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CKE Restaurants selects Instill's Food Spend Management Solution
April 3, 2006
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Instill Corporation announced that restaurant chains Carl's Jr. and La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill have selected Instill's Food Spend…
read nowKFC and Rostik's open first co-branded restaurant in Moscow
April 3, 2006
MOSCOW — Yum! Brands Inc. is opening in Moscow the first of many co-branded KFC-Rostik's restaurants. The remodeled Rostik's restaurant is 682 square-meters…
read nowJon Lovitz hosts SUBWAY Dinner Theatre
April 3, 2006
MILFORD, Conn. — In a new advertising campaign featuring comedian Jon Lovitz, SUBWAY is hosting "Dinner Theatre," where Lovitz sets the stage for several…
read nowMcDonald's calling for new faces
April 2, 2006
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's launched its first-ever online Global Casting Call, offering consumers around the world the opportunity to be featured on its…
read nowHundreds protest outside a Chicago Mcdonald's
April 2, 2006
Associated Press: Farmworker advocates crowded the sidewalk outside McDonald's flagship restaurant Saturday, demanding better wages for the people who pick…
read nowDunkin' Brands introduces new charity
April 2, 2006
LAS VEGAS — Dunkin' Brands, parent company of Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins and Togo's, announced a commitment to support emergency response organizations in…
read nowTriarc Companies, Arby's franchiser, nets 4Q loss
April 2, 2006
NEW YORK—Triarc Companies Inc. announced the results of operations for its fiscal year and fourth quarter ended Jan. 1. Triarc Companies is a holding company…
read nowSovereign Investment acquires 23 Wendy's in $39.6MM transaction
April 2, 2006
PRINCETON, N.J.— Sovereign Investment Company, one of the largest and fastest-growing private equity investors providing sale/leaseback capital, announced it…
read nowTaco Bueno names 2006 Vendors of the Year
April 2, 2006
DALLAS — Taco Bueno has named Lubbock, Texas-based Pedro's Tamales as its 2006 Food Vendor of the Year, and North Carolina-based The Roberts Group as its…
read nowJack in the Box introduces new menu items
April 2, 2006
SAN DIEGO— Jack in the Box announced the addition of the Chicken Ciabatta Sandwich and the Orange & Cream Shake. According to a news release, Jack's…
read nowTechnomic studying impacts of Mad Cow and avian flu on foodservice
March 30, 2006
CHICAGO— As avian influenza (AI) and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) trigger supply disruptions and volatile conditions for meat and poultry markets…
read nowCinnabon and Richard Petty launch Chillatta Flavors
March 30, 2006
ATLANTA — Cinnabon Inc. is racing into spring with its first ever national sweepstakes. Partnering with the Richard Petty Driving Experience, Cinnabon's…
read nowRestaurant industry continues growth
March 30, 2006
WASHINGTON D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry remained solid in February, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of…
read nowYum! Brands 1Q same-store sales up 4%
March 29, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc. reported estimated first-quarter system sales for its International Division increased 6 percent prior to foreign currency…
read nowSagittarius Brands finalizes Del Taco buy
March 29, 2006
NASHVILLE — Sagittarius Brands, the Nashville-based parent company for Captain D's Seafood, completed the purchase of Del Taco. The company announced…
read nowClerks help police identify fast-food robbers
March 29, 2006
Lawrence (Kan.) Journal: It's been a bad week for a QSRs in south Lawrence, Kan. For the second time in three nights, clerks at a fast-food eatery along Iowa…
read nowConsumers don't visit QSR Web sites
March 29, 2006
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.— According to a new report from Sandelman & Associates, "Usage of Restaurant Chain Web Sites," QSR users not only have never visited…
read nowBBC interviews QSRweb.com and FastCasual.com
March 29, 2006
After McDonald's closed more than a dozen stores in London, the BBC interviewed QSRweb.com and Fast Casual Magazine editor Fred Minnick. He discussed…
read nowCover: Sonic gives customers choice
March 29, 2006
Nobody has to tell Sonic Drive-In that evolution is key to survival. America's largest drive-in chain is constantly changing its menu and adding new…
read nowFace value: Looks matter
March 29, 2006
According to the National Restaurant Association, 44 percent of QSR operators plan to allocate a larger portion of their budgets to remodeling this…
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