Burger/Steak/BBQ News & Media
Monster Jam rolls into Burger King
February 13, 2008
NEW YORK — 4Kids Entertainment Inc. has established a global promotional partnership with Burger King Corp. for Monster Jam, the largest touring monster truck…
read nowCoach Pitino signs Rally's endorsement deal
February 12, 2008
(Louisville, Ky.) Business First: The Rally's restaurant franchise for the Louisville, Ky., area has signed an endorsement agreement with University of…
read nowWhite Castle offers candlelight Valentine dinner
February 10, 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio — White Castle restaurants in several cities will offer reserved candlelight dining from 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 14. Tables will be adorned with…
read nowCheckers Drive-In shuffles management team
February 6, 2008
TAMPA, Fla. — Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. has announced the reorganization of its executive management team.
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QSRs feel economic pinch
by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance
As consumers tighten their wallets, operators scale back locations.
read nowWendy's 2007, Q4 comps weak
February 3, 2008
DUBLIN, Ohio — Annual same-store sales at wendy's International Inc.'s U.S. franchise restaurants increased 1.4 percent for the year ended Dec. 30, 2007…
read nowIn-N-Out, Jack in the Box boycott slaughterhouse after abuse claims
February 3, 2008
LAist: Irvine, Calif.-based In-N-Out Burger decided to stop buying beef from a Chino slaughterhouse after the U.S. Humane Society released a video of abused…
read nowFormer Ga. Krystal workers file strip-search suit
February 3, 2008
The Associated Press: Four former employees of a northern Georgia Krystal restaurant who are black said they were unfairly strip-searched by white managers and…
read nowKrystal experiments with menu
January 31, 2008
Chattanooga Times Free Press: Because the Krystal brand is so intertwined with its iconic sandwich, the company has been wary of items that appear inconsistent…
read nowCulver's teams with 'Bronze the Fonz' project
January 30, 2008
MILWAUKEE — With funding for the bronze life-like statue of Henry Winkler as his iconic TV character Fonzie, from the hit series "Happy Days" now secure, the…
read nowBurger King 2Q 2008 comps, revenue up
January 30, 2008
MIAMI — Burger King Holdings Inc. has announced its second-quarter fiscal 2008 results.
read nowMcDonald's to open 150 units in China in '09
January 28, 2008
Reuters: McDonald's Corp. plans to open 150 outlets in China in 2009, the company's top China executive said recently, as competition heats up in the rapidly…
read nowWendy's unveils new ad campaign
January 28, 2008
DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's is set to debut its new advertising campaign — "Waaaay Better Than Fast Food" — on national television. The campaign, recently unveiled…
read nowFamous Uncle Al's to exhibit at Orlando show
January 27, 2008
DANBURY, Conn. — Famous Uncle Al's Hot Dogs Inc. has announced it will be exhibiting at the annual World Money Show being held Feb. 6-9, 2008, at the Gaylord…
read nowWendy's: Strategic review taking longer than expected
January 27, 2008
CNN: Wendy's International Inc. has said the previously disclosed review of its strategic options by a special committee of the board is taking longer than…
read nowAlvarez elected to McDonald's board of directors
January 24, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's Corp. has announced that president and COO Ralph Alvarez has been elected to the company's board of directors, effective…
read nowGood Times comps rise by double digits
January 24, 2008
GOLDEN, Colo. — Good Times Restaurants Inc. has announced that same-store sales increased 11.2 percent in December 2007 and 11.6 percent for its first fiscal…
read nowMcDonald's to give $15,000 to P.E. programs
January 23, 2008
PHILADELPHIA — McDonald's Restaurants of the Greater Philadelphia Region Inc. has announced the kickoff of the 2008 McDonald's Go Active! Academic Awards…
read nowMcDonald's withdraws ads from Fla. report cards
January 17, 2008
AdAge.com: McDonald's Corp. has voluntarily pulled its sponsorship from report-card covers in Seminole County, Fla., public schools after parental complaints.
read nowBurger King names VP of inclusion, talent management
January 16, 2008
MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has appointed Robert Perkins as vice president, inclusion and talent management, the company announced. In this newly created…
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