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McDonald's names new global chief brand officer
April 12, 2013
McDonald's board of directors has elected former McDonald's executive Steve Easterbrook as executive vice president and global chief brand officer.
read nowMcWrap boosts McDonald's healthy perception among consumers
April 12, 2013
McDonald's newly introduced McWrap may be helping to boost the company's perception with "healthy" quick-service customers. According to YouGove BrandIndex…
read nowQSRs dominate list of top global franchises
April 12, 2013
Franchise direct has published its 2013 ranking of the Top 100 Global franchises. Among the top 10 were Subway, No. 1, McDonald's, No. 3, KFC, No. 4, Burger…
read nowWendy's restaurants raise $68K for Hurricane Sandy relief
April 12, 2013
Wendy's restaurants in the New York Tri-state area recently presented checks totaling $68,017.67 to three organizations providing disaster relief for Hurricane…
read nowYum! Canada among best workplaces
April 12, 2013
Yum! Canada, the franchisor of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, has been named as one of this year's 50 Best Workplaces in Canada.
read nowTaco Bell to unveil new commercial during MTV Movie Awards
April 12, 2013
Taco Bell's new commercial, "First Kiss," will debut Sunday during the MTV Movie Awards on MTV.
read nowJersey Mike's doubles fundraising for charitable campaign
April 12, 2013
Jersey Mike's Subs raised $1.7 million during its third annual "Month of Giving" campaign held throughout March. The money will go toward 86 different…
read nowWireless Ronin partners with Delphi for QSR, gas pump digital signage
April 11, 2013
Marketing technologies solutions provider Wireless Ronin Technologies Inc. and outdoor, LCD-based digital signage display systems manufacturer Delphi Display…
read nowRestaurant industry groups support renewable fuel standard reform
April 11, 2013
Four Congressmen introduced the Renewable Fuel Standard Reform Act this week, bipartisan legislation aimed at reducing food costs by eliminating the…
read nowEarly Jersey Mike's franchisee returns to company for development role
April 11, 2013
Ed Yancey, one of Jersey Mike's Subs early franchisees and area directors in North Carolina, has rejoined the company as vice president, Franchise Development…
read nowBojangles' adds first major menu item in 5 years
April 11, 2013
Bojangles' has added Homestyle Tenders to the menu, its first major product launch in more than five years. According to the company, the item is…
read nowBurger King shakes up c-suite after acquisition of Heinz
April 11, 2013
Burger King Worldwide Inc. today announced a change to its senior management team following 3G Capital and Berkshire Hathaway's acquisition of Heinz.
read nowCold Stone Creamery plans Philippines, Bangladesh expansion
April 11, 2013
The Cold Stone Creamery brand continues expand its international footprint with upcoming locations planned in the Philippines and Bangladesh.
read nowQSRs offering some Tax Day relief
April 11, 2013
A handful of QSRs are offering a bit of relief as American taxpayers scramble to fulfill their patriotic duty ahead of the looming April 15 deadline.
read nowGood Times marks 11th consecutive quarter of sales increases
April 11, 2013
Good Times Restaurants Inc. announced its same-store sales for the second fiscal quarter increased 7 percent and 3.9 percent for the month of March.
read nowLeaf launches POS tablet for limited-service restaurants
April 11, 2013
Limited-service restaurants now have a mobile point of sale unit designed specifically for them. Leaf, a provider of POS systems, business intelligence and…
read nowDunkin' Donuts unveils new look for packaged hot tea
April 10, 2013
Dunkin' Donuts unveiled a new look for its packaged hot tea, featuring a new design with modernized graphics. The new boxes of packaged tea, available in…
read nowBaskin-Robbins plans three-day promo to thank customers
April 10, 2013
Baskin-Robbins is thanking its loyal guests with three "Guest Appreciation Days" from April 23 through April 25. During that time, participating Baskin-Robbins…
read nowWhite Castle launches new philanthropic program: Castle Shares
April 10, 2013
To mark the launch of its new Castle Shares philanthropic program, White Castle is offering Original Slider-scented candles on houseofcrave.com. Net proceeds…
read nowA&W standardizes POS software at corporate restaurants
April 10, 2013
Task Retail Technology (TRT), a provider of cloud-based point-of-sale software and services, has been selected to deploy its xchangexec suite of software…
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