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Dunkin' Brands' Luther shares insight into new CEO hire
December 22, 2008
Chain Leader: Dunkin' Donuts chairman and CEO Jon Luther said he wanted to make sure the company found a new CEO who was experienced and results oriented to be…
read nowTruitt Bros. opens new plant in Kentucky
December 22, 2008
EAST BERNSTADT, Ky. — Truitt Bros. Inc. celebrated its expansion into the eastern United States with the grand opening of a new food processing plant in East…
read nowMcDonald's promotes supply chain VP
December 21, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's USA has announced the promotion of Dan Gorsky to senior vice president, North America supply chain management. Gorsky, most…
read nowMarble Slab Creamery to expand into St. Lucia
December 21, 2008
NEW YORK — NexCen Brands Inc. has signed a master franchise agreement for the expansion of Marble Slab Creamery franchised stores into the eastern Caribbean…
read nowBurger King trans fat lawsuit dismissed
December 21, 2008
MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has announced that Washington, D.C., Superior Court has dismissed the trans fats lawsuit brought by the Center for Science in the…
read nowSubway settles Calif. overcharging dispute
December 21, 2008
Marin Independent Journal: Prosecutors in Marin and two other California counties have announced a $645,000 settlement with Subway over complaints of…
read nowWash. Carl's Jr. breaks opening sales record
December 18, 2008
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — A new Carl's Jr. restaurant in Marysville, Wash., has posted a record-setting $105,063 in sales in its first seven days. The previous…
read nowRita's Italian Ice chain to expand to Texas
December 18, 2008
Trevose, Pa. — Rita's Italian Ice has signed its first development agreement in the state of Texas. The three-store agreement will result in new stores in…
read nowBurke Corp. promotes two
December 18, 2008
NEVADA, Iowa — Precooked meat producer Burke Corp. has promoted Andrew Michaelsen from product development manager to industrial sales manager, the company has…
read nowTechnomic names restaurant trends for 2009
December 18, 2008
CHICAGO — Foodservice consultants and research firm Technomic has released its top trends for the restaurant industry in 2009. The consulting group said…
read nowTechnomic names restaurant trends for 2009
December 18, 2008
CHICAGO — Foodservice consultants and research firm Technomic has released its top trends for the restaurant industry for the coming year. The consulting…
read nowTechnomic names restaurant trends for 2009
December 18, 2008
CHICAGO — Foodservice consultants and research firm Technomic has released its top trends for the restaurant industry for the coming year. The consulting…
read nowStudy examines QSR meals' calorie impact
December 18, 2008
WNEM (Saginaw, Mich.): A new study by Purdue University researchers has found that quick-service restaurants typically serve smaller meals with fewer calorie…
read nowNRA releases 2009 trends forecast
December 18, 2008
Research released today by the National Restaurant Association shows that Americans are looking for healthier options and "greener" restaurants when they dine…
read nowSubway to test Seattle's Best Coffee
December 17, 2008
Earlier this month in MarketWatch, Starbucks revealed that Subway would be testing the coffee chain's Seattle's Best Coffee brand in 1,900 locations starting…
read nowMcDonald's cashier laughs at robber
December 17, 2008
KBTX/Associated Press: A San Antonio McDonald's cashier thought a robber's demand for money was a joke and laughed at him and told him to get a job. The…
read nowVegas In-N-Out job application event draws 1,000
December 17, 2008
Las Vegas Sun: In-N-Out managers taking applications for 50 $10-an-hour jobs at a Las Vegas restaurant opening expected a large crowd because of the economic…
read nowUsed restaurant equipment brokers having good year
December 17, 2008
The Dallas Morning News: As restaurants continue to close in light of the faltering economy, businesses like RestaurantDealer.com are profiting. Last year, 6…
read nowFast Casual to host NRA 2009 Restaurant Industry Forecast - LIVE
December 17, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The National Restaurant Association will release its 2009 Restaurant Industry Forecast and will unveil its public policy agenda for the…
read nowBurger King ad agency named Creativity's Agency of Year
December 16, 2008
Creativity: Crispin Porter + Bogusky, agency of record for Burger King, has been named Creativity's Agency of the Year. Creativity says the agency created one…
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