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McDonald's ad agency uses Boston University class in commercial
August 25, 2009
Students in a summer Boston University advertising class will be featured in a reality-based TV commercial for McDonald's that is scheduled to begin airing…
read nowBurger King won't abandon value as it ramps up premium rollouts
August 25, 2009
Burger King anticipates its new batch broiler, which is expected to be in all U.S. stores by January 2010, to be "a game changer in the fast food hamburger…
read nowValue fails to improve Burger King's U.S. comps
August 24, 2009
The economic recession and heavy discounting by other quick-service chains has impacted Burger King's fourth quarter global comparable sales, Burger King…
read nowJack in the Box launches instant-win for video game fans
August 24, 2009
Jack in the Box restaurants is hosting a new instant-win game targeting gamers. The new peel-and-reveal Jack's Big Rip-Off game features a variety of gaming…
read nowWendy's still leads, McDonald's gains in consumer perception
August 23, 2009
Wendy's continues to lead the top quick-serve burger chains in consumer perception as tracked by BrandIndex, according to a story by MediaPost/Marketing Daily.
read nowHardee's puts fried bologna on the breakfast menu
August 23, 2009
Hardee's has taken a popular Southern favorite, the fried bologna sandwich, and transformed it into a new breakfast item. The Oscar Mayer Fried Bologna Biscuit…
read nowSonic plans to expand in New York state
August 23, 2009
With Sonic getting a warm welcome in Northern markets, often pulling in three times the sales of stores that open in existing markets, the chain is making a…
read nowBurger King takes on McDonald's Double Cheeseburger in target markets
August 20, 2009
McDonald's is taking a hit from competitors on all sides, it seems. First, Carl's Jr. unleashed the Big Carl as a bigger, more affordable version of McDonald's…
read nowMagazine ranks cities by dependence on fast food
August 20, 2009
Known for its Restaurant Report Cards that rate quick-serve restaurants according to their most and least healthiest menu items, Men's Health magazine's…
read nowKrystal targets energy drink fans with online campaign, coupon
August 19, 2009
Krystal restaurants has launched on online ad campaign and coupon for free coupon for its new proprietary Krystal Blitz energy drink, launched last month. …
read nowMilwaukee Culver's stores raise $37K for boy burned in SUV
August 19, 2009
Culver's restaurants in Milwaukee raised raised $37,000 in one day to donate to a 5-year-old boy severely burned in a SUV wreck in the city last month…
read nowMcDonald's testing at-home order-takers
August 19, 2009
Remote order takers for the drive-thru are not new in the quick-service restaurant industry. McDonald's, Wendy's and, most recently, Jack in the Box have made…
read nowQSRs among national retailers growing in NYC despite economy
August 18, 2009
A recent report released by the Center for an Urban Future ranking the national retailers with stores in New York City has found that quick-service restaurant…
read nowBurger King's Angry Whopper moves into Canada
August 18, 2009
Burger King is heating up the globe with its Angry Whopper and playing up on the burger's name in its promotions. Following the sandwich's introduction in…
read nowCarl's Jr., Hardee's bite back in burger wars
August 17, 2009
With Burger King and McDonald's debuting their own premium burgers, regional chains Carl's Jr. and Hardee's are not taking the entries lightly. Andrew F.
read nowMore lawsuits filed against Ill. McDonald's over hepatitis A
August 16, 2009
Two lawsuits have been filed on behalf of customers sickened in a Milan, Ill., hepatitis A outbreak that involved two McDonald's employees. The lawsuits have…
read nowIn-N-Out named favorite in Esquire chef poll
August 16, 2009
Esquire Magazine asked the country's top chefs to rate their favorite fast food restaurants. The winner: In-N-Out Burger. Other mentions include small regional…
read nowParTech Inc. hires former Yum! exec as account director
August 13, 2009
ParTech Inc., provider of software and hardware solutions, has announced that Tim Vainer has joined the company as managing director in charge of the Yum!
read nowWhataburger intros LTO steakhouse-inspired burger
August 12, 2009
Whataburger restaurants have debuted a new twist on the iconic Whataburger, the steakhouse-inspired Chop House Cheddar Burger. The chain unveiled the…
read nowCommentary: McDonald's won the recession, but will it survive the recovery?
August 12, 2009
Industry forecasters are saying that the recession is most likely over, and Slate Moneybox commentator Daniel Gross says McDonald's is one of the recession's…
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