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Wendy's/Arby's reports Q4 loss on non-cash charges
March 1, 2009
ATLANTA — Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc., parent company of Wendy's International Inc. and Arby's Restaurant Group Inc., has reported a $393.2 million loss for the…
read nowWhite Castle free lunch giveaway focuses on childhood hunger
March 1, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Street teams have started distributing 100,000 "free lunch" brown paper sacks in cities where White Castle restaurants operate to raise…
read nowFirst co-branded Marble Slab, Great American Cookies opens in Bahrain
March 1, 2009
NEW YORK — NexCen Brands Inc. has opened its first co-branded Marble Slab Creamery and Great American Cookies franchised store in Bahrain, the company…
read nowMaggieMoo's Ice Cream & Treatery intros new 'Stylicious' ice cream cupcakes
March 1, 2009
ATLANTA — MaggieMoo's Ice Cream & Treatery has announced the introduction of nine new "Stylicious" ice cream cupcakes. The brand is the innovator of the…
read nowGrandy's adds new Spicy Popcorn Shrimp
March 1, 2009
DALLAS — Grandy's Restaurants has added spicy popcorn shrimp to its menu in time for the Lenten season, the company has announced. Starting Feb. 25 at…
read nowIntl. Foodservice Show gets winter blast
March 1, 2009
A blast of winter weather throughout the Northeast region failed to deter a large number of attendees at the 2009 International Restaurant & Foodservice…
read nowIntl. Foodservice Show: NRA chairman says invest now for success
March 1, 2009
NEW YORK CITY — Michael Kaufman, co-president of Enovo Restaurant Ventures LLC and chairman of the National Restaurant Association, told attendees at the 200…
read nowIntl. Foodservice Show opens today
February 28, 2009
NEW YORK -- The International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York starts today at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. The show…
read nowTim Hortons approves share repurchase program
February 26, 2009
OAKVILLE, Ontario — Tim Hortons Inc. has announced that on Feb. 25, the company obtained regulatory approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange to repurchase up…
read nowBurger King beef costs down
February 26, 2009
CNN Money: Beef costs for Burger King have plunged nearly 25 percent so far this year as weaker global demand and more supply have sent prices lower. Burger…
read nowArby's offers new game for kids
February 26, 2009
ATLANTA — Arby's is featuring You Gotta Be Kidding!, a set of card decks that include content from the popular Zobmondo!! kids game, "You Gotta Be Kidding! The…
read nowMcDonald's intros new kids meals
February 26, 2009
Sony Pictures Television and Marvel Entertainment have joined forces with McDonald's on the creation of a specially branded Happy Meal program based on the…
read nowApparent hoax forces decontamination of KFC employees
February 26, 2009
Union Leader (Manchester, N.H.): Three employees of a KFC store were taken to a hospital for decontamination after an apparent hoax resulted in the release of…
read nowMcDonald's plans 40 Russia stores in 2009
February 26, 2009
The Moscow Times: McDonald's will invest $120 million to open 40 new Russian restaurants this year, the company has announced. The company also will increase…
read nowSpeedLine POS now supports Mercury Payment Systems
February 26, 2009
LYNDEN, Wash. — Restaurant point-of-sale developer SpeedLine Solutions Inc. has begun offering credit, debit and gift card processing through integrated…
read nowDairy Queen launches DQ Blog
February 25, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS — After more than 200,000 mentions of the brand in the blogosphere, the Dairy Queen system has initiated the official Dairy Queen blog, the company…
read nowDel Taco puts LTO shrimp taco on menu again
February 25, 2009
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Del Taco is bringing back its Crispy Shrimp Taco for a limited time only, beginning today and available while supplies last. With…
read nowHardee's to air user-generated TV spots
February 25, 2009
ST. LOUIS — Hardee's is unveiling 16 new user-created television spots for its Little Thickburger advertising campaign in markets throughout the Midwest and…
read nowKrispy Kreme moves forward with oversees expansion
February 25, 2009
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area (N.C.): Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has said that it plans to add at least 50 overseas stores in 2009, with…
read nowMcDonald's employee arrested for drive-thru drug dealing
February 25, 2009
WJZ-TV 13 (Baltimore): Police have arrested an employee at an Edgewater, Md., McDonald's for dealing drugs out of the drive-thru. Police said the employee…
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