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McDonald's promotes supply chain VP
December 21, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's USA has announced the promotion of Dan Gorsky to senior vice president, North America supply chain management. Gorsky, most…
read nowBurger King trans fat lawsuit dismissed
December 21, 2008
MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has announced that Washington, D.C., Superior Court has dismissed the trans fats lawsuit brought by the Center for Science in the…
read nowWash. Carl's Jr. breaks opening sales record
December 18, 2008
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — A new Carl's Jr. restaurant in Marysville, Wash., has posted a record-setting $105,063 in sales in its first seven days. The previous…
read nowMcDonald's cashier laughs at robber
December 17, 2008
KBTX/Associated Press: A San Antonio McDonald's cashier thought a robber's demand for money was a joke and laughed at him and told him to get a job. The…
read nowVegas In-N-Out job application event draws 1,000
December 17, 2008
Las Vegas Sun: In-N-Out managers taking applications for 50 $10-an-hour jobs at a Las Vegas restaurant opening expected a large crowd because of the economic…
read nowBurger King ad agency named Creativity's Agency of Year
December 16, 2008
Creativity: Crispin Porter + Bogusky, agency of record for Burger King, has been named Creativity's Agency of the Year. Creativity says the agency created one…
read nowHardee's intros diner-style breakfast offerings
December 16, 2008
ST. LOUIS — Hardee's has introduced the new Ham & Three Cheese Breakfast Burrito and Country Potatoes side item to its breakfast menu. The breakfast…
read nowBurger King debuts LTO meat-scented body spray
December 16, 2008
MIAMI — Joining the product closet of items aimed at its so-called Super Fans — which Burger King Flame fragrance includes such items as the Burger…
read nowTrian Partners finalizes Wendy's/Arby's stock deal
December 14, 2008
NEW YORK — Trian Partners' purchase of 49,395,394 shares of Wendy's/Arby's Class A common stock has been verified. The fund management group now owns…
read nowEVOS opens in Las Vegas area
December 14, 2008
HENDERSON, Nev. — Healthy Fast Food Inc., area developer for EVOS Feel Great Fast Food, has opened a new EVOS location in the Summerlin area of the Las Vegas…
read nowSonic announces value menu as comps decline
December 14, 2008
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sonic Corp. plans to launch a system-wide value menu at the end of December, the company has announced. Sonic did not give any specifics about…
read nowBoardwalk Fresh Burgers & Fries opens in Herndon, Va.
December 14, 2008
COLUMBIA, Md. — Boardwalk Fresh Burgers & Fries franchisee Nadin Samnang has opened his first Boardwalk location at the Worldgate Center in Herndon, Va. …
read nowCarl's Jr., Hardee's Q3 gains down
December 10, 2008
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Blended same-store sales at CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, were up 0.9 percent for the third quarter…
read nowYum! Brands unveils 2009 plans
December 10, 2008
CNN Money/Dow Jones: Yum! Brands, parent company of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, Long John Silver's and A&W, hopes record international store expansion and a…
read nowJack in the Box, Sonic Benchmark reports available
December 9, 2008
DUBLIN, Ireland — Research and Markets has announced the addition of two new reports to its offerings: Restaurant Research LLC's report "Jack in the Box…
read nowViva McDonald's debuts in Las Vegas
December 9, 2008
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Viva McDonald's, an upscale, high-tech environment version of the No. 1 burger chain's stores, will open at 11 a.m. Thursday at 289…
read nowInternational sales still strong for McDonald's
December 8, 2008
OAK BROOK, IL — McDonald's Corp. has announced a global comparable sales increase of 7.7 percent in November. Systemwide sales for McDonald's worldwide…
read nowJack in the Box in first Tournament of Roses parade
December 8, 2008
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box restaurants will sponsor its first-ever float in the annual Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif., on New Year's Day. …
read nowCarl's Jr. to expand into Kazakhstan
December 8, 2008
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Carl's Jr. franchisee Americana Group S.A.K. plans to build 12 Carl's Jr. restaurants in Kazakhstan over the next five years, Carl's Jr.
read nowBurger King franchisees refile suit over extended hours
December 8, 2008
CNN Money/Dow Jones: Three Burger King franchisees have filed an amended lawsuit claiming the phrasing of its franchisee agreement prohibits the parent company…
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