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Del Taco adds taste of orange to drink lineup
July 14, 2009
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — To celebrate summer, Del Taco is bringing back its classic Orange Shake and introducing a new, freshly brewed Orange Iced Tea, the…
read nowYum! leads in restaurant re-franchising, finds Technomic
July 14, 2009
CHICAGO — An updated report from foodservice consultants Technomic found that many top restaurant franchisors reduced corporate ownership of retail units in…
read nowCheckers/Rally's adopts RTIconnect back office solution
July 14, 2009
ATLANTA — Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc., parent company of both Checkers and Rally's concepts, has selected RTIconnect software for its back office in its…
read nowBurger King to resort to double cheeseburger coupon
July 14, 2009
Advertising Age.com: Burger King franchisees recently have twice voted down the company's attempt to offer a double cheeseburger for a dollar on its value…
read nowYum! comps slip on Pizza Hut decline
July 14, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Comparable-store sales at U.S. restaurants operated by Yum! Brands Inc. declined 1 percent in the second quarter ended June 13, the company…
read nowWhataburger workers fired after falling for prank
July 14, 2009
KOAT 7 (Albuquerque, N.M.): Two employees at an Albuquerque, N.M., Whataburger said they were fired after a caller pretending to be company upper management…
read nowFired Jack in the Box employee goes on rampage
July 14, 2009
KXII First 12 News (Gainesville, Texas): An employee at a Gainesville, Texas, Jack in the Box reacted strongly to learning he had been fired, destroying…
read nowBurger King Corp. to build two Habitat homes in S.Fla.
July 13, 2009
MIAMI — Burger King Corp. is teaming up with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami to make a difference in the lives of local community members, the company…
read nowBurger King franchisees again vote down $1 dbl cheeseburger
July 13, 2009
NASDAQ: Even the promise of toned down content couldn't sway Burger King franchisees. They again voted down the proposal to sell the chain's double…
read nowCinnabon counting on specialty-drink boost
July 13, 2009
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Cinnabon is one of several quick-serves focusing on its specialty beverages. The chain is testing a new store design in…
read nowCinnabon president to move to VP of FOCUS' parent
July 13, 2009
ATLANTA — Roark Capital Group, a private equity firm that owns 14 franchise companies with collectively more than $3 billion in systemwide revenues, announced…
read nowFBI investigating incidents of QSR phone-in vandalism
July 13, 2009
QSRweb.com has reported on incidents of phone-in vandalism at quick-serve restaurants, including a KFC in New Hampshire and a Whataburger in New Mexico.
read nowJay Leno to promo McDonald's Monopoly this fall
July 13, 2009
USA Today: Jay Leno will promote McDonald's Monopoly game on his new prime-time show in a 29-day promotion beginning Oct. 6. The chain, however, has not signed…
read nowQSRs announce Oppenheimer participation
July 13, 2009
Several quick-service brands will be present at Oppenheimer's ninth annual Consumer, Gaming, Lodging & Leisure Conference, which takes place in Boston…
read nowHardee's launches new French Dip Thickburger
July 12, 2009
ST. LOUIS — Hardee's has introduced the new French Dip Thickburger, a meaty combination of a 100 percent Black Angus Beef Thickburger patty topped with thinly…
read nowBurger King promises to tone down ads
July 12, 2009
Advertising Age: Although Burger King has not announced the results, it offered franchisees a compromise to the four-month $1 double cheeseburger offer.
read nowTim Hortons opens first stores in New York City
July 12, 2009
DUBLIN, Ohio — Tim Hortons Inc. has begun serving its premium signature coffee, fresh-baked goods and variety of soups and sandwiches for the first time in New…
read nowTaco Bell takes big screen Roosevelts ad to TV
July 12, 2009
IRVINE, Calif. — Taco Bell will debut a special, first-ever, two-minute commercial during the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 14 at 8:00 p.m.
read nowKrispy Kreme fined for hiring illegal immigrants in Ohio
July 12, 2009
Hamilton Journal-News (Ohio): Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has agreed to pay a $40,000 fine for hiring illegal immigrants at a plant in southwest Ohio. U.S.
read nowChick-fil-A approves spicy chicken; breakfast test continues
July 12, 2009
Nation's Restaurant News: Chick-fil-A plans to introduce its spicy fried chicken sandwich next year and continues testing breakfast items, including yogurt…
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