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Submarina names new VP of operations & marketing
November 2, 2009
Submarina California Subs has announced Suzie Hunter has been named the company's new vice president of operations and marketing. Hunter brings a wealth of…
read nowCarrols Restaurant Group's debt reduction improves bottom line
November 2, 2009
Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., the parent company of Carrols Corp., has announced financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 27. The company is the…
read nowSubway's IPC selects WhereScape
November 2, 2009
WhereScape, a provider of a comprehensive integrated development environment (IDE) for data warehousing, has announced that IPC, an independent Subway…
read nowDunkin' Brands says CIT bankruptcy won't affect stores
November 2, 2009
Commercial lender CIT Group Inc. filed for bankruptcy Sunday to cut $10 billion in debt after a U.S. bailout and debt exchange offer failed this summer. CIT…
read nowGreat American Cookies launches 'Aliens in the Attic' DVD promo
November 1, 2009
Great American Cookies has partnered with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment to promote the November 2009 Blu-ray and DVD release of "Aliens in the…
read nowNew KFC in India is Yum! Brand's 13,000th outside U.S., China
November 1, 2009
KFC, Taco Bell and Pizz Hut parent Yum! Brands Inc. has announced the grand opening of its 13,000th restaurant outside the United States and China by its…
read nowTim Hortons to resume share repurchase program
November 1, 2009
Tim Hortons Inc. has announced that its board of directors has approved resumption of the previously announced share repurchase program, beginning in the…
read nowNew ChefTec Reporter runs summary of sales and waste by category
November 1, 2009
A new version of restaurant reporting software ChefTec Reporter has been released by Culinary Software Services. ChefTec Reporter 2010 features increased…
read nowDunkin' Donuts intros chicken, tuna sandwiches in select markets
November 1, 2009
Dunkin' Donuts has unveiled a new lineup of sandwiches for select markets in the Northeast. The new chicken and tuna sandwiches expand the chain's lineup of…
read nowDunkin' Donuts CEO wants operations-oriented focus
November 1, 2009
Nigel Travis is forming a new team as he gets comfortable in his role of president and CEO at Dunkin' Donuts. New hires over the last month include chief…
read nowReports detail call to restaurants to double fresh produce use
November 1, 2009
In July, the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) announced that foodservice industry leaders had set a goal to double the use of fresh produce in the…
read nowHealth care reform bill contains menu labeling provision
October 29, 2009
A House version of health-care reform legislation introduced Thursday contains a menu labeling provision similar to one included in health-care legislation…
read nowTim Hortons reorganization impacts net for Q3
October 29, 2009
While most quick-service chains have seen sales fall 2 percent to 4 percent, Tim Hortons Inc. has reported strong sales performance for the third quarter ended…
read nowRestaurant industry performance index shows September decline
October 29, 2009
The restaurant industry's performance remained soft in September, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant activity declined…
read nowKrispy Kreme signs franchise development agreement for Thailand
October 29, 2009
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp. continues to expand its international presence. Following last week's announcement of a multiunit franchise development agreement…
read nowUtah teens' attempt to rap McDonald's order leads to citation
October 29, 2009
Over the last couple of years, videos of consumers ordering at drive-thru via their own rap songs have been YouTube sensations. This week, four teenagers in…
read nowWash. QSRs targeted by robbers posing as police
October 29, 2009
Managers at three quick-service restaurants in the Tacoma, Wash., area have been kidnapped by robbers who posed as police and forced at gunpoint to open each…
read nowBurger King remains focused on improvement, growth
October 29, 2009
Burger King Corp. assured investors on its quarterly earnings conference call that the company is committed to focus on improvement, including boosting sales…
read nowBurger King Q1 net down 6 percent
October 28, 2009
Burger King Holdings Inc. has reported that the company continues to be impacted by adverse macroeconomic conditions, with global same-store sales down 2.…
read nowMcDonald's CEO talks business strategy
October 28, 2009
McDonald's CEO Jim Skinner discussed the global chain's business strategy during a Boston College Chief Executives' Club of Boston luncheon. According to an…
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