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CKE 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…
read nowBurger King sponsoring The Simpsons
September 7, 2006
LOS ANGELES — FOX announced Burger King will sponsor the season premiere of the Emmy Award-winning program The Simpsons. Burger King is also sponsoring a…
read nowCKE exec takes over Church's Chicken franchise sales
September 6, 2006
ATLANTA — Church's Chicken has appointed Scott Moffitt vice president of franchise sales and development. According to a news release, Moffitt has 16 years…
read nowSonic posts 20 consecutive years of comps increases
September 6, 2006
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sonic Corp., the nation's largest chain of drive-in restaurants, said it has posted 20 consecutive years of positive same-store sales. The…
read nowMcDonald's operator installs technology to deliver targeted media
September 5, 2006
BURR RIDGE, Ill. — A McDonald's franchise operator has hired the services of TAP TV, a targeted media company. According to a news release, TAP TV brings…
read nowWendy's turns in strongest month in 2 years
September 5, 2006
DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's International Inc. said same-store sales increased 4.7 percent at domestic company stores for the August period, which ended Sunday…
read nowSonic Drive-In serving bottled milk
September 5, 2006
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Sonic is teaming up with the National Dairy Council (NDC) to sell low-fat milk and chocolate milk at its drive-in outlets. According to a…
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