Yum! Brands to offer online fitness program

December 29, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W Restaurants, is launching a free online…

Sonic releases value menu

December 29, 2008

MSNBC: Sonic Corp. has launched a new value menu that features 11 food and drink items for $1. The "Everyday Value Menu" includes new items and small sizes of…

McDonald's promotes supply chain VP

December 21, 2008

OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's USA has announced the promotion of Dan Gorsky to senior vice president, North America supply chain management. Gorsky, most…

Burger King trans fat lawsuit dismissed

December 21, 2008

MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has announced that Washington, D.C., Superior Court has dismissed the trans fats lawsuit brought by the Center for Science in the…

Wash. Carl's Jr. breaks opening sales record

December 18, 2008

CARPINTERIA, Calif. — A new Carl's Jr. restaurant in Marysville, Wash., has posted a record-setting $105,063 in sales in its first seven days. The previous…

McDonald's cashier laughs at robber

December 17, 2008

KBTX/Associated Press: A San Antonio McDonald's cashier thought a robber's demand for money was a joke and laughed at him and told him to get a job. The…

Vegas In-N-Out job application event draws 1,000

December 17, 2008

Las Vegas Sun: In-N-Out managers taking applications for 50 $10-an-hour jobs at a Las Vegas restaurant opening expected a large crowd because of the economic…

Burger King ad agency named Creativity's Agency of Year

December 16, 2008

Creativity: Crispin Porter + Bogusky, agency of record for Burger King, has been named Creativity's Agency of the Year. Creativity says the agency created one…

Hardee's intros diner-style breakfast offerings

December 16, 2008

ST. LOUIS — Hardee's has introduced the new Ham & Three Cheese Breakfast Burrito and Country Potatoes side item to its breakfast menu. The breakfast…

Burger King debuts LTO meat-scented body spray

December 16, 2008

MIAMI — Joining the product closet of items aimed at its so-called Super Fans — which Burger King Flame fragrance includes such items as the Burger…

QSRs find value in snacks

Smaller portions please budget-, portion-conscious consumers.

Trian Partners finalizes Wendy's/Arby's stock deal

December 14, 2008

NEW YORK — Trian Partners' purchase of 49,395,394 shares of Wendy's/Arby's Class A common stock has been verified.   The fund management group now owns…

EVOS opens in Las Vegas area

December 14, 2008

HENDERSON, Nev. — Healthy Fast Food Inc., area developer for EVOS Feel Great Fast Food, has opened a new EVOS location in the Summerlin area of the Las Vegas…

Sonic announces value menu as comps decline

December 14, 2008

OKLAHOMA CITY — Sonic Corp. plans to launch a system-wide value menu at the end of December, the company has announced. Sonic did not give any specifics about…

Boardwalk Fresh Burgers & Fries opens in Herndon, Va.

December 14, 2008

COLUMBIA, Md. — Boardwalk Fresh Burgers & Fries franchisee Nadin Samnang has opened his first Boardwalk location at the Worldgate Center in Herndon, Va. …

Carl's Jr., Hardee's Q3 gains down

December 10, 2008

CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Blended same-store sales at CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, were up 0.9 percent for the third quarter…

Yum! Brands unveils 2009 plans

December 10, 2008

CNN Money/Dow Jones: Yum! Brands, parent company of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, Long John Silver's and A&W, hopes record international store expansion and a…

Jack in the Box, Sonic Benchmark reports available

December 9, 2008

DUBLIN, Ireland — Research and Markets has announced the addition of two new reports to its offerings: Restaurant Research LLC's report "Jack in the Box…

Viva McDonald's debuts in Las Vegas

December 9, 2008

Las Vegas Review-Journal: Viva McDonald's, an upscale, high-tech environment version of the No. 1 burger chain's stores, will open at 11 a.m. Thursday at 289…

International sales still strong for McDonald's

December 8, 2008

OAK BROOK, IL — McDonald's Corp. has announced a global comparable sales increase of 7.7 percent in November. Systemwide sales for McDonald's worldwide…