'Whopper Virgins' earns viral success for Burger King

January 12, 2009

Advertising Age.com: Burger King's recent "Whopper Virgins" campaign is on track to replicate the online success of the company's earlier viral success…

McDonald's names First Data as U.S. Technology Supplier of Year

January 12, 2009

OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's has awarded the second-annual U.S. Technology Supplier of the Year Award to First Data, a provider of electronic commerce and…

ParTech InFusion POS selected by Okla. Burger King franchisee

January 12, 2009

NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — ParTech Inc., a subsidiary of PAR Technology Corp., has announced that it has been selected as the complete technology provider for Pamax…

McDonald's links success to corporate refocus

January 11, 2009

The New York Times: In the mid-1990s, McDonald's was struggling to find its identity amid new competitors and changing consumer tastes as it tried one failed…

Burger King kicks off Visa, Facebook promotions

January 8, 2009

MIAMI — Burger King Corp. is rewarding guests who use their Visa cards with chances to win a $1,000 Amazon.com gift card or $1,000 Amazon.ca gift certificate.

CKE announces new president, vice chair

January 8, 2009

CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. has promoted E. Michael Murphy, the company's current chief administrative officer and general counsel, to president…

White Castle packaging goes brown to go green

January 8, 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio — White Castle restaurants will introduce new "green" food packaging in all 412 locations over the next few weeks. The formerly white paper sack…

Sonic Q1 profits take a nosedive

January 7, 2009

OKLAHOMA CITY — Sonic Corp.'s net income for the first quarter ended Nov. 30 declined nearly 48 percent to $7.1 million, down from $13.6 million reported in…

Hardee's, Carl's Jr. period 12 blended comps up slightly

January 7, 2009

CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, has reported a slight increase in blended same-store sales for its…

Popeye's, Jack, Wendy's to present at conference

January 7, 2009

ATLANTA and SAN DIEGO — AFC Enterprises Inc., franchisor and operator of Popeyes, and Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc., parent company of Wendy's and Arby's, and Jack…

McDonald's Canada among best employers

January 7, 2009

TORONTO — McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Ltd., has been chosen as one of Canada's 50 best employers, the only quick-service restaurant in the country to earn…

Top 5 QSR stories of 2008

January 7, 2009

For the quick-service restaurant industry in 2008 the most read news items covered the gamut, from the economy to takeovers to systemwide rollouts.   The…

Wendy's kicks off online promotional reverse auction

January 6, 2009

Wendy's is kicking off an online promotional 99-cent Bid For Value auction contest today. Participants can win an X-Box 360 Elite Console, Lenovo ThinkPad, a…

Carl's Jr. in franchise deal for 121 Texas units

January 5, 2009

CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. and RWJP Star Enterprises have entered into a franchise development agreement to open a minimum of 121 Carl's Jr.

Jack in the Box intros Pomegranate Berry Smoothie

January 5, 2009

SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box restaurants has added the Pomegranate Berry Smoo Jack in the Box Pomegranate Berry Smoothie thie to its line of Real Fruit…

Texas McDonald's improves customer service with triplets hire

January 5, 2009

NBC 5 (Dallas/Ft. Worth): A Fort Worth, Texas, McDonald's has hired a set of teenage triplets. Customers are amused by the three lookalike drive-thru workers.

QSRs learn lessons from building green

McDonald's, Subway and Dunkin' Donuts face the challenges of LEED-certified construction projects.

Burger King launches LTO Angry Whopper

January 4, 2009

MIAMI — Starting today, Burger King Corp. is offering for a limited time its new Angry Whopper sandwich, the company has announced.   Burger King Angry…

CKE releases stockholder rights plan

January 4, 2009

CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. has announced that its board of directors has approved the adoption of a one-year stockholder rights plan, which…

Sonic celebrates 3,500th unit

January 4, 2009

OKLAHOMA CITY — Sonic Corp. has opened its 3,500th drive-in location, the company has announced.   The Algonquin, Ill., drive-in, operated by franchisee John…