Super Bowl XLI Feb. 4. The…
read nowBaskin Robbins franchisor announces Middle East expansion
January 24, 2007
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Galadari Ice Cream Co., the world's largest Baskin Robbins franchisor, plans to open 60 new outlets in the Middle East this…
read nowWendy's names new ad agency
January 24, 2007
DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's International Inc. has named New York-based ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi as the company's lead agency of record. The company also…
read nowRecord Super Bowl TD pass to net free wings at Papa John's Pizza
January 23, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — To promote its new spicy wings and its online ordering site, Papa John's has launched a contest in which it will give away free wings should…
read nowMcDonald's profit doubles on new menu items
January 23, 2007
BLOOMBERG: Oak Brook, Ill.-based McDonald's Corp. reported that net income for the fourth quarter doubled compared to the previous year, in part due to strong…
read nowArby's awards Web software contract
January 23, 2007
ATLANTA — Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. has tapped Orange, Calif.-based SRC LLC to develop Web-based franchise planning and development applications for the…
read nowQSR menus incorporating healthier fare
January 23, 2007
COLUMBUS LEDGER-ENQUIRER (Georgia): Quick-service restaurant operators are revising their menus to include more low calorie menu items as well as cutting back…
read nowSunTrust starts CKE coverage
January 23, 2007
FORBES: An analyst at investment firm SunTrust kicked off coverage of CKE Restaurants Inc. Tuesday with a neutral rating. The Carpinteri, Calif.-based…
read nowArby's sued after salmonella outbreak
January 22, 2007
The News and Tribune (Indiana):The first of approximately a dozen lawsuits was filed in a Georgia state court this week against Arby's Restaurant Group Inc.
read nowNRA opposes Super Bowl ad
January 22, 2007
WASHINGTON — The National Restaurant Association's Steve Anderson has sent a letter to Jerry Jurgensen, Nationwide Financial Services Inc. chief executive…
read nowMarco's Pizza to open 56 Carolina units
January 22, 2007
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Triple S Foods Inc. has signed on to open 56 Marco's Pizza units in North and South Carolina. According to a news release, the first will…
read nowNRA announces 2007 Kitchen Innovations Award winners
January 22, 2007
CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association announced the winners of its 2007 Kitchen Innovations (KI) Awards for its Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, to be…
read nowHungry Howie's Pizza to expand into Oregon and Washington
January 22, 2007
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. — Hungry Howie's Pizza, a 550-store chain known for its flavored pizza crust, plans to open 10 locations in Oregon and southwest…
read nowPizza Patron comps rise 34% in Q4 '06
January 22, 2007
DALLAS — Pizza Patron announced fourth quarter same-store sales rose 34.5 percent over the previous year. In a news release, the 60-unit chain did not report…
read nowVeteran pizza driver smiles through 12-hour shifts
January 21, 2007
Independent Post: Mardocheo Garcia has delivered pizza for 14 years, works 12-hour shifts and drives a car with 650,000 miles on it. Yet the easygoing…
read nowOnline ordering increasing among pizza chains and independents
January 21, 2007
Ann Arbor News: Pizza chain success with online ordering is leading smaller companies to jump on the technology bandwagon. The cost of an online ordering…
read nowPizza makers vie for more than $11,000 cash in '07 Pizza Pizzazz
January 21, 2007
Pizza competitors from around the nation will meet in Columbus to wrangle for the industry's top prize.
read nowMcDonald's tests PepsiCo beverages
January 21, 2007
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — A quiet little test project in College Station and metro Kansas City is threatening Coca-Cola's more than 50-year-old monogamous…
read nowGarlic Jim's Pizza inks 25-unit Denver deal
January 18, 2007
EVERETT, Wash. — Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza announced it signed a sub-franchise agreement to open 25 stores in Denver and Colorado Springs, Colo., by…
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