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KFC to offer free chicken strips
January 25, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — KFC Corp. will offer free samples of the restaurant chain's signature Colonel's Crispy Strips Jan. 29 at participating restaurants The…
read nowChick-fil-A continues "First 100 Fans" promo with first Mo. stand-alone location
January 24, 2007
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Chick-fil-A Inc. plans to give away $26,000 worth of free food when the Atlanta-based chain opens its first stand-alone restaurant in…
read nowReport on QSR industry in the U.K. launched
January 17, 2007
DUBLIN, Ireland — Research and Markets has launched its report, "Fast Food in the United Kingdom", a detailed analysis of market size and segmentation…
read nowFast-food chains target Muslim population
January 16, 2007
Bradenton Herald: Fast-food operators across the globe are trying to reach the Muslim population through the offering of halal — the Islamic analog of kosher…
read nowYum! Brands real-estate deal soured by PETA ownership
January 16, 2007
New York Times: Louisville, Ky.-based Yum! Brands wanted to buy property for a Taco Bell in Norfolk, Va., but the identity of the seller turned out to be an…
read nowCarl's Jr. founder to be honored in California
January 11, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. announced Jan. 11 that Carl's Jr. founder Carl N. Karcher will be honored in Anaheim, Calif., with a star on its…
read nowGoing trans-fat-free is no easy trick
January 9, 2007
BusinessWeek.com: Changing KFC's longstanding hydrogenated frying oil to a trans-fat-free option was no easy switch. Just when chain president Gregg Dedrick…
read nowPETA protests KFC
January 1, 2007
The Tribune Star: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals protested a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant Dec. 30. PETA accuses the restaurant chain of…
read nowPopeyes comps drop in October and November
December 13, 2006
ATLANTA — AFC Enterprises Inc., franchisor and operator of Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, reported operational results for its financial period 11 ended Oct.
read nowYum! Brands expects 2007 U.S. comps to increase 2-3%
November 30, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With the new year just around the corner, Yum! Brands expects a promising 2007. The franchisor of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, Long John…
read nowFormer Long John Silver's and KFC CEO joins AFC Enterprises board
November 28, 2006
ATLANTA — AFC Enterprises Inc., the franchisor and operator of Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, appointed John M. Cranor and Cheryl A. Bachelder to its board…
read nowChurch's Chicken outsources financials to overseas firm
November 28, 2006
ATLANTA — Church's Chicken announced a world-wide partnership with WNS Global Services, a leading offshore business process outsourcing (BPO) provider. The…
read nowChick-fil-A reaches $2-billion sales mark
November 27, 2006
ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A said it earned more than $2 billion in system-wide sales for 2006. According to a news release, this will mark its 39th consecutive…
read nowChick-fil-A founder to attend his grandson's restaurant opening
November 26, 2006
SAN MARCOS, Calif. — Chick-fil-A Inc. founder Truett Cathy, 85, will attend a grand opening in California Dec. 6 when his grandson opens a stand-alone…
read nowKFC wins the hearts of the Vietnamese
November 19, 2006
Seattle Times: Decades after the end of the Vietnam War, an American colonel from Kentucky has made a triumphant arrival in this communist capital. But…
read nowKFC's new logo visible from space
November 13, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — KFC Corp. said it became the world's first brand visible from outer space by unveiling an 87,500-square-feet, updated Colonel Sanders logo…
read nowAFC Reports solid Q3 for Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits
November 1, 2006
ATLANTA — AFC Enterprises Inc., the franchisor and operator of Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, reported a solid third quarter which ended Oct. 1, 2006. …
read nowKFC switches to zero trans-fat cooking oil; CSPI drops lawsuit
October 29, 2006
KFC Corp. is converting its 5,500 U.S. restaurants to trans-fat-free cooking oil. After KFC made the announcement Oct. 30, the Center for Science in the…
read nowNigerian operator: Fast-food business is hard work
October 22, 2006
The Daily Sun: In a revealing Q&A, Prince Okonkwo, chief executive of Tetrazzini Chicken restaurant in Nigeria, shares his ideas on marketing and the…
read nowKFC lobbies for its own postage stamp
October 17, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Fried Chicken is trying to get its founder, Colonel Harland Sanders, on a U.S. postage stamp. KFC is urging consumers to visit…
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