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Discrimination suit filed against Mich. McDonald's
July 27, 2008
Detroit Free Press: Two Muslim women said they were denied jobs at a Dearborn, Mich., McDonald's because they wore Islamic headscarves, according to a…
read nowTriarc announces leadership appointments
July 27, 2008
ATLANTA — Triarc Companies Inc., franchisor of the Arby's restaurant system, has announced that following the closing of the pending merger between Wendy's…
read nowNew Intl. Diary Queen president visits franchisees
July 24, 2008
Cape Coral (Fla.) Daily Breeze: John Gainor, the new president of International Dairy Queen, who is responsible for more than 5,900 stores in 20 countries, is…
read nowCarl's Jr. CEO no health nut
July 24, 2008
Advertising Age (subscription may be required): Andy Puzder, president and CEO of Hardee's and Carl's Jr., has made a name for his chains — and boosted…
read nowMcDonald's manager charged with theft
July 24, 2008
Bucks County (Pa.) Courier Times: The manager of a New Britain, Pa., McDonald's is accused of stealing nearly $4,000 from the fast-food restaurant and gambling…
read nowWash. A&W goes mobile with smoothee
July 23, 2008
YAKIMA, Wash. — A&W Restaurants has begun touring a mobile ice-cold smoothee and slushee machine around the Yakima, Wash., area for consumers to beat the…
read nowMcDonald's: Dollar Menu changes ahead
July 23, 2008
Forbes: McDonald's international business lifted earnings in the second quarter, but ballooning commodity costs threaten to cut into future profits. The…
read nowMcDonald's overcomes Europeans' fast food scorn
July 23, 2008
The Guardian (United Kingdom): In France, McDonald's, known in Paris as "McDo," has posted double-digit growth on average for the last three years despite the…
read nowMcDonald's not winning over coffee crowd
July 23, 2008
Chicago Business News: McDonald's Corp. has a marketing challenge as it tries to crack Starbucks' hold on the premium coffee business. The chain's biggest…
read nowCarl's Jr. intros new breakfast sandwich
July 22, 2008
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Carl's Jr. has introduced a new breakfast item as big as its burgers — the Monster Breakfast Sandwich. The morning offering features two…
read nowMcDonald's reports strong Q2 results
July 22, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's Corp. has announced strong operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008, driven by global same-store sales growth…
read nowMcDonald's enters product-placement partnership with TV news
July 22, 2008
The New York Times: The anchors on the Fox affiliate in Las Vegas, KVVU, sit with cups of McDonald's fake iced coffee on their desks during the…
read nowCKE same-store sales up
July 21, 2008
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. has announced its Carl's Jr. and Hardee's period six same-store sales for the four weeks ended July 14, 2008, are up…
read nowMcDonald's offers Spy Gear Happy Meals
July 21, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO — Wild Planet Entertainment Inc. has announced that participating McDonald's restaurants will be offering official Spy Gear gadgets with the…
read nowMcDonald's announces Big Mac jingle contest winner
July 21, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Fans of the McDonald's Big Mac jingle have selected Jason Harper of Boynton Beach, Fla., from the company's online consumer casting call.
read nowSpecialty coffee not so hot for McDonald's
July 20, 2008
The Wall Street Journal: McDonald's sales data suggests that its specialty coffee drinks, now in at least 1,700 locations, aren't selling well. A chart of the…
read nowBurger King buys out Iowa, Nebraska franchisee
July 17, 2008
MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has announced the acquisition of 72 Burger King restaurants in the major metropolitan areas of Omaha, Neb., and Des Moines, Iowa…
read nowYum! Brands Q2 profits up 4%
July 16, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W All American Food, reported same-stores sales…
read nowNev. McDonald's franchisee pleads guilty to immigration charges
July 16, 2008
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice has reported that one current and one former top executive for a Reno, Nev.-area McDonald's franchisee, and the…
read nowOne-time McDonald's robber now jingle finalist
July 16, 2008
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: A man who held up a McDonald's at gunpoint when he was 14 is one of two South Florida finalists in a contest to mix a new jingle…
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