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Real Kungfu selects NCR for POS services
December 11, 2007
BEIJING — Chinese fast-food chain Real Kungfu has selected NCR Corp. to provide point-of-sale (POS) technology and services. Real Kungfu operates more than…
read nowL.A. panel advances plan to ban QSRs
December 11, 2007
L.A. Daily News: A city panel has moved ahead with a plan to ban fast-food restaurants in South Los Angeles. Representatives of the food industry have said…
read nowHardee's introduces Bacon Cheddar Fries
December 10, 2007
ST. LOUIS — Hardee's has introduced a new side item: Bacon Cheddar Fries. The new Bacon Cheddar Fries feature Hardee's classic Natural Cut Fries topped with…
read nowChurch's Chicken opens in Russian markets
December 10, 2007
MOSCOW and ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Texas Chicken, the international brand of U.S.-based Church's Chicken, continues to expand its brand overseas. European…
read nowChick-fil-A founder: Children to keep company private
December 10, 2007
Reuters: Truett Cathy, the 86-year-old founder of Chick-fil-A, has said his three children have promised him the family business will stay private and closed…
read nowBK: Workers didn't put condom on burger
December 10, 2007
USA Today: Burger King denies that any of its workers put a prophylactic on a customer's hamburger. Customer Van Miguel Hartless claims that he found an…
read nowWendy's in CMO search
December 9, 2007
DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's International Inc. is conducting a national search for a new chief marketing officer to replace Ian Rowden, who is resigning as CMO to…
read nowMcDonald's to help franchisees with coffee costs
December 9, 2007
BusinessWeek: McDonald's Corp. will support U.S. franchisees by paying for up to 40 percent of the restaurant renovations needed for the rollout of its…
read now300 gallons of oil leak into Wendy's lot, pond
December 9, 2007
WFTV (Orlando): An estimated 300 gallons of cooking oil spilled into the parking lot of a Wendy's in Lake Mary, Fla. The oil has leaked into a storm drain and…
read nowMcDonald's releases November comps
December 9, 2007
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Global comparable-store sales for McDonald's Corp. restaurants rose 8.2 percent in November and 7 percent for the year to date, the company…
read nowPizza Marketplace launches industry study
December 9, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Pizza Marketplace has unveiled its 2007 Pizza Marketplace Industry Study, an in-depth look at trends and topics in the pizza industry around…
read nowYum Brands outlines 2008 plans
December 6, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum Brands Inc., operator of the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W brands, plans to expand its U.S. refranchising…
read nowCarl's Jr. opens in American Samoa
December 6, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Carl's Jr. has opened a restaurant in Pago Pago, American Samoa, making it the 100th Carl's Jr. restaurant to open internationally…
read nowMcDonald's advertises on Fla. report cards
December 6, 2007
AdAge.com: McDonald's paid $1,600 to print report-card jackets for the 2007-2008 school year in Seminole County, Fla., in exchange for a Happy Meal coupon on…
read nowSmoothie King: Free smoothies for cans
December 5, 2007
COVINGTON, La. — Smoothie King will give away a free 20-ounce smoothie to guests who donate five canned goods Dec. 8, 2007, at any participating location.…
read nowGood Times signs 25-restaurant agreement
December 5, 2007
GOLDEN, Colo. — Good Times Drive Thru Inc. has entered into an agreement for the development of up to 25 Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard restaurants…
read nowArby's franchisee switches to solar power
December 5, 2007
Fletcher, N.C. — The Winning Team, a North Carolina-based Arby's franchisee, will switch its 33 restaurants from conventional natural-gas hot water heaters to…
read nowWhopper immortalized in wax for 50th birthday
December 5, 2007
MIAMI — Burger King's Whopper sandwich is 50 years old. To help kick off the celebration, the Whopper sandwich and the famous Burger "King" will be…
read nowStarbucks recalls Fusion coffee mugs
December 5, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Starbucks, has announced a voluntary recall of Starbucks' Fusion Coffee…
read nowEmployers must use revised I-9
December 5, 2007
Business First (Louisville, Ky.): Employers must begin using a revised I-9 employment eligibility verification form for new employees by Dec. 26, 2007. The…
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