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50 Cent sues Taco Bell over name use
July 23, 2008
New York Daily News: 50 Cent has sued Taco Bell claiming the fast-food chain is using his name without permission in advertising. The chain asked him to change…
read nowDunkin' CEO shares brand-revamp story
July 23, 2008
Boston Herald: Dunkin Brands Inc. chief executive Jon Luther gave advice for surviving the economic downturn and shared the story of the chain's brand…
read nowMcDonald's overcomes Europeans' fast food scorn
July 23, 2008
The Guardian (United Kingdom): In France, McDonald's, known in Paris as "McDo," has posted double-digit growth on average for the last three years despite the…
read nowMcDonald's not winning over coffee crowd
July 23, 2008
Chicago Business News: McDonald's Corp. has a marketing challenge as it tries to crack Starbucks' hold on the premium coffee business. The chain's biggest…
read nowMinn. key to cracking salmonella source
July 23, 2008
Star Tribune (Minneapolis/St. Paul): While the FDA was focused on tomatoes and bogged down by its reliance on local health departments in its investigation, in…
read nowMinimum wage hike kicks in
July 23, 2008
CNN: The second of three increases to the national minimum wage took effect July 24, increasing the minimum by 70 cents to $6.55 per hour. The third and final…
read nowCarl's Jr. intros new breakfast sandwich
July 22, 2008
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Carl's Jr. has introduced a new breakfast item as big as its burgers — the Monster Breakfast Sandwich. The morning offering features two…
read nowMcDonald's reports strong Q2 results
July 22, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's Corp. has announced strong operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008, driven by global same-store sales growth…
read nowMcDonald's enters product-placement partnership with TV news
July 22, 2008
The New York Times: The anchors on the Fox affiliate in Las Vegas, KVVU, sit with cups of McDonald's fake iced coffee on their desks during the…
read nowCity council supports one-year fast-food ban
July 22, 2008
Los Angeles Times: A proposal that would place at least a one-year moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in the South Los Angeles area won unanimous support…
read nowSalmonella found on jalapeno, tomatoes cleared
July 21, 2008
Government inspectors have found the same bacteria linked to the nationwide salmonella outbreak on a single Mexican-grown jalapeno pepper that was handled by…
read nowCKE same-store sales up
July 21, 2008
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. has announced its Carl's Jr. and Hardee's period six same-store sales for the four weeks ended July 14, 2008, are up…
read nowMcDonald's offers Spy Gear Happy Meals
July 21, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO — Wild Planet Entertainment Inc. has announced that participating McDonald's restaurants will be offering official Spy Gear gadgets with the…
read nowMcDonald's announces Big Mac jingle contest winner
July 21, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Fans of the McDonald's Big Mac jingle have selected Jason Harper of Boynton Beach, Fla., from the company's online consumer casting call.
read nowSpecialty coffee not so hot for McDonald's
July 20, 2008
The Wall Street Journal: McDonald's sales data suggests that its specialty coffee drinks, now in at least 1,700 locations, aren't selling well. A chart of the…
read nowSubway success due to marketing efforts
July 20, 2008
Advertising Age: While Starbucks is closing stores and McDonald's is focusing its expansion efforts abroad, Subway has plans to add 800 locations this year. …
read nowFDA clears tomatoes, investigation ongoing
July 17, 2008
Google/Associated Press: The FDA has lifted its salmonella warning on tomatoes, but continues to ask those at risk of salmonella — including the elderly and…
read nowMcDonalds, Dunkin' Donuts violate NYC menu-label law
July 17, 2008
AM New York: Dunkin' Donuts and McDonald's have received the most number of violations of a New York City regulation requiring large chains to post calorie…
read nowYum! CEO blasts KFC's weak sales
July 17, 2008
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.): David Novak, chief executive officer of parent Yum! Brands, criticised KFC for its lagging sales during a conference…
read nowBurger King buys out Iowa, Nebraska franchisee
July 17, 2008
MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has announced the acquisition of 72 Burger King restaurants in the major metropolitan areas of Omaha, Neb., and Des Moines, Iowa…
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