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Wendy's tweaks product development process
June 16, 2009
Business First of Columbus: Wendy's new management team turned to the brand's customers for its latest product development ideas, an area where the company had…
read nowWendy's Father's Day Frosty Weekend to help foster children
June 16, 2009
TORONTO — This Father's Day Weekend (June 20-21), Wendy's is helping consumers treat Dad and help foster children at the same time. During Wendy's third annual…
read nowWendy's/Arby's signs int'l dual-branded franchise agreement
June 15, 2009
ATLANTA — Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc. and Saudi Arabia-based Al Jammaz Group have signed an agreement to build 135 dual-branded Wendy's and Arby's restaurants in…
read nowWoman in wheelchair tries to sue White Castle
June 15, 2009
Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul): After being refused service in a White Castle late-night drive-thru because she was not in a licensed motor vehicle, a…
read nowBritain's Got Talent judge promos Burger King's Flame scent
June 15, 2009
Burger King U.K. has aroused consumer suspicion with the launch of its Burger King Flame scent, with Britain's The Daily Mail and PRWeek questioning whether…
read nowCarrolls Restaurant Group investors sell common stock
June 15, 2009
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., parent Company of Carrols Corp., has announced that its long-time institutional investors, funds managed by…
read nowIced coffee hot with women, teen girls
June 15, 2009
USA TODAY: Iced coffee has gotten so popular in the past year that it has passed iced tea in sales as a breakfast drink at restaurants, according to The NPD…
read nowBrazilian prosecutor seeks ban of fast-food toys
June 15, 2009
Reuters: A Brazilian prosecutor has asked for a national ban on toys sold with meals at chains such as McDonald's and Burger King, saying the practice can lead…
read nowMcDonald's plans aggressive expansion, advertising blitz
June 14, 2009
BusinessWeek: Unlike a number of U.S. operators who are cutting capital expenditures, McDonald's plans to invest $2.1 billion in its restaurants in 2009…
read nowDunkin' Donuts topped ad buzz in May
June 14, 2009
The coffee ad wars are paying off for the top brands, Dunkin' Donuts and McDonald's. Advertising Age reports that Dunkin' Donuts led McDonald's and Starbucks…
read nowBurger King to license Apple Fries for grocery sales
June 11, 2009
MIAMI — Beginning this fall, CrunchPak, a licensee of Burger King Corp., will make the company's BK Fresh Apple Fries available in approximately 10,000 grocery…
read nowSonic sues company for cyber-squatting
June 11, 2009
The Oklahoman: Sonic Corp. and American's Drive-In Brand Properties LLC have filed a federal lawsuit against Bright Orange Software for cyber-squatting, the…
read nowCarl's Jr. video creator promo tops viral video chart
June 11, 2009
Advertising Age: Carl's Jr.'s latest marketing effort to promote its Portobello Mushroom Six-Dollar Burger by signing on popular YouTube video creators has…
read nowU.S. senators craft compromise national menu labeling bill
June 10, 2009
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate supporters of competing menu-labeling legislation have come up with a compromise bill that has the support of the National Restaurant…
read nowWendy's/Arby's announces $550M private offering to repay debt
June 10, 2009
ATLANTA — Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, Wendy's International Holdings LLC (to be renamed Wendy's/Arby's Restaurants LLC), has…
read nowN.M. What-A-Burger employees victim of 'phone-in vandalism'
June 10, 2009
KOAT TV (Albuquerque, N.M.): Two Albuquerque, N.M., What-A-Burger employees were tricked into testing the store's fire suppression system and then stripping…
read nowBurger King orders franchisee to remove controversial messaging
June 10, 2009
Last month, a blogger with the Memphis Flyer reported that several Burger King restaurants in the Memphis, Tenn., area had posted the message "Global warming…
read nowBurger King franchisees vote down marketing initiative
June 10, 2009
Blue MauMau: Burger King franchise owners have voted down the company's latest Iron Man 2 marketing initiative, believing it was a ploy to induce them into a…
read nowBurger King franchisees refile suit over operating hours
June 9, 2009
The Miami Herald: A Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge has agreed to rehear the case brought by Burger King franchisees over the chain's requirement for extended…
read nowCulver's "Day of Giving" exceeds fundraising goal
June 9, 2009
PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. – Culver's Restaurants in 17 states raised more than $210,000 for local charitable organizations during its national "Day of Giving…
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