Yum! launches hunger relief effort

September 22, 2009

Yum! Brands, parent company of the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, A&W and Long John Silver's brands, is launching its annual World Hunger Relief campaign with…

Pollo Campero celebrates National Chicken Month with giveaway

September 21, 2009

In honor of National Chicken Month, Pollo Campero will give away one free fried chicken leg or thigh on Sept. 23 at any of the chain's more than 50 U.S.

California restaurants to give free kids' meals on Family Day

September 20, 2009

The California Restaurant Association and Maria Shriver, wife of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, have joined forces to encourage families to spend…

Atlas moving van drivers name favorite fast food, coffee

September 17, 2009

Atlas recently surveyed its professional van operators on a variety of topics, including their favorite fast food restaurant and coffee.   For fast food, their…

Bojangles' Golf Classic raises $154K for MDA

September 17, 2009

Bojangles' Restaurants Inc. executives, franchisees and vendors came together for a day of golf earlier this week and raised $153,635 to support the Muscular…

El Pollo Loco intros LTO wings

September 13, 2009

El Pollo Loco has introduced its new Buffaloco Wings for a limited time, the company has announced.   Buffaloco Wings are prepared to order and then smothered…

National Restaurant Association names new board officers

September 13, 2009

The National Restaurant Association has announced the election of its new officers during the association's September board meeting in the nation's capital. …

KFC to become NFL sponsor

September 8, 2009

KFC has signed an agreement to become the National Football League's quick-service marketing partner, according to a story by NASDAQ.com.   From NASDAQ.com:…

Pollo Campero sees strong opportunity for U.S. expansion

September 3, 2009

Pollo Compero, which got its start in Latin America, has plans to become one of the top-50 U.S. quick service restaurant brands with 300 stores by 2014. …

Popeyes promotes wings with photo contest

August 31, 2009

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is promoting its limited-time offer wings with a nationwide consumer-generated photo contest: "Get Some Wings and Get Away," the…

KFC floats revamped value menu with boat promo

August 27, 2009

KFC has ramped up its Ultimate Value Menu and is promoting it via a specially designed vessel fitted to give away free samples.   The new value menu…

Alaska KFC/Taco Bell helps pave way for more rural locations

August 27, 2009

A multibranded KFC/Taco Bell restaurant's grand opening in Kodiak, Alaska, last year set a Yum! Brands' corporate record, not only for its opening day but for…

Church's Chicken buys 23 Mrs. Winner's stores in Tenn., Ky.

August 25, 2009

Chick-fil-A kicks off college football season with giveaway

August 24, 2009

Chick-fil-A is again celebrating the start of the college football season with the the second-annual Chick-fil-A Kickoff football game by offering a free…

KFC addresses inaccurate nutritional reports of test sandwich

August 24, 2009

KFC's Double Down sandwich, which has been in test in Providence, R.I., and Omaha, Neb., for several weeks, has received unprecendented attention, much of it…

KFC sandwich test draws worldwide attention

August 23, 2009

KFC's Unthink campaign apparently is not just about offering a better-for-you grilled bone-in product line. The chain may be poised to ask consumers to Unthink…

Magazine 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…

Regional chicken chain thrives on small-town values

Golden Chick never forgets that it's a part of the community.

Deep-discount offering, national media plan pays off for Popeyes

August 19, 2009

Popeyes' deep-discount PayDay promotion in April and a new national advertising plan helped the company fight off competition as it worked aggressively to…

KFC names Chari-T's design winners

August 18, 2009

KFC has announced the winners of its Chari-T's Contest, in which consumers submitted their own designs for the T-shirts that benefit the chain's charitable…