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KFC testing grilled chicken
March 4, 2008
AdAge: Yum Brands CEO David Novak recently told analysts that grilled-chicken products would form the "centerpiece" of a turnaraound at the company's KFC's…
read nowBK franchisees: Value menus hurt business
March 4, 2008
New York Daily News: Two Burger King franchisees have charged that Burger King's 99-cent menu and the more recent dollar value menu required them to sell food…
read nowArby's to open 197 restaurants in '08
March 4, 2008
Atlanta Business Chronicle: Arby's Restaurant Group Inc., an Atlanta-based unit of Triarc Cos., has surpassed its restaurant development goals for 2007 and…
read nowNestlé Foodservices restructures, changes name
March 4, 2008
GLENDALE, Calif. — Nestlé Foodservices North America now is the newly created Nestlé Professional. In addition to its name change, Nestlé Professional has…
read nowThe tip jar conundrum: Experts, consumers weigh in
March 4, 2008
The News & Observer: With managers allowing or even encouraging behind-the-counter employees to solicit tips, customers often are left wondering when to…
read nowFeb. comps up at Hardee's, Carl's Jr.
March 3, 2008
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Period one same-store sales for the four weeks ended Feb. 25, 2008, for increased 1.4 percent for Carl's Jr. and and 1.6 for Hardee's…
read nowSenator pushes for PFC ban in food wrapping
March 3, 2008
News10 (Sacramento, Calif.): California State Sen. Ellen Corbett wants to ban perfluorinated compounds — chemicals compounds found in Teflon that also are used…
read nowEx-managers to sue McDonald's Japan for overtime
March 3, 2008
CSR Asia: Two former managers of McDonald's Co. (Japan) Ltd. plan to file a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court in March, demanding the hamburger chain pay…
read nowBaskin-Robbins to open 90 Ohio units
March 2, 2008
Dayton Daily News: Baskin-Robbins plans to have 90 stores in Ohio within five years, the company has announced. In the Dayton area, plans call for the company…
read nowWendy's reduces trans fats
March 2, 2008
DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's recently announced that its 6,300 U.S. and Canadian restaurants are scheduled to switch to non-hydrogenated cooking oil for its french…
read nowTriarc full year, Q4 ‘07 comps decline
March 2, 2008
ATLANTA — Triarc Companies Inc., the franchisor of Arby's, recently announced systemwide same-store sales decreased 2 percent in both the 2007 fiscal year and…
read nowTechnomic report shows restaurant-growth slowdown
March 2, 2008
CHICAGO — According to data released by Technomic Inc. in its annual reporting on the top U.S. restaurant chains, the 500 largest chains registered slower…
read nowArby's intros Market Fresh Reubens, Chocolate Turnover
February 28, 2008
ATLANTA — To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Arby's is featuring its classic Reuben Sandwich. Arby's classic Market Fresh Reuben Sandwich features thinly sliced…
read nowSan Francisco expected to pass menu-labeling law
February 28, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle: A San Francisco Board of Supervisors committee has forwarded to the full board an ordinance that would require chain restaurants to…
read nowRestaurant index registers gain in January
February 28, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Restaurant industry performance edged up slightly in January as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…
read nowGoogle invests in Indian QSR
February 27, 2008
Mashable: Google-backed Erasmic Venture Fund recently invested in a Bangalore, India-based fast-food chain named Kaati Zone, whose American corporate cultural…
read nowBurger King unveils menu additions
February 27, 2008
Forbes: Burger King has announced it plans to start selling several new items in 2008, including the Angry Bacon and Cheese Whopper with spicy, crispy onions…
read nowUtah drive-in restaurant expands
February 27, 2008
The Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune: Built in Salt Lake City in 1960, the Iceberg Drive Inn has 12 Utah franchises and plans to open one at University Mall in Orem…
read nowLetter to the Editor: Corn Refiners Assoc. defends use of sweetener
February 27, 2008
Dear Editor: High fructose corn syrup is the target of much misinformation and wrongly singled out in the obesity debate. Dr. Walter Willett, Harvard…
read nowVietnamese youth welcome fast food
February 26, 2008
Viet Nam News: "Western-style" fast food is welcomed eagerly in Vietnam, especially by the young. KFC has 44 restaurants in Vietnam, South Korea's Lotteria has…
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