Yum! Brands again one of Black Enterprise's 40 Best in Diversity

June 24, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the fourth consecutive year, Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of A&W All-American Food, KFC, Long John Silver's, Pizza Hut and Taco…

Sonic's Q3 net income down, outlook hopeful

June 24, 2008

OKLAHOMA CITY — System-wide sales at Sonic Corp. declined 0.4 percent for the third quarter ended May 31, 2008, the company announced. For the first nine…

N.Y.Tri-State McDonald's celebrates decade of reading program

June 24, 2008

ROSELAND, N.J. — This year marks the 10th anniversary of the New York Tri-State Area's McDonald's "Check It Out" Reading Program, which offers children in…

McDonald's tests new smoothies

June 24, 2008

Sault Ste. Marie Evening News: Northern Michigan McDonald's restaurants, along with Bakersfield, Calif., and Rochester, N.Y., are again being used as consumer…

Cancer research institute issues warning about McDonald's diet

June 23, 2008

WASHINGTON — Health experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) have announced a warning about crash dieting in response to the so-called…

Food safety requires a strong supply chain

Knowing your supplier can help prevent food-borne illness.

Hardee's founder dies

June 22, 2008

ST. LOUIS — Wilbur Hardee, 89, founder of Hardee's restaurants, died Friday, June 20, 2008. Hardee, who was born Aug. 15, 1917, in the rural community of…

Jack in the Box relieves gas prices with free tacos

June 22, 2008

SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box Inc. has announced that its restaurants will offer two free tacos to customers with a valid gas receipt on June 26, 2008. "The…

Sonic plans nationwide expansion

June 19, 2008

The Oklahoman NewsOK.com: Oklahoma City-based Sonic Corp. has announced its plan to develop 1,000 more drive-in stores nationwide. About 50 of those…

EVOS offers shake for fuel promotion

June 19, 2008

TAMPA, Fla. — EVOS restaurants are helping Tampa and St. Petersburg, Fla., customers get over the pain of high gas prices with a "fuel up" for free promotion.

U.K. Burger King sells world's priciest burger

June 18, 2008

Forbes: A Burger King in the South Kensington district of London is selling a limited-edition burger for the whopping price of $185 (in U.S. dollars).   The…

Carl's Jr. introduces new $6 burger

June 18, 2008

CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Carl's Jr. has announced the addition of the Prime Rib Six Dollar Burger to its menu. The premium burger represents the chain's desire to…

Carl's Jr. to expand into China

June 18, 2008

CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, Carl Karcher Enterprises Inc., has signed an agreement to open a minimum of 10…

DQ and Girl Scout cookies pair up for LTO blizzard flavor

June 17, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS — Dairy Queen has announced it is merging its popular frozen treat, the Blizzard, with the best-selling Girl Scout cookie, the Thin Mint. The new…

McD's launches Big Mac jingle remix contest

June 17, 2008

OAK BROOK, Ill. — As it wraps up its celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Big Mac, McDonald's USA has launched a national contest inviting consumers to…

CKE in deal to add Hardee's in Pakistan

June 16, 2008

CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. has signed development agreements to open 25 new Hardee's restaurants in Pakistan.   The agreements are with MDS…

Burger, other chains starting to wrap it up

June 16, 2008

Brandweek: Fast-food chains such as Arby's, McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and Wendy's are finding that customers take to wrap products, according to a report…

Sonic starts planned boom in Twin Cities area

June 15, 2008

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Sonic Drive-In has opened its first Twin Cities, Minn., location. Border Foods Cos., the Golden Valley, Minn.-based…

Largest BK franchisee adds more stores

June 12, 2008

CHICAGO, Ill. — C.H. James Restaurant Holdings LLC has acquired four additional Burger King restaurants in Kenosha, Wis., and opened a new store in Chicago.  …

Moms get inside look at Chicken McNuggets' process

June 12, 2008

ATLANTA, Ga. — McDonald's Moms' Quality Correspondents (MQC), a group of everyday mothers who go behind-the-scenes to explore the quality and nutritional value…