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Krystal standardizes Web-based employee training on Udutu
September 21, 2008
The Krystal Co. has standardized its corporate employee training programs on the web-based platform MyUdutu by Udutu. Udutu, based in Victoria, British…
read nowSubway sponsors NC Pants Dance competition
September 21, 2008
RALEIGH, N.C. — Subway restaurants of Raleigh, N.C., and the North Carolina State Fair are co-sponsoring an innovative and edgy online competition called the…
read nowWingstop chooses Feeding America as charity of record
September 21, 2008
DALLAS — Chicken wing chain Wingstop has announced that it has chosen Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger relief organization, as its national charity…
read nowTaco Bueno intros Flame-Grilled menu
September 21, 2008
DALLAS — Taco Bueno has expanded its menu with flavorful, new flame-grilled items including Fajita Tacos, Gourmet Burritos, and Gourmet Bowls. Customers can…
read nowEVOS franchisee acquires self-serve frozen yogurt concept
September 21, 2008
HENDERSON, Nev. — Healthy Fast Food Inc., a franchisee of quick-service restaurant concept EVOS, has announced that it will acquire the worldwide rights to the…
read nowKFC adapts to become No. 1 restaurant chain in China
September 21, 2008
China.org.cn: KFC, a once rather lackluster American quick-service brand, has outperformed all competitors and in particular archrival and world market leader…
read nowBaskin-Robbins names new head of U.S. Hispanic marketing
September 21, 2008
CANTON, Mass. -- Baskin-Robbins has appointed Carlos Nunez head of the company's U.S. Hispanic marketing effort, a newly expanded role, the company announced.…
read nowDel Taco intros 99-cent Classic Taco
September 18, 2008
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Del Taco has announced the introduction of its Classic Taco for 99 cents beginning Sept. 17. With the Classic Taco promotion, which…
read nowNRA, Gerson Lehrman Group partner for food safety conference
September 18, 2008
NEW YORK — Gerson Lehrman Group and the National Restaurant Association have announced a new alliance designed to strengthen the access to food safety and…
read nowMcDonald's in Best Global Brands Top 10, KFC at 64
September 18, 2008
BusinessWeek: Interbrand and BusinessWeek have released the list of Best 100 Global Brands. Two quick-serve restaurant brands made the list: McDonald's at No.
read nowBurger King Snacks intros onion rings, goes international
September 18, 2008
MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has announced the addition of Onion Rings to its existing line of branded Burger King Snacks. Onion Rings, a round, crispy puffed…
read nowKFC promos Guitar Hero World Tour launch
September 18, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — KFC has announced an in-store and online contest to promote the launch of Activision's Guitar Hero World Tour in October. Consumers will be…
read nowTexas Chicken opens first India store
September 18, 2008
DALLAS — Texas Chicken, the international brand of Atlanta-based Church's Chicken, has announced it has opened its first restaurant in India, at Hyderabad.
read nowN.C. McDonald's wants to go green
September 18, 2008
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.): A McDonald's franchisee in Cary, N.C., is planning an environmentally friendly redesign of his restaurant. The 4,15…
read nowFla. McDonald's names new liquid waste collector
September 17, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla. — Freedom Environmental Services Inc. (FESI) has signed a contract with McDonald's Corp. franchisees to collect and dispose of liquid waste…
read nowWingStreet set to double number of locations
September 17, 2008
DALLAS — WingStreet, the delivery wing restaurant cobranded with Pizza Hut, has announced that it is on track to double in size in 2008. The wing chain is…
read nowMcDonald's Moms tour potato farm
September 17, 2008
PASCO, Wash. — McDonald's Moms' Quality Correspondents has concluded its second year of unprecedented access to the McDonald's system of owner/operators…
read nowCarl's Jr., Hardee's parent reports Q2 gain
September 17, 2008
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's brands, has announced that income is up 31 percent over last year for…
read nowTrendSource, Fast Casual to host free customer experience webinar
September 17, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — TrendSource, a provider of restaurant business intelligence services, and Fast Casual magazine, the leading news and information source…
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