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Former VP returns to Church's to oversee operations
February 10, 2017
Church's Chicken has named Pete Servold as its executive vice president of U.S. operations, succeeding Joseph Christina after his promotion to CEO last…
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NYC restaurateur proposes 3-tier minimum wage to 'help small business owners'
by Cherryh Butler — editor, fcc
CEO Willie Degel thinks the industry should have a specific minimum wage for private companies with less than $25 million in revenues, a higher wage for…
read nowFlames of resistance rise against Hardee's CEO as labor secretary
February 9, 2017
The "pot" of resistance is still boiling under Labor Department Secretary nominee and Hardee's parent company CEO Andrew Puzder. Senate Minority Leader Chuck…
read nowDunkin' Donuts dividend payout exceeds expectations
February 9, 2017
Dunkin' Brands Group reported this week that 2016 was a year of growth, which included a bump in the quarterly cash dividend to shareholders.
read nowYoshinoya America names former Rally's leader to top operations role
February 9, 2017
Yoshinoya America is tapping into new leadership, appointing the former Checkers/Rallys brand turnaround and operational leader, Jim Stevens, as its chief…
read nowSonic franchise deal puts refranchising program ahead of schedule
February 9, 2017
Sonic Drive-In has signed a deal with multi-brand franchise organization, Let’s Shake, to buy 53 Texas locations as part of a refranchising initiative focused…
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Happy Pizza Day ... particularly you, Texas, Michigan
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Pizza Marketplace wishes you a Happy Pizza Day. And just for kicks, we thought we'd share a little list that Welcomemat Services sent our way about which…
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[LIVE WEBINAR] Food safety, human error and the digital age
February 9, 2017
Mistakes are inevitable in any endeavor, but with all the players and products involved in a typical food service operation, they are almost sure to occur.
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Yum China tramples expectations; profit up 31%
February 8, 2017
Yum China's first earnings report as an independent company proves that sometimes breaking up can be a very beautiful thing. In fact, its first report since…
read nowA&W says nation's oldest chain has new life
February 8, 2017
A&W reports that — for the first time in more than 10 years and five years after its split from Yum Brands — its system-wide revenue and store count have…
read nowDunkin' entering bottled-coffee market
February 8, 2017
Dunkin' Donuts is making its first foray into the ready-to-drink coffee market this week with its bottled iced coffee products now available in groceries and…
read nowWetzel's Pretzels FY results prove offbeat locations work
February 8, 2017
Wetzel's Pretzels completed 12 straight quarters of same-store sales growth, with comparabele same-store sales up 4.4 percent during FY 2016, according to a…
read nowHardee's CEO and labor secretary nominee admits hiring undocumented immigrant
February 7, 2017
Controversy and contention have followed CKE Restaurant Group CEO Andrew F. Puzder since President Trump nominated him for Labor Secretary, and today it…
read nowMore than 6,000 restaurants put new chatbot to use
February 7, 2017
Restaurant tech business, Orderscape.com, is bringing a full food-ordering chatbot to more than 6,000 restaurants in the U.S. early in the second quarter of…
read nowArby's adds 25 in units in northeastern US
February 6, 2017
Arby’s is adding 25 restaurants in the northeast over the next six years as part of a deal with Franchisee AR Chain of Restaurants, according to a news…
read nowEl Pollo Loco LTO breezes in on Baja wind
February 6, 2017
Fan favorite Baja shrimp has sailed in to El Pollo Loco as the featured ingredient in four seafood LTOs. The chain is offering shrimp avocado Baja tacos…
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Taco Bell TV spot puts breakfast on front burner
February 6, 2017
Taco Bell wants a bigger bite of the breakfast action, so it's pushing its dollar breakfast burrito in a new campaign that puts the brand strongly in the…
read nowIncome up, revenue down at Nathan's last fiscal year
February 3, 2017
Income was up, but both sales and revenue were down at Nathan's Famous over the past quarter, as well as its 2017 fiscal period that ended Dec. 25, 2016…
read nowPollo Campero charts 24% sales growth in 2016
February 3, 2017
Pollo Campero reported its fifth straight year of positive sales growth and its first year to cross the $100 million sales benchmark in the U.S., according to…
read nowA&W promo taps into Academy Awards popularity
February 3, 2017
In 23 days, this year's Academy Awards will take place in Tinseltown, but A&W is using the annual movie-centric event to kick up a little stardust of its…
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