Chicken wars

KFC may have a tough time competing in the grilled chicken category.  

Chick-fil-A plans menu enhancements

May 18, 2008

ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A, which in 2007 generated record sales of $2.64 billion and celebrated its 40th consecutive year of positive sales, is making significant…

McDonald's to partner with WNBA

May 13, 2008

NEW YORK — The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and McDonald's has announced a new marketing partnership that will make McDonald's the presenting…

KFC partners with NBA

May 8, 2008

PANAMA CITY, Panama — KFC International and the National Basketball Association have announced a new promotional partnership that will include activities in 2…

Yum! VP sells 18K shares

May 8, 2008

Forbes: A Yum! Brands Inc. senior vice president has exercised options for 18,730 shares of common stock, according to a filing with the Securities and…

McDonald's to host nationwide sampling event

May 5, 2008

CHICAGO — McDonald's will offer customers the opportunity to try its new Southern Style Chicken Biscuit and Sandwich during a nationwide sampling event May 1…

Mary Brown's pulls ad after church complaint

May 5, 2008

The Canadian Press: The Canadian chicken chain Mary Brown's has pulled a marketing campaign after the company received a complaint from a Roman Catholic…

Yum! quarterly dividend increases 27%

May 5, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc. has announced that its board of directors approved a 27 percent increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend from 1…

Church's Chicken names Fletcher Martin agency of record

May 1, 2008

ATLANTA — Church's Chicken has tapped Atlanta-based Fletcher Martin as its agency of record for print and media advertising campaigns throughout the Eastern…

Mrs. Winner's Chicken kicks off free gas promo

April 29, 2008

ATLANTA — Mrs. Winner's Chicken & Biscuits has launched a "Free Gas for a Year" promotion in the metro Atlanta area.   Customers can come into any…

Yum's net up 31%

April 22, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Worldwide comparable-store sales at Yum! Brands Inc. restaurants rose 4 percent for the 2008 first quarter ended March 22, 2008, fueled in…

Church's names new ad agency

April 21, 2008

ATLANTA — Church's Chicken, a division of AFC Enterprises Inc., has named Atlanta-based Fletcher Martin as its agency of record for print and media throughout…

KFC recalls unlabeled chocolate chip cakes

April 20, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — KFC Corp. is recalling its Double Chocolate Chip Cakes because they contain eggs, milk, wheat and soy ingredients and possibly traces of tree…

Church's Chicken sets store-opening record

April 20, 2008

ATLANTA — Church's Chicken opened 99 stores in 2007, representing seven percent unit growth globally and setting a company record for total restaurant openings…

Chick-fil-A founder honored for volunteer work

April 15, 2008

ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A founder and philanthropist S. Truett Cathy has been awarded the President's Call to Service Award in a ceremony at the White House in…

Church's Chicken expands JobApp rollout

April 14, 2008

TROY, Mich. — Church's Chicken has announced the rollout of the JobApp Network automated hiring solution across all of its 272 corporate-owned restaurants in…

Customers line up in support of KFC manager

April 13, 2008

Youngstown Vindicator (Ohio): Hundreds of customers lined up for hours at a KFC restaurant in Youngstown, Ohio, to show support for store manager Joe Kaluza.

Yum CEO rakes in $10M salary

April 13, 2008

Forbes: Yum Brands Inc. chief executive David Novak received compensation in 2007 valued at about $10.6 million, according to a proxy statement filed Friday…

McDonald's promo banking on stimulus checks

April 7, 2008

CNN: McDonald's hopes to lure customers into its U.S. restaurants next month by giving away samples of its new Southern-Style chicken sandwiches. The…

QSRs bank on value menus

How the U.S. dollar has a great deal of purchasing power on the QSR menu.