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Wash. Subway employee robbed, raped
July 17, 2008
KING5.com (Seattle): A female Lewis County, Wash., Subway employee was raped, tied up and robbed at gunpoint as she was closing the store alone. As a result, a…
read nowYum! Brands Q2 profits up 4%
July 16, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W All American Food, reported same-stores sales…
read nowNev. McDonald's franchisee pleads guilty to immigration charges
July 16, 2008
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice has reported that one current and one former top executive for a Reno, Nev.-area McDonald's franchisee, and the…
read nowOne-time McDonald's robber now jingle finalist
July 16, 2008
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: A man who held up a McDonald's at gunpoint when he was 14 is one of two South Florida finalists in a contest to mix a new jingle…
read nowMICROS earns 8th RSPA gold
July 16, 2008
COLUMBIA, Md. — MICROS Systems Inc., a provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, was presented with the Gold…
read nowTaleo Inc. to expand Via! Taleo in Western U.S.
July 15, 2008
IRVINE, Calif. — Taleo Inc., an authentic Mexican restaurant company, has announced it plans to build up to 11 additional Taleo Grills and up to 43 Via! Taleo…
read nowN.Y. man sues Subway over knife in bread
July 15, 2008
New York Post: A Queens, N.Y., man is suing Subway for $1 million after he said he found a 7-inch serrated knife baked into the bread of his 12-inch cold-cut…
read nowDTT Surveillance equips 3,000th Subway
July 15, 2008
LOS ANGELES — DTT Surveillance, a manufacturer of digital surveillance equipment for the restaurant and hospitality industries, has announced that during the…
read nowHearing-impaired woman sues McDonald's over drive-through policy
July 15, 2008
Chicago Tribune: A hearing-impaired woman from Lincoln, Neb., is suing McDonald's Corp. for violating the federal American with Disabilities Act after she…
read nowEx Taco John employee ordered to repay $220K
July 15, 2008
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle: A judge has sentenced a Colorado Springs, Colo., man to four to five years in prison for embezzling more than $220,000 during a…
read nowJack in the Box kicks off Cheesy Macaroni Bites
July 14, 2008
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box restaurants has announced it is introducing Cheesy Macaroni Bites, featuring wedges of macaroni noodles and Kraft cheese in a…
read nowNeb. family wins lawsuit over urine-tainted food
July 14, 2008
CNNMoney.com: A Sidney, Neb., police officer and his family have been awarded $40,000 from a Taco Bell restaurant that served them food tainted by an…
read nowCheckers names senior-management additions
July 14, 2008
TAMPA, Fla. — Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc., parent company of double drive-thru restaurants Checkers and Rally's, has announced the additions of Valerie…
read nowArgentine lab develops lean burger
July 14, 2008
The Washington Post: Argentina's Center for Research and Development in Food Cryotechnology has developed a lean beef burger that is low-fat and low-sodium…
read nowCalif. legislature approves trans fats ban
July 14, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle: California is poised to become the first state in the nation to ban restaurants and other food facilities from using trans fats, which…
read nowN.C. restaurant focus of salmonella investigation
July 13, 2008
The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer: Health investigators have converged on a Charlotte, N.C.-area restaurant suspected of being a source of multiple salmonella…
read nowYum! Brands announces Q2 earnings call
July 13, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W All American Food, has announced it will host a…
read nowSonic expands into N.J.
July 13, 2008
The Daily Journal (Millville N.J): Reyes Drive-Ins LLC plans to open 11 Sonic Drive-In locations in the South New Jersey area. The Millville, N.J., location is…
read nowFla. McDonald's site of dinner-time drug sting
July 13, 2008
Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Undercover police officers stormed a Sarasota, Fla., McDonald's restaurant and ordered diners and employees to the ground as they…
read nowNexCen Brands acquires Bill Blass Couture
July 13, 2008
NEW YORK — NexCen Brands Inc. has announced that through its wholly-owned subsidiary, NexCen Fixed Asset Company LLC, it has completed a purchase agreement…
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