Judge orders McDonalds to pay legal fees in hoax case

November 16, 2008

WHAS11: A judge has ordered McDonald's Corp. to pay $2.4 million in attorney fees to a former employee forced to strip after someone called a Mount Washington…

McDonald's CEO says company is recession proof

November 16, 2008

Reuters: McDonald's Corp. CEO said the company is shielded against recession and has hardly been hit by the international financial crisis. The company…

Burger King announces 2008 annual shareholders meeting

November 13, 2008

MIAMI — Burger King Holdings Inc. has announced that its 2008 annual shareholders meeting will be held at the Hilton Miami Airport, 5101 Blue Lagoon Drive…

Yum! Brands cutting hundreds of jobs

November 12, 2008

Los Angeles Times: Yum Brands Inc., parent company of KFC, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's, A&W and Pizza Hut, has announced it will eliminate several…

Carl's Jr., Hardee's Q3 comps up 0.9%

November 11, 2008

CARPENTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, reported that combined same-store sales for the third quarter ended Nov.

Jack in the Box to webcast fourth quarter earnings

November 11, 2008

SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box Inc. will release fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 operating results after market close on Nov. 18, and the company will host a…

EVOS franchisee opens California store

November 11, 2008

HENDERSON, Nev. — Healthy Fast Food, Inc., area developer of EVOS restaurants, has announced the opening of the newest location of EVOS USA in Healthy Fast…

McDonald's chooses resident blogger for company intranet

November 11, 2008

OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's has announced that Amanda Wilson, a McDonald's manager in Canada, has been voted as the resident blogger on StationM, McDonald's…

Burger King promos gift cards with Nintendo Wii contest

November 10, 2008

MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has kicked off a holiday sweepstakes that offers consumers a chance to win one of 500 Wii systems with the purchase of a BK Crown…

McDonald's kicks off annual Ronald McDonald House fundraiser

November 10, 2008

OAK BROOK, Ill. — Participating U.S. McDonald's restaurants this November will celebrate World Children's Day at McDonald's, an annual program founded in 200…

Study examines feed source of top QSRs

November 10, 2008

Forbes: A study from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences contains controversial claims about menu items served at McDonald's, Wendy's and…

White Castle inducts 2008 Cravers Hall of Fame

November 10, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio — White Castle will induct the Class of 2008 into its Cravers Hall of Fame with a ceremony at the company's home office in Columbus, Ohio, on…

Franchisee profile: Sonic's Wrisinger-King

Bill Wrisinger's love for the brand translates into success

Sonic workers find camera in bathroom

November 9, 2008

KOCO.com (Oklahoma City): The manager of an Oklahoma City Sonic restaurant has been arrested after a female employee discovered a hidden camera in the…

McDonald's U.S. comps up 5.3% in October

November 9, 2008

OAK BROOK, Ill. — Global comparable-store sales at McDonald's Corp. rose 8.2 percent in October, the company announced. System-wide sales for McDonald's…

McDonald's expects 4th-quarter foreign currency hit

November 6, 2008

Reuters: McDonald's Corp. has said it expects revenue and operating income to be hurt by foreign currency translation in the current fourth quarter because the…

Wendy's/Arby's shareholder looking to purchase 40 million shares

November 6, 2008

NEW YORK — Trian Partners, Wendy's/Arby's largest stockholder with approximately 11.1 percent of the company's common stock, has announced it wants to purchase…

Wendy's/Arby's posts loss in pre-merger Q3 results

November 5, 2008

ATLANTA — Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc., parent company of Wendy's International Inc. and Arby's Restaurant Group Inc., has announced pre-merger results for Triarc…

Costs prompt campus Burger King to end 2-for-2 deal

November 5, 2008

Spartan Daily (San Jose State University): Students at San Jose State University are disappointed that the campus' Burger King suddenly ended its promotion of…

McDonald's ties Madagascar animated film with new kids' Move It initiative

November 5, 2008

OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's Corp. has announced the launch of One Minute to Move It — a global children's well-being program designed to encourage kids to see…