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Burger King signs with MICROS POS
July 7, 2008
COLUMBIA, Md. — Burger King Corp. has selected the MICROS RES 4.0 point-of-sale system from MICROS Systems Inc. for all of its approximate 800 company-owned…
read nowDevo: No McDonald's suit
July 7, 2008
National Post (Toronto): Contrary to widespread press reports, New Wave band Devo is not suing McDonald's Corp. for trademark infringement. Australian and…
read nowMenu labeling alters New Yorkers' eating habits
July 6, 2008
AMNewYork: New York chain restaurants are seeing customers switching to lower-calorie food choices two months after many began posting the number of calories…
read nowJack in the Box intros new value sandwiches
July 6, 2008
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box has added two new cheese-topped sandwiches to its value menu. The new Nacho Cheese Burger and Nacho Cheese Chicken Sandwich feature…
read nowCKE CEO criticizes dollar menus
July 6, 2008
Forbes: The chief executive of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's parent CKE Restaurants Inc. has said the fast-food industry's dependence on dollar menus to attract…
read nowSubway franchisee to debut Cafe concept
July 6, 2008
Washington Post: Despite increasing food costs and a slumping economy Larry Feldman, one of Subway restaurants' most successful franchisees, says business is…
read nowInvestigators probe jalapenos in salmonella outbreak
July 6, 2008
The Wall Street Journal: Officials investigating the salmonella outbreak now are looking at jalapeño peppers as a leading suspect for spreading the bacteria.
read nowGay-marriage opponents boycott McDonald's
July 6, 2008
Washington Post: A group that opposes same-sex marriage has called for a boycott of McDonald's, saying the fast-food chain has refused "to stay neutral in the…
read nowRadiant Systems acquires Orderman
July 6, 2008
ATLANTA — Point-of-sale system manufacturer Radiant Systems Inc. has acquired Salzburg, Austria-based Orderman, a manufacturer of wireless, customizable…
read nowRestaurant index rises as same-store sales improve
July 2, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Restaurant industry performance improved in May as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant activity rose for…
read nowBuffett offers kids financial advice at Dairy Queen promo
July 2, 2008
OMAHA, Neb. — During a visit to his local Dairy Queen for the launch of the new Girl Scouts Thin Mint Blizzard, financier Warren Buffett gave young people with…
read nowMcDonald's outlines Olympic Games sponsorship
July 2, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's has launched several programs as part of its sponsorship of the 2008 Olyimpic Games in Beijing, ranging from giving kids an…
read nowDel Taco promotes two
July 1, 2008
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Del Taco has promoted Steve Brake to vice president, treasurer and controller, and Pete Honer has been promoted to vice president…
read nowDQ parent company CEO Buffett draw $2.1M bid for lunch
July 1, 2008
Associated Press: Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which owns International Dairy Queen Inc., was surprised at a Chinese investment fund…
read nowKrispy Kreme names new senior VP
July 1, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has announced that Cindy Bay, a veteran of the QSR industry, has joined the company as senior vice president…
read nowDunkin' Donuts distribution finds success with voice technology
July 1, 2008
Modern Materials Handling Magazine: Dunkin' Donuts distribution centers have reaped double-digit productivity gains with voice-directed order picking systems.
read nowCulvers donates 10% of day's sales to aid disaster relief
July 1, 2008
The Decorah (Iowa) Newspapers: More than 100 participating Culver's locations, including Decorah, will donate 10 percent of sales on July 2, 2008, to local…
read nowCulver's adds Oreo frozen custard sandwich
July 1, 2008
PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wisc. — Culver's has partnered with Kraft Foodservice, maker of the Oreo cookie, to develop a frozen-custard-filled Oreo sandwich. The…
read nowIndustry angry over lengthy salmonella probe
July 1, 2008
AZCentral: Farmers, distributors and others slammed by slumping sales of tomatoes are growing angry after more than 11 weeks into the investigation of the…
read nowNYC trans fats ban takes effect today
June 30, 2008
Associated Press/Google: New York City's trans-fat ban took full effect July 1, and some restaurants are struggling to adjust recipes. But quick-service…
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