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TCBY offers dads free frozen yogurt on Father's Day
June 14, 2009
SALT LAKE CITY — TCBY has announced its second annual Father's Day giveaway. In honor of deserving dads, TCBY, The Country's Best Yogurt, will be swirling free…
read nowGreat American Cookies opens first store in Mexico
June 14, 2009
NEW YORK — NexCen Brands Inc. has announced the opening of the first Great American Cookies franchised store in Mexico. The store opened in Bosco Vallarta…
read nowChurch's Chicken to be sold to Friedman Fleischer
June 14, 2009
According to reports from Reuters and Thomson Reuters Private Equity Hub, Cajun Operating Co, franchisor of Church's Chicken, has been sold to private equity…
read nowMcDonald's plans aggressive expansion, advertising blitz
June 14, 2009
BusinessWeek: Unlike a number of U.S. operators who are cutting capital expenditures, McDonald's plans to invest $2.1 billion in its restaurants in 2009…
read nowDunkin' Donuts topped ad buzz in May
June 14, 2009
The coffee ad wars are paying off for the top brands, Dunkin' Donuts and McDonald's. Advertising Age reports that Dunkin' Donuts led McDonald's and Starbucks…
read nowSale of NF Roasters boosts Nathan's Famous annual net
June 11, 2009
WESTBURY, N.Y. — Nathan's Famous Inc. has reported its sixth consecutive year of increased revenues and profits from continuing operations for its fiscal year…
read nowBurger King to license Apple Fries for grocery sales
June 11, 2009
MIAMI — Beginning this fall, CrunchPak, a licensee of Burger King Corp., will make the company's BK Fresh Apple Fries available in approximately 10,000 grocery…
read nowDunkin' Brands joins Ceres network to address sustainability
June 11, 2009
BOSTON — Citing the company's increasing commitment to integrating sustainability efforts enterprise-wide, Ceres' board of directors has announced it has…
read nowU.S. ad spend down 14.2% in Q1 2009
June 11, 2009
NEW YORK — Total measured advertising expenditures in the opening quarter of 2009 plunged 14.2 percent versus a year ago, to $30.18 billion, according to data…
read nowTim Hortons, Cold Stone extend co-branding test to Canada
June 11, 2009
OAKVILLE, Ontario — Tim Hortons Inc. and Kahala Corp, parent company of Cold Stone Creamery, have announced an extension of the companies' successful…
read nowSonic sues company for cyber-squatting
June 11, 2009
The Oklahoman: Sonic Corp. and American's Drive-In Brand Properties LLC have filed a federal lawsuit against Bright Orange Software for cyber-squatting, the…
read nowCarl's Jr. video creator promo tops viral video chart
June 11, 2009
Advertising Age: Carl's Jr.'s latest marketing effort to promote its Portobello Mushroom Six-Dollar Burger by signing on popular YouTube video creators has…
read nowAsk the Experts: What is driving operators' interest in online ordering?
June 11, 2009
Online ordering has become commonplace in the pizza industry, but now quick-service restaurants are beginning to see the advantages of utililizing this…
read nowAsk the Experts: What is the advantage of using split-belt oven technology?
June 11, 2009
Quick-service restaurants operate on the speed-of-service mentality and are in need of solutions that create quality products as fast as possible. QSRweb…
read nowFormer Papa John's president joins Miami Subs Pizza & Grill
June 10, 2009
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Dan Holland, a former president of pizza chain Papa John's, has joined Miami Subs Pizza & Grill as director of global franchising…
read nowU.S. senators craft compromise national menu labeling bill
June 10, 2009
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate supporters of competing menu-labeling legislation have come up with a compromise bill that has the support of the National Restaurant…
read nowWendy's/Arby's announces $550M private offering to repay debt
June 10, 2009
ATLANTA — Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, Wendy's International Holdings LLC (to be renamed Wendy's/Arby's Restaurants LLC), has…
read nowMaggieMoo's debuts Destination menu for summer
June 10, 2009
ATLANTA — MaggieMoo's Ice Cream and Treatery has unveiled three new ice cream combinations and three new smoothie flavors that it will offer as part of its…
read nowN.M. What-A-Burger employees victim of 'phone-in vandalism'
June 10, 2009
KOAT TV (Albuquerque, N.M.): Two Albuquerque, N.M., What-A-Burger employees were tricked into testing the store's fire suppression system and then stripping…
read nowBurger King orders franchisee to remove controversial messaging
June 10, 2009
Last month, a blogger with the Memphis Flyer reported that several Burger King restaurants in the Memphis, Tenn., area had posted the message "Global warming…
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