SEC clears NexCen Brands

July 14, 2010

The Division of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission has notified NexCen Brands Inc., parent company of two retail brands and five…

Krispy Kreme opens two more neighborhood shops

July 11, 2010

Krispy Kreme is moving forward with its expansion strategy of opening its smaller neighborhood shops with two new stores. Earlier this month, the company…

Wendy's expects strong ROI from salad investment

July 8, 2010

Wendy's is confident that its new premium salad line will pay off for the brand. The company has invested in new equipment, sourcing of fresh ingredients and…

Forecasting: 'Fresh' will take Wendy's farther than new salad line

by Stuart Morris

While the products may provide a sales uplift in the short-term, long-term the outlook looks a little wilted.

Cold Stone hopes to boost sales with eGift social media app

July 6, 2010

Cold Stone Creamery has launched a social media application that allows customers to send a Cold Stone Creamery gift to their friends and family via Facebook…

Trends in Eating Out: Hunker down, or exhale?

by Janet Eden-Harris — CMO & SVP Strategy, Market Force

Nothing is more top of mind right now for those of us in the restaurant industry than the state of the economy.

Arby's launches social media campaign to promo value LTO

June 30, 2010

Arby's is using its first social media campaign to promote a new limited-time-offer sandwich designed for its value meal. The Junior Deluxe debuts this…

Stockholders approve CKE Restaurants takeover by Apollo

June 30, 2010

It's official. Stockholders of CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's brands, approved the proposal of merger on Wednesday by…

NexCen now producing own dry pretzel mix for Pretzelmaker

June 29, 2010

NexCen Brands Inc.'s manufacturing facility in Atlanta is now producing dry pretzel mix for its Pretzelmaker brand in addition to the company's existing cookie…

Food & beverage innovation ideation boundaries

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Boundaries can stifle food and beverage new product ideation, or they can create more fertile product concepts. This may well represent the crux of innovative…

Jack in the Box debuts LTO $3.99 double-patty chicken sandwich combo

June 28, 2010

Jack in the Box restaurants has launched its latest sandwich with a limited-time only value promotion. The Really Big Chicken Sandwich, which features two…

Sonic rolls out bigger, better Footlong Quarter Pound Coney

June 27, 2010

Sonic is starting the celebration of National Hot Dog Month early with the introduction of its new and improved Footlong Quarter Pound Coney.

Trufoods' revamped brands ready for growth

The two-year-old franchising company has big plans for its four small QSR chains.

Burger King plans to complete breakfast revamp in Q4

June 24, 2010

Burger King is pinning its hopes on its breakfast program, with the remainder of the lin'es new offerings to launch later this year, the company announced at a…

It’s the food, stupid

by Janet Eden-Harris — CMO & SVP Strategy, Market Force

Fast Food. Quick Serve. The very names of the industry describe the focus on speed. So we’d all be forgiven if we guessed that the most important criteria for…