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Taco Maker HQ to move to Orlando area
July 30, 2008
Orlando Sentinel: Puerto Rican-owned The Taco Maker plans to move its headquarters to Central Florida from Ogden, Utah, by the fall as part of a growth…
read nowWestern Foodservice & Hospitality Expo opens in 3 weeks
July 30, 2008
NORWALK, Conn. -- With three weeks to go before the opening of the 2008 Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo, more than 300 multiunit operators have…
read nowFranchisees sue Burger King over hours
July 30, 2008
South Florida Business Journal: Four South Florida-based Burger King franchisees are suing Burger King Corp. over the company's demands for extended hours at…
read nowLA council votes to ban new fast food restaurants
July 29, 2008
Google/Associated Press: The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously July 29, 2008, to place a moratorium on new fast food restaurants in impoverished South…
read nowDunkin' Donuts unveils lighter menu options
July 29, 2008
CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Donuts has announced the launch of a new menu featuring better-for-you options. Known as DDSMART, the menu will have a distinctive…
read nowTechnomic: Franchising key to sales growth
July 29, 2008
CHICAGO — A new report from foodservice consultants Technomic found that many top restaurant chains grew their 2007 sales through signing more franchisees…
read nowCefiore launches online video contest
July 29, 2008
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. — Cefiore, a frozen yogurt company with stores in Southern California and other U.S. cities, has announced its "Fro-Yo Yourself…
read nowBurger King debuts soccer tour in Hispanic markets
July 29, 2008
MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has announced the roll-out of Futbol Kingdom, a series of street-level futbol events to be held in eight markets across the United…
read nowDairy 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…
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