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Midwest flooding may push food prices higher
June 15, 2008
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.): Over the weekend of June 7, a monsoon-like storm dumped 10 inches of rain on Central Indiana, flooding farms still to…
read nowSonic starts planned boom in Twin Cities area
June 15, 2008
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Sonic Drive-In has opened its first Twin Cities, Minn., location. Border Foods Cos., the Golden Valley, Minn.-based…
read nowArby's launches video-submission campaign
June 15, 2008
ATLANTA — Arby's Rescue Brigade is searching for potential stars in the chain's nationwide video-submission contest. The fast-food chain is looking for…
read nowA&W offers free floats for a day
June 15, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A&W Restaurants Inc. has announced it is offering a free root-beer float with no purchase necessary on June 16, 2008. With gas prices…
read nowChains put tomatoes back on the menu
June 12, 2008
FRESNO, Calif. — California tomato growers are relieved that restaurants and grocery stores have announced the return of tomatoes to store shelves and menus.
read nowLargest BK franchisee adds more stores
June 12, 2008
CHICAGO, Ill. — C.H. James Restaurant Holdings LLC has acquired four additional Burger King restaurants in Kenosha, Wis., and opened a new store in Chicago. …
read nowStudy shows calorie counts affect diners' choices
June 12, 2008
ABC News: The American Journal of Public Health has published a study regarding the affects of posting calorie counts on menu boards. The researchers…
read nowNRA joins campaign to revisit food-to-fuel mandates
June 12, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association continued to express concern over increasing wholesale food and commodity prices and the resulting dire…
read nowMoms get inside look at Chicken McNuggets' process
June 12, 2008
ATLANTA, Ga. — McDonald's Moms' Quality Correspondents (MQC), a group of everyday mothers who go behind-the-scenes to explore the quality and nutritional value…
read nowDevo 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…
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