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Devo claims McDonald's infringing on signature hat
June 12, 2008
National Nine News: Devo, the post-punk band known for the members' signature red flower pot hat, has announced it is suing McDonald's over a Happy Meal…
read nowN.Y. and Calif. pushing calorie-count legislation
June 11, 2008
The Wall Street Journal: State legislatures in California and New York are moving toward requiring restaurants to post calorie counts on their menus, following…
read nowFast food pioneer Baker dies
June 11, 2008
UPI.com: Neal T. Baker, who was a key player in the origin of several successful fast-food chains, has died in his Redland, Calif., home at age 84, his family…
read nowMcD's top in online display advertising
June 11, 2008
RESTON, Va. — Internet marketing research firm comScore Inc. has identified McDonald's as the top online display advertiser in the United States in a recently…
read now19 Fla. counties cleared, ready to ship tomatoes
June 11, 2008
MAITLAND, Fla. — Florida's tomato growers in the state's prime tomato-producing regions enthusiastically welcomed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's…
read nowNRA backs Bush budget request for more FDA funding
June 11, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association (NRA) has announced that it supports the Bush Administration's request for additional funding for the…
read nowDiner sues Jack in the Box over metal piece in chicken sandwich
June 11, 2008
The Record: A man who broke his tooth when biting into a spicy chicken sandwich at a Granite City, Ill., Jack in the Box has filed a personal injury suit in…
read nowRestaurants shift beverage strategies, study shows
June 11, 2008
CHICAGO — Limited-service restaurants have reduced the number of beverage items on their menus compared to the prior year, reports foodservice consultants…
read nowSouth Koreans protest American beef, McDonald's
June 10, 2008
Forbes: South Koreans are turning their anger over the government's agreement to end restrictions on imports of American beef toward McDonald's, even though…
read nowMoody's looks at downgrade for Yum
June 10, 2008
CNN Money.com: Moody's Investors Service put ratings of Yum! Brands on review for a possible downgrade. Moody's said the Louisville, Ky.-based Yum!, which…
read nowRestaurants squeezed by economy, price-conscious consumers
June 10, 2008
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Restaurants, including fast-food operations, are trying to balance rising costs with keeping customers satisfied. At the…
read nowMaines Paper & Food Service locks in more Burger King work
June 10, 2008
Press & Sun-Bulletin: Maines Paper & Food Service Inc. has announced it has expanded its Burger King account to include foodservice distribution to…
read nowEx-Raven brings Fatburger stands to Maryland
June 10, 2008
The Daily Record: Former Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Orlando Brown plans to open Maryland's first Fatburger in Columbia in August. Brown plans 10 stores…
read nowThe Big Mac Guy tells all about his 22K burger binge
June 10, 2008
FOND DU LAC, Wis. — Don "The Big Mac Guy" Gorske, known for saving empty containers of Big Macs he has eaten, has published an autobiography. His…
read nowIBM, Self-Service World announce free webinar on reaching the ‘new consumer'
June 10, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — IBM, a global provider of business technologies, and Self-Service World, the leading news and information source covering the self-service…
read nowFDA issues consumer, restaurant tomato warning
June 9, 2008
ROCKVILLE, Md. — The Food and Drug Administration has expanded its warning to consumers and restaurateurs nationwide that a salmonellosis outbreak has been…
read nowKrispy Kreme back in black for Q1
June 9, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Net income at Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. for the company's fiscal 2009 first quarter ended May 4, 2008, rose to $4 million compared with…
read nowJack in the Box will restart serving tomatoes
June 9, 2008
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box restaurants will begin serving tomatoes at most of its restaurants early the week of June 8 following further clarification from…
read nowMarket reacts to McDonald's May same-store sales results
June 9, 2008
Forbes: Shares of fast-food companies mostly rose after McDonald's Corp. reported its global same-store sales grew 7.7 percent. Investors and analysts saw it…
read nowBurger King partners with Pokemon USA for kids meals
June 9, 2008
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Burger King Corp. and Pokemon USA Inc. have announced a promotional partnership that will bring popular characters like Pikachu and Palkia…
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