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Menu labeling alters New Yorkers' eating habits
July 6, 2008
AMNewYork: New York chain restaurants are seeing customers switching to lower-calorie food choices two months after many began posting the number of calories…
read nowJack in the Box intros new value sandwiches
July 6, 2008
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box has added two new cheese-topped sandwiches to its value menu. The new Nacho Cheese Burger and Nacho Cheese Chicken Sandwich feature…
read nowCKE CEO criticizes dollar menus
July 6, 2008
Forbes: The chief executive of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's parent CKE Restaurants Inc. has said the fast-food industry's dependence on dollar menus to attract…
read nowGay-marriage opponents boycott McDonald's
July 6, 2008
Washington Post: A group that opposes same-sex marriage has called for a boycott of McDonald's, saying the fast-food chain has refused "to stay neutral in the…
read nowMcDonald's outlines Olympic Games sponsorship
July 2, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's has launched several programs as part of its sponsorship of the 2008 Olyimpic Games in Beijing, ranging from giving kids an…
read nowDQ parent company CEO Buffett draw $2.1M bid for lunch
July 1, 2008
Associated Press: Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which owns International Dairy Queen Inc., was surprised at a Chinese investment fund…
read nowCulvers donates 10% of day's sales to aid disaster relief
July 1, 2008
The Decorah (Iowa) Newspapers: More than 100 participating Culver's locations, including Decorah, will donate 10 percent of sales on July 2, 2008, to local…
read nowCulver's adds Oreo frozen custard sandwich
July 1, 2008
PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wisc. — Culver's has partnered with Kraft Foodservice, maker of the Oreo cookie, to develop a frozen-custard-filled Oreo sandwich. The…
read nowMcDonald's creates Asian-inspired food in Olympics tie-in
June 30, 2008
The Wall Street Journal: McDonald's is taking various strategies in its media blitz for the Beijing Olympic Games. Around the world, franchises are creating…
read nowBurger King introduces nutritionally balanced Kids Meal
June 29, 2008
MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has launched a new nutritionally balanced Burger King Kids Meal, featuring its new Fresh Apple Fries and Kraft Macaroni & Cheese.
read nowTriarc looking for more Atlanta space after Wendy's buyout
June 29, 2008
Atlanta Business Chronicle: Atlanta-based Triarc Cos. Inc. wants to add offices in the city after its successful bid to buy hamburger chain Wendy's. The move…
read nowOriginal Ohio White Tower restaurant to go for $1
June 29, 2008
The Toledo Blade: The first and arguably the last official White Tower restaurant in Ohio has been put up for sale for $1. However, the buyer must pay to…
read nowWorld's priciest burger a hit
June 26, 2008
Forbes: The world's most expensive hamburger, a $185 limited-edition Whopper-like sandwich sold exclusively at a branch of Burger King in the wealthy London…
read nowMcDonald's prices up in China
June 26, 2008
Rednet.cn: For the second time this year, McDonald's has raised its prices in China. Other U.S. food chains in China also are increasing menu prices. Its major…
read nowCKE announces Q1 results
June 25, 2008
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Same-store sales for CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's chains, increased 1.8 percent for the 2009 first…
read nowYum! Q1 lobbying is $160K effort
June 25, 2008
Forbes: Yum! Brands Inc., which operates KFC, Taco Bell and other fast-food chains, spent $163,857 in the first quarter to lobby on disclosing nutritional…
read nowInd. McDonald's customers in PJs get free chicken biscuits
June 25, 2008
Noblesville (Ind.) Daily Times: McDonald's Restaurants of Central Indiana — Indianapolis, Kokomo, Lafayette, Bloomington, Muncie and Anderson — will be holding…
read nowYum! 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…
read nowSonic'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…
read nowN.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…
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