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Dairy Queen announces Miracle Treat Day
July 29, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Dairy Queen has announced that its participating Dairy Queen and DQ Grill & Chill locations will celebrate the third annual Miracle Treat Day…
read nowCulver's reaches $1 million in scholarships
July 28, 2008
PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. — Culver's restaurants has announced that nearly 200 of its student team members across the country received a bonus this year …
read nowSonic intros LTO fried ice cream
July 28, 2008
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sonic Drive-In has announced the limited-time offering of its Fried Ice Cream Blast dessert. The cold treat is made with a blend of vanilla…
read nowHouston Burger King opts for pay toilet
July 28, 2008
Houston Chronicle: A Houston Burger King has locked its restroom door and put up a sign saying: "Doors open with token or coin. Customers must request a free…
read nowMcDonald's donates used oil to power police cars
July 28, 2008
Google/AFP (Philippines): Police in Manila, Philippines, are looking to convert their patrol cars to run on a mixture of diesel and used cooking oil from…
read nowTaco Bell announces free taco day in OKC
July 28, 2008
OKCBusiness: Taco Bell Corp. has announced its Oklahoma City locations will give away Fresco Crunch Tacos July 29, 2008, as a reward for citizens losing a…
read nowKrispy Kreme awards Istanbul development rights
July 28, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has announced that it has entered into a franchise agreement with Almana Yiyecek Ve Icecek San. Ve. Tic Ltd.
read nowDiscrimination suit filed against Mich. McDonald's
July 27, 2008
Detroit Free Press: Two Muslim women said they were denied jobs at a Dearborn, Mich., McDonald's because they wore Islamic headscarves, according to a…
read nowTriarc announces leadership appointments
July 27, 2008
ATLANTA — Triarc Companies Inc., franchisor of the Arby's restaurant system, has announced that following the closing of the pending merger between Wendy's…
read nowTomato industry compensation bill introduced
July 27, 2008
The Wall Street Journal: Federal health officials haven't cleared tomatoes as a cause of the salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 1,270 nationwide…
read nowBurger King releases underage workers
July 27, 2008
KPTM 42 News (Omaha): Burger King Corp. has released more than 200 teen workers at the Iowa and Nebraska restaurants it recently purchased from an Omaha-based…
read nowCalif. governor signs trans-fat ban
July 27, 2008
The New York Times: California became the first state to ban trans fats in restaurants when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill July 25, 2008, to phase…
read nowTaco Bell advergame passes 5 million plays
July 27, 2008
IRVINE, Calif. — Draftfcb Orange County, agency of record for Taco Bell, has announced the store's advergame Taco Fu has surpassed the 5 million game play…
read nowArby's tests interactive ad campaign
July 24, 2008
ATLANTA — Fletcher Martin, an integrated marketing communications agency, has created two interactive components for Arby's as part of the chain's first market…
read nowNew Intl. Diary Queen president visits franchisees
July 24, 2008
Cape Coral (Fla.) Daily Breeze: John Gainor, the new president of International Dairy Queen, who is responsible for more than 5,900 stores in 20 countries, is…
read nowCarl's Jr. CEO no health nut
July 24, 2008
Advertising Age (subscription may be required): Andy Puzder, president and CEO of Hardee's and Carl's Jr., has made a name for his chains — and boosted…
read nowMcDonald's manager charged with theft
July 24, 2008
Bucks County (Pa.) Courier Times: The manager of a New Britain, Pa., McDonald's is accused of stealing nearly $4,000 from the fast-food restaurant and gambling…
read nowDunkin' Donuts announces new Miss. franchisee
July 24, 2008
CANTON, Mass — Dunkin' Donuts has announced the signing of a multiunit store-development agreement with Capital Franchise Group Inc. for the construction of 3…
read nowWash. A&W goes mobile with smoothee
July 23, 2008
YAKIMA, Wash. — A&W Restaurants has begun touring a mobile ice-cold smoothee and slushee machine around the Yakima, Wash., area for consumers to beat the…
read nowMcDonald's: Dollar Menu changes ahead
July 23, 2008
Forbes: McDonald's international business lifted earnings in the second quarter, but ballooning commodity costs threaten to cut into future profits. The…
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