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Jack in the Box raises $275,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters
September 24, 2006
PALM DESERT, Calif. — The Jack in the Box Foundation held its annual charity golf tournament benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters and raised $275,000 for the…
read nowMcDonald's to serve all-day breakfast
September 24, 2006
USA TODAY: McDonald's chief executive Jim Skinner said the QSR giant would take on breakfast-all-day kingpins Denny's and IHOP. McDonald's is the far-away…
read nowCarl's Jr. raises $300,000 for breast cancer
September 21, 2006
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Carl's Jr. announced that customers supporting an in-store restaurant fundraising program in May 2006 donated more than $300,000 for…
read nowMcDonald's operator hosts video game competition
September 21, 2006
DALLAS — A Dallas-area McDonald's operator is hosting the first Midnight Gaming Championship. According to a news release, the initiative appeals to a…
read nowMcDonald's considers serving breakfast all day
September 20, 2006
The Chicago Tribune: Jim Skinner, chief executive at McDonald's Corp., told investment bankers at a Sept. 20 conference that it is testing a new kitchen…
read nowMcDonald's beefs up staff skills with online courses
September 19, 2006
Scotsman.com: McDonald's is set to beef up its staff's literacy and numeric skills with an online tutor. The online teaching offers Standard Grade-equivalent…
read nowCKE Restaurants period eight comps skyrocket
September 18, 2006
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. said same-store sales for the four weeks ended Sept. 11, 2006, at Carl's Jr. and Hardee's rose 6.9 percent. …
read nowWhite Castle targets late-night dinner crowd
September 17, 2006
COLUMBUS, Ohio — White Castle introduced its new Share a Meal concept on Sept. 17 in nearly 400 restaurants across the Northeast and Midwest. The company…
read nowYum blended sales drop 2%
September 17, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc. announced an estimated 2-percent decrease in third-quarter U.S. blended comps. The period ended Sept. 9, 2006. Taco Bell…
read nowMcDonald's Europe launches McPassport
September 14, 2006
BRUSSELS, Belgium — McDonald's Europe launched the McPassport, an initiative to support the movement of McDonald's restaurant employees throughout the…
read nowWendy's to save money with management software
September 14, 2006
WILSONVILLE, Ore. — Wendy's International Inc. has rolled out a Web-based and wireless solution to manage maintenance service delivery in its 1,40…
read nowSonic signs $775M credit agreement
September 14, 2006
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sonic Corp. has signed a $775 million credit agreement with a syndicate of financial institutions led by Banc of America Securities LLC and…
read nowBurger King celebrates 15 years in Mexico
September 13, 2006
MIAMI — Burger King Corporation announced that it has achieved two major milestones in the Republic of Mexico: its 15th anniversary and the opening of its…
read nowJack in the Box completes sale of 25 Hawaii stores
September 12, 2006
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box Inc. announced that Scanlan Management LLC has acquired its 25 company-operated Jack in the Box restaurants in Hawaii for…
read nowWendy's and Carl's Jr. sales benefit from creative menus
September 12, 2006
Media Post: Wendy's and Carl's Jr. are pulling out of slumps with creative menu offerings that spurred same-store sales increases this summer. Wendy's…
read nowMcDonald's Ireland to reduce salt content and eliminate trans-fats
September 12, 2006
Ireland Online: McDonald's Ireland has said it will reduce the salt content of food including, for the first time, a reduction in the salt content of its…
read nowMcDonald's Aug. comps up 3.5%
September 11, 2006
OAK BROOK, Ill. -- McDonald's said its U.S. same-store sales rose 3.5 percent in August. Europe same-restaurant sales increased 8.8 percent for the month…
read nowMcDonald's hunts for marketing chief
September 10, 2006
Ad Age: Executives are jockeying for a plum marketing job: chief marketing officer of McDonald's USA, commanding a $728 million budget. Read more
read nowArby's names new chief marketing officer
September 10, 2006
ATLANTA — Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. announced that Cheryl Barre has been named chief marketing officer for Arby's and president of Arby's Franchise…
read nowStrange News: Paris Hilton blames DUI on In-N-Out Burger craving
September 7, 2006
Los Angeles Times: Last year, Carl's Jr. ran a commercial featuring Paris Hilton cavorting to the tune of Cole Porter's "I Love Paris." But when it comes to…
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