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Western Foodservice Expo to move to San Diego in '09
August 7, 2008
NORWALK, Conn. — Reed Exhibitions and the California Restaurant Association (CRA) have announced plans to relocate the Western Foodservice & Hospitality…
read nowTim Hortons Q2 net up 11.5%
August 7, 2008
OAKVILLE, Ontario — Same-store sales at Tim Hortons Inc.'s Canadian restaurants increased 5.7 percent for the company's second quarter ended June 29, 2008…
read nowMcDonald's July comps up 8%
August 7, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Global comparable sales for McDonald's Corp. restaurants increased 8 percent in July, the company announced. U.S comps were up 6.7 percent…
read nowYum! spends $180K in 2Q lobbying
August 7, 2008
MSN Money: Yum! Brands Inc. spent $180,000 in the second quarter to lobby the federal government on nutritional menu labeling and other issues, according to a…
read nowResearch and Markets releases Arby's analysis
August 6, 2008
DUBLIN, Ireland — Research and Markets has released a new report titled "Arby's Concept Benchmark Analysis." The report discusses how the chain has struggled…
read nowCommodity costs affect U.S. restaurant results
August 6, 2008
The Washington Post: Wendy's International Inc., Jack in the Box Inc. and other U.S. restaurant companies posted mixed financial results on Aug. 5, 2008, as…
read nowSentences upheld for 14 McDonald's game scammers
August 6, 2008
CNN Money: An appeals court has upheld guilty pleas of 14 people in a multimillion-dollar scheme to cash in on embezzled winning game pieces in McDonald's…
read nowCRA sues to block Santa Clara County calorie-count rule
August 6, 2008
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal: The California Restaurant Association has filed suit against Santa Clara County in an effort to stop a new…
read nowBurger King, Visa launch sweepstakes
August 6, 2008
MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has announced a partnership with Visa that will benefit the Have It Your Way Foundation in support of education and give 50 Visa and…
read nowMan arrested in Dunkin' Donuts gift-card scam
August 6, 2008
The Boston Globe: Police charged Kevin Nguyen, 24, of Dorchester, Mass., with larceny over $250 as a suspect in a $100,000-plus scheme using stolen…
read nowDunkin' Donuts announces 100+ new Houston stores
August 6, 2008
CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Donuts has announced the signing of two multiunit-store-development agreements for 107 new restaurants in Houston. The agreement…
read nowWendy's International releases Q2 results
August 5, 2008
DUBLIN, Ohio — Net income for Wendy's International Inc. was down 32 percent for the second quarter ended June 29, 2008, while U.S. same-store sales were up…
read nowTriarc announces Q2 results
August 5, 2008
ATLANTA — Triarc Companies Inc., the parent company of Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. and expectant parent of Wendy's International Inc., has reduced its net…
read nowNRA show attendee wins Caribbean cruise
August 5, 2008
BOISE, Idaho — ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston announced today that Tom Fremarek, of Cheeseburger in Paradise, is the winner of its "Get Tantalized" promotion, held…
read nowJack in the Box net off 13%
August 5, 2008
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box Inc., which also operates and franchises Qdoba Mexican Grill through a wholly owned subsidiary, reported a 13.3 percent drop in net…
read nowArby's inks NY development deal
August 5, 2008
ATLANTA — Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. has signed an agreement with Charles Chera of RCNY Restaurants LLC for the development of 41 new Arby's restaurants…
read nowMan calls 911 over wrong Subway order
August 4, 2008
First Coast News (Jacksonville, Fla.): A Jacksonville, Fla., man called 911 twice because he was angry that his Subway sandwich order was incorrect. The man…
read nowRita's collects $520K donation for cancer foundation
August 4, 2008
TREVOSE, Pa. — Rita's Water Ice, the nation's largest Italian Ice concept with more than 500 stores across 17 states, has raised $520,000 for Alex's Lemonade…
read nowDetroit Baskin-Robbins join Make-A-Wish in FUNraiser
August 4, 2008
CANTON, Mass. -- Baskin-Robbins franchisees in the Detroit area are teaming up with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan to host a FUNraiser event on Aug.
read nowBurger King franchisee reports Q2 results
August 4, 2008
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., which operates Pollo Tropical, Taco Cabana and Burger King restaurants, has announced net income was off 3…
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