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Retail Customer Experience publishes comprehensive guide to PCI DSS compliance
May 10, 2011
Retail Customer Experience has announced the publication of "Understanding PCI DSS and Payment Card Security," a comprehensive guide to card payment security.
read nowReport: Disparate mindsets of post-recession consumers to shape restaurant industry recovery
May 9, 2011
Consumers are of two different mindsets when it comes to spending ? those that cannot spend freely and those that can ? and the dichotomy between these two…
read nowKrispy Kreme sells major stake in Mexican franchise
May 9, 2011
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has sold its 30 percent stake in Krispy Kreme Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., one of its Mexican franchises, for $7.8 million.
read nowWendys/Arbys Groups Q1 up slightly
May 9, 2011
Arby's North America systemwide same-store sales were up 5.5 percent in the first quarter 2011 ended April 3. The momentum helped boost Wendy's/Arby's Group's…
read nowKFC makes a high-rise delivery to launch $5 Everyday Meals
May 9, 2011
KFC dispatched its KFC Colonel today to personally deliver new $5 Everyday Meals to window washers working nearly 40 stories up at Chicago's "River Bend…
read nowEl Pollo Loco reports slight sales drop
May 9, 2011
EPL Intermediate Inc., parent company of El Pollo Loco Inc., today reported results for the 13 weeks ended March 30.
read nowMcDonalds turns in strong April, shows off new design
May 9, 2011
McDonald's Corp.'s global comparable sales were up 6 percent in April. Sales in the U.S. increased 4 percent; Europe was up 6.5 percent; and Asia/Pacific…
read nowDunkin Brands names new international division president
May 9, 2011
Canton, Mass.-based Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc., parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, has appointed Neal Yanofsky to the newly created position…
read nowTechnomic: Consumer concerns grow over gas and food costs
May 9, 2011
Out of the recession does not necessarily mean out of the woods. In its most recent consumer behavior survey, Technomic Inc., the Chicago-based food industry…
read nowCoca Cola adds 19 flavors to Freestyle selection
May 8, 2011
May marks the 125th anniversary of The Coca-Cola Company, and the company has decided to celebrate with 19 additional Coca-Cola Freestyle flavors, previously…
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Global Franchise Group to integrate MaggieMoos and Marble Slab
May 8, 2011
Multi-brand franchisor Global Franchise Group LLC, parent company of Great American Cookies, MaggieMoo's Ice Cream & Treatery, Marble Slab Creamery and…
read nowKrispy Kreme opens shop in Columbia, S.C.
May 8, 2011
Krispy Kreme will celebrate the opening of its first Neighborhood Shop in Columbia, S.C., May 10. The new location is in the Landmark Square Shopping Center…
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Arbys launches Chicken Salad Taste-Off
May 8, 2011
From May 9-22, Arby's is offering consumers a chance to try its new Market Fresh Grilled Chicken and Pecan Salad Sandwich and wrap for free with the purchase…
read nowMcDonalds UK to go fully contactless by end of May
May 8, 2011
In January, McDonald's UK announced it was going to roll out contactless card payments in all of its 1,200 units by this summer. Those plans seem to be right…
read nowMICROS, Tabbedout deploy restaurant mobile payment platform
May 8, 2011
MICROS Systems Inc., a provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, has announced an integration, sales and…
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McDonalds, Yum!, Starbucks on 2011 Fortune 500 list
May 5, 2011
The annual Fortune 500 list, which ranks America's largest corporations by revenue and profit, was released Thursday.
read nowYogurt Mountain raises $15K for Heart Association
May 5, 2011
Yogurt Mountain LLC customers and employees raised $15,020 for its "Have a Heart" promotion from Jan. 26-Feb. 14.
read nowSonic brings back Limeades for Learning program
May 5, 2011
To celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Week, Sonic Corp. will once again help provide resources for teachers through its annual Limeades for Learning…
read nowTCBY to pick up Mothers Day tab
May 5, 2011
For the fourth year in a row, TCBY will offer free frozen yogurt to moms on Mother's Day, May 8.
read nowWendys offers kids a Minute to Win It
May 5, 2011
Wendy's has partnered up with NBC Universal's Television Consumer Products Group to bring "Minute to Win It" experiences to kids' meals.
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