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Negative same-store sales contributed to dour 2008
January 1, 2009
Yahoo! Finance: Declining consumer confidence took a bite out of restaurants' sales and profits in 2008, leading to bankruptcy filings and the closure of more…
read nowSonic moves up date for Q1 results
December 30, 2008
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sonic Corp. has announced that it has revised the date and time for the release of its first quarter results. The release has been moved…
read nowSubway named Entrepreneur's No. 1 franchise
December 30, 2008
MILFORD, Conn. — Subway has again been named the No. 1 franchise opportunity for 2009 by Entrepreneur magazine in its annual "Franchise 500" rankings, the…
read nowDel Taco looks to grow to $1B in sales in five years
December 30, 2008
Orange County Business Journal: Nick Shepherd, head of Del Taco's Nashville-based parent company Sagittarius Brands Inc., took over running the chain in…
read nowNRA reports record low performance index
December 30, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry worsened in November, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…
read nowSmuckers launches online Dunkin' Donuts coffee samples
December 30, 2008
Advertising Age: J.M. Smucker Co., which owns Dunkin' Donuts' supermarket-distributed coffee brand, is mounting an online sampling program for the brew-at-home…
read nowU.S. McCafes could learn a lesson from Europe
December 30, 2008
Advertising Age: Blogger Chris Abraham details the coffeehouse experience of a McDonald's McCafe in Berlin, with coffee served in ceramic mugs and seating that…
read nowJack in the Box intros LTO value meal
December 29, 2008
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box has introduced a new $2.99 Jumbo Deal that features a trio of classic Jack in the Box favorites — a Jumbo Jack hamburger, two tacos…
read nowYum! Brands to offer online fitness program
December 29, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W Restaurants, is launching a free online…
read nowChick-fil-A to give away free Chicken Biscuits
December 29, 2008
ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A restaurants nationwide are offering customers a free Chick-fil-A Chicken Biscuit to kick off a three-month promotional campaign to…
read nowSonic releases value menu
December 29, 2008
MSNBC: Sonic Corp. has launched a new value menu that features 11 food and drink items for $1. The "Everyday Value Menu" includes new items and small sizes of…
read nowNashville metro legal endorses menu-labeling regulation
December 29, 2008
Nashville City Paper: A proposed menu-labeling regulation under consideration by the Nashville, Tenn., Metro Board of Health received a positive review from…
read nowNexCen sells Bill Blass licensing business
December 28, 2008
NEW YORK — NexCen Brands Inc. has completed the sale of its Bill Blass licensing business to Peacock International Holdings LLC, the company has announced. …
read nowChristmas shift at Hardee's comes with bonus
December 28, 2008
The Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.): Five people who worked the Christmas Day shift at Hardee's in Fort Mill, S.C., received an unexpected bonus. A drive-thru…
read nowBaskin-Robbins intros BRight Choices treats
December 28, 2008
CANTON, Mass. — Baskin-Robbins has introduced BRight Choice treats, ice cream options including fat free, dairy free, no sugar added and light ice cream…
read nowQSR proximity to schools correlates to obesity rates, study finds
December 23, 2008
FoxNews.com: A study involving more than 500,000 adolescents at middle schools and high schools in California has found that youth who attend school just a…
read nowMarketing strategies need to adapt to survive recession
December 23, 2008
Courier Post (Cherry Hill, N.J.): Jennifer Gushue, an adjunct professor of marketing in the Rohrer College of Business at Rowan University, Glassboro, N.J.…
read nowDel Taco deploys Epicor field service support
December 22, 2008
IRVINE, Calif. — Epicor Software Corp. has announced that Del Taco has chosen Epicor IT Service Management (ITSM) 2008, the latest release of Epicor's complete…
read nowResearchers find few healthy fast-food kids' meals
December 22, 2008
Science Daily: A recent study of the nutrient quality of children's meals in the Houston quick-service market found that only 3 percent of kids' meals served…
read nowHoodMart intros new ventless exhaust hood system
December 22, 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio — HoodMart has announced the release of its new Ventless Exhaust Hood System. Its state-of-the-art design features innovative triple filters…
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