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McDonald's comps up in March
April 12, 2007
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Same-store sales for McDonald's Corp. restaurants worldwide increased 8.2 percent in March and are up 6.3 percent for the quarter, the…
read nowNRA show to feature eco-friendly products
April 12, 2007
Attendees at the 2007 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show will have a special opportunity this year to look at ways of making their…
read nowMcDonald's shares reach 7-year high
April 11, 2007
Associated Press: Shares of McDonald's Corp. hit their highest mark in more than seven years Wednesday after analysts predicted the fast food chain would post…
read nowMcDonald's cleared of wage violations in China
April 10, 2007
Associated Press: China's labor authorities have cleared McDonald's of wage and other regulation violations, but officials have uncovered problems with…
read nowNYC health department: Lax standards let to rodent infestations
April 10, 2007
Associated Press: In the first complaint the city health department received about a rodent-infested fast-food restaurant, someone said a rat fell from the…
read nowMcDonald's updating German restaurants
April 10, 2007
Deutche Welle: About 240 of the 1,276 McDonald's in Germany have been renovated to incorporate the company's modern-looking McCafe concept. At least another…
read nowMcDonald's signs deal with tomato pickers
April 9, 2007
Chicago Tribune: McDonald's Corp signed an agreement Monday with an organization representing 3.500 tomato pickers in Florida. The deal calls for McDonald's…
read nowCKE launches refranchising effort
April 9, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc., operator of the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. brands, is launching a refranchising program that is expected to involve…
read nowMcDonald's, Chinese officals working toward union
April 8, 2007
International Herald Tribune: McDonald's is cooperating with China's large state-controlled union to allow the formation of more union locals in its 67…
read nowCarl's Jr. diners robbed at gunpoint
April 5, 2007
North County Times (California): Customers and employees at a Temecula, Calif., Carl's Jr. were robbed at gunpoint April 3. The victims told police officers…
read nowDenver McDonald's to promote healthy eating
April 5, 2007
Denver Post: More than 100 McDonald's in the Denver area are joining in a program with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to encourage…
read nowWendy's comps up in 1Q
April 4, 2007
DUBLIN, Ohio — Same-store stales at company-owned Wendy's International Inc. restaurants increased 3.8 percent in the first three months of 2007, the company…
read nowMcJobs often pathway to success
April 4, 2007
Niagara Falls Review: McDonald's is trying to have the term "McJob" removed from the Oxford English Dictionary, saying the term is demeaning to its workers.
read nowBK employee arrested for alleged identity theft
April 4, 2007
Journal-Advocate (Colorado): A 19-year-old Burger King employee in Sterling, Colo., has been arrested on charges of identity theft, theft and criminal…
read nowCKE comps up in March
April 3, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Same-store sales at CKE Restaurants Inc.'s Carl's Jr. brand rose 1.2 percent for the four weeks ended March 26, the company announced.
read nowFormer Wendy's manager sentenced
April 3, 2007
Newark Advocate: A former Wendy's manager who took a percentage of nearly $14,000 her employees stole has been sentenced to nine months in prison. The…
read nowSwiss McDonald's to accept contactless payment
April 3, 2007
Cardtechnology.com: McDonald's restaurants in three Swiss cities plan to participate in a trial of contactless credit, accepting cards with MasterCard…
read nowSonic sees second-quarter net income decline, comps increase
April 2, 2007
OKLAHOMA CITY — Same-store sales at Oklahoma City-based Sonic Corp. grew 2 percent in the second quarter of 2006, the company announced March 28. Revenues…
read nowBurger King to expand in Egypt
March 29, 2007
MIAMI — Burger King Corp has signed a development agreement with Hana International Co. Ltd. a subsidiary of The Olayan Group, giving Hana the exclusive…
read nowCarl's Jr., Hardee's comps up in Q4
March 29, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Same-store sales for CKE Restaurants Inc.'s Carl's Jr. brand rose 4.9 percent for the 2007 fiscal year ended Jan. 29, while comps at the…
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