Carl's Jr. names ad agency for Texas account

September 14, 2008

Austin Business Journal: Austin, Texas-based Mercury Mambo, a Hispanic marketing and events agency, is now handling all marketing for Carl's Jr. in Texas. …

McDonald's CEO happy with drink rollouts

September 14, 2008

Chicago Tribune: McDonald's chief executive Jim Skinner said the chain's gambit into specialty coffee, smoothies and bottled drinks is rolling out on schedule…

Triarc, Wendy's shareholders approve merger

September 14, 2008

DUBLIN, Ohio — Triarc Cos. Inc., parent company of Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. and Wendy's International Inc., has announced today that their respective…

Arby's, Wendy's menu merger unlikely

September 11, 2008

Akron Business Journal: The proposed merger of Arby's and Wendy's could create significant behind-the-scenes changes for both companies, but the two restaurant…

McDonald's Australia CEO: Fast food not obesity source

September 11, 2008

Australian Food News: McDonald's Australia CEO Peter Bush has reported to an Australian House of Representatives inquiry that childhood obesity is due to…

McDonald's robber climbs in drive-thru window

September 11, 2008

The Washington Post: A man climbed through a late-night drive-thru window at an Annapolis, Md., McDonald's and robbed the store at gunpoint. He was found soon…

CKE to host Q2 conference call, release period eight comps

September 10, 2008

CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. has announced that the company will release its second quarter results and period eight same-store sales…

Hardee's Saudia Arabia store is 300th for parent CKE

September 10, 2008

CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. has announced the opening of a new Hardee's restaurant in Saudi Arabia, bringing its international unit count to…

Wendy's 'Crazy Lettuce' viral video gets mixed reviews

September 10, 2008

Advertising Age: Wendy's is trying its hand at viral videos with a new spot called "Crazy Lettuce." The concept was spun off the chain's "meatatarian" TV…

Disabled man files class action suit against Burger King

September 10, 2008

San Francisco Chronicle: A wheelchair-bound man has filed a federal class-action lawsuit against Burger King in San Francisco, accusing the quick-service chain…

Wendy's to give away 10,000 free Twisted Frostys

September 9, 2008

GLENDALE, Calif. — Nestle Toll House cookie dough is just one of the three add-in flavors in Wendy's new Twisted Frosty, which the chain is featuring in The…

Burger King UK doubles digital budget

September 9, 2008

NMA.co.uk: Burger King UK has doubled its digital marketing budget following the success of a strategy to use online advertising to drive visits to its…

McDonald's August worldwide comps up 8.5%

September 8, 2008

OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's Corp. has announced its global comparable-store sales increased 8.5 percent in August. Systemwide sales for McDonald's worldwide…

Krystal opens modern/retro drive-up restaurant

September 8, 2008

EXTON, Pa. — End-to-end solutions provider for the connected signage market, Scala, has announced that Krystal Restaurants of Chattanooga, Tenn., is delivering…

Burger King UK launches 'polygameat' ad

September 8, 2008

Guardian.co.uk: Burger King will launch a TV ad campaign in the United Kingdom that plays on the idea of polygamy, featuring a man harassed by women for mixing…

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Carl's Jr., Hardee's CEO on value, marketing

September 8, 2008

QSRWeb editor Christa Hoyland sat down with CKE Restaurants Inc. chief executive officer and president Andrew "Andy" Puzder in his office in Carpenteria…

Miss. Wendy's testing coffee drinks

September 7, 2008

Laurel (Miss.) Leader-Call: A Wendy's restaurant in Laurel, Miss., has been selected as the lone site to test the chain's new iced-coffee and Frosty-cino…

HME named Checkers/Rally's vendor of year

September 7, 2008

SAN DIEGO — HME, a manufacturer of wireless and cabled communication systems for drive-thrus, has announced it has received the "Vendor of the Year" award…

Ex-McDonald's employee files discrimination suit

September 7, 2008

Chicago Tribune: A former employee of a Dryersville, Iowa, McDonald's has filed a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission alleging he was unlawfully…