Beef costs likely to force restaurant price hikes

October 14, 2008

The Dallas Morning News (Associated Press): As restaurants work to secure supply and price contracts for meat and other commodities for the upcoming year, they…

McDonald's launches All American Achievers Program

October 14, 2008

OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's has unveiled a new, in-school achievement program, McDonald's All American Achievers, an opportunity for teachers nationwide to…

American Family Association ends McDonald's boycott

October 13, 2008

Chicago Tribune: The American Family Association has ended a five-month boycott of McDonald's Corp. after Richard Ellis, formerly McDonald's vice president of…

U-Swirl Frozen Yogurt planned for Las Vegas

October 13, 2008

HENDERSON, Nev. — Healthy Fast Food Inc. (HFFI) has announced that through U-Swirl Intl. Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, it has acquired the worldwide…

Wendy's plans New Zealand expansion

October 13, 2008

The National Business Review (Auckland, New Zealand): Wendy's is planning to open 20 new outlets in New Zealand in the next five years, more than doubling its…

Burger King wraps up first Futbol Kingdom tour

October 13, 2008

MIAMI — Burger King Corp.concluded the 2008 Futbol Kingdom tour in Miami's Tropical Park, after debuting in August throughout seven markets across the United…

QSRs adopt fast casual lessons

Upscale décor, menu translate to better sales.

In-N-Out target of email hoax

October 12, 2008

CBS2 (Los Angeles): In-N-Out has been the target of an elaborate hoax by a creative scammer and spammer who sent multiple text messages and Internet mails…

President Bush honors McDonald's Hispanic restaurateurs

October 12, 2008

OAK BROOK, Ill. — President George Bush welcomed four McDonald's restaurant managers and owner/operators to the White House for an invitation-only reception on…

McDonald's kicks off Monopoly game

October 9, 2008

OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's Monopoly Game kicks off today in participating McDonald's restaurants. The 2008 Game runs in participating restaurants through…

Venezuela orders nation's McDonald's shut in tax fight

October 9, 2008

Reuters: Venezuela's tax body has shut all branches of McDonald's in the South American nation for 48 hours as punishment for alleged tax irregularities. …

Burger King announces Q1 conference call

October 8, 2008

MIAMI — Burger King Holdings Inc. will hold its first quarter earnings call for fiscal year 2009 on Oct. 31 at 10 a.m. Eastern time following the release of…

Sonic to webcast year-end conference call

October 8, 2008

OKLAHOMA CITY — Sonic Corp. will issue its year-end earnings release before the opening of market trading on Oct. 17 beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern time. The…

Burger King franchisee Carrols Corp. prelim Q3 comps up

October 7, 2008

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., the parent company of Carrols Corp., the largest Burger King franchisee based on number of stores and operator…

Vegetarian Paul McCartney angry over photo in Liverpool McDonald's

October 7, 2008

The Telegraph (U.K.): Paul McCartney, who has been a vocal advocate of vegetarianism for 30 years, was furious after discovering pictures of the Beatles had…

McDonald's ad agency taps new exec to lead account

October 7, 2008

BrandWeek: McDonald's ad agency, Arnold, has hired 30-year industry veteran Gary Steele as managing partner/executive director to oversee the shop's McDonald's…

A look inside Burger King product innovation

October 7, 2008

Herald Tribune (Sarasota, Fla.): An upcoming product launch from Burger King's product innovation team could be the The Angry Whopper, a burger topped with…

Fla. Burger King Whopper Bar in the works

October 6, 2008

The Wall Street Journal: Burger King Holdings Inc. plans to open its first Whopper Bar in Orlando, Fla., in February and open more across the globe.   The…

Analysts question Wendy's move to older target group

October 5, 2008

Brandweek: With the sale to Triarc now complete, Wendy's is moving its focus to adult consumers and on its quality products. Analysts say moving away from the…

QSR operators adjust to higher costs

October 5, 2008

The Saginaw News: Restaurants are adapting to the weak economy by reducing portion sizes and raising prices. At Wendy's, for example, the size of value-size…