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Stop employee theft
March 29, 2006
QSRs are common targets for robbery because they're cash-based businesses. That also makes them regular marks for employee theft. "Management is seldom…
read nowKitchen software helps Del Taco
March 29, 2006
Increasing speed is a goal for every QSR, and Del Taco implemented technology that does just that: QSR Automations ePic Kitchen Display Software (KDS). Henry…
read nowOperators upgrade POS systems instead of replacing
March 29, 2006
With today's tight budgets, it may not make financial sense for operators to invest in a new POS system. That was the case for Chris Nonnemaker, a franchise…
read nowOperators upgrade POS systems instead of replacing
March 29, 2006
With today's tight budgets, it may not make financial sense for operators to invest in a new POS system. That was the case for Chris Nonnemaker, a franchise…
read nowMrs. Fields Famous Brands adds "Breezer" to store menus
March 28, 2006
MINNETONKA, Minn. — Mrs. Fields Famous Brands is adding a new treat to its store menus with the introduction of its new line of Breezer smoothies. The…
read nowACS to manage Burger King's global enterprise server
March 28, 2006
DALLAS — Affiliated Computer Services Inc. announced that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar information technology outsourcing (ITO) contract with…
read nowTim Hortons purchases 4.35 million additional shares
March 28, 2006
OAKVILLE, Ontario — Tim Hortons Inc. announced that the underwriters of its initial public offering of 29 million shares of common stock have exercised their…
read nowChick-fil-A president to give away food at Tulsa store
March 28, 2006
OWASSO, Okla. — Metro Tulsa's second free-standing Chick-fil-A restaurant will open March 30, when $26,000 in free Chick-fil-A food will be given away to the…
read nowMcDonald's board member quits
March 28, 2006
CHICAGO — McDonald's Corp. director Anne-Marie Slaughter is resigning, the Oak Brook-based company said in a regulatory filing. She has been a member of the…
read nowYum! Brands only QSR in Hispanic Top 50 poll
March 28, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc. has been named one of Hispanic Trends magazine's "Top 50 Corporations for Supplier Diversity" for its efforts to work with…
read nowImmigration reform to help restaurants
March 27, 2006
CHICAGO — The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation to comprehensively revamp America's immigration system. The committee approved the legislation…
read nowAllure introduces new generic digital menu boards
March 27, 2006
ATLANTA — Allure Digital Media has introduced a new Digital Menu Board Solution consisting of three individual 42-inch plasma screens, all networked to…
read nowBrits outraged over McDonald's kid-focused Web marketing
March 27, 2006
The Guardian: A deal between McDonald's and Microsoft to produce a branded version of the popular MSN Messenger program containing advertisements for special…
read nowKiosks could change QSRs to SSR, self-service restaurants
March 27, 2006
CNNMoney.com: New technology innovations could soon force the restaurant industry to change an often-used acronym -- QSR, or quick-service restaurant -- to…
read nowNRA Show to feature 200 international exhibitors
March 26, 2006
CHICAGO — The 2006 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel & Motel Show, held May 20-23 in Chicago, is a global marketplace where products from…
read nowBurger King selects ViaSat for network
March 26, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO — ViaSat Inc. said it has been selected as the network service provider for Burger King Corp. in North America. Financial terms were not…
read nowArby's Restaurant Group selects Mitel
March 23, 2006
OTTAWA, Ontario -- Mitel announced that Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. has upgraded its communications capabilities at its global headquarters in Atlanta with…
read nowTim Hortons announces pricing of 29 million shares
March 23, 2006
OAKVILLE, Ontario — Tim Hortons Inc. announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 29 million shares of common stock, at a price of C$27.0…
read nowCKE Restaurants announces 1Q cash dividend
March 23, 2006
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. declared a first-quarter dividend of $0.04 per share of common stock to be paid on June 12 to its stockholders of…
read nowMcDonald's introduces new PlayPlace design
March 22, 2006
TULSA — McDonald's will open a new PlayPlace in Tulsa, Okla., March 27. According to a media announcement, the "R Gym" is exclusive to Tulsa. The gym has…
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