Chicken News & Media
Virginia Bojangles franchise named top performer
July 17, 2007
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After an annual review process of franchisees across the system, Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits has named the Rocky Mount, Va.…
read nowWendy's strengthens animal welfare guidelines
July 11, 2007
DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's International Inc. has strengthened its animal welfare guidelines by giving preferential buying to its pork and chicken suppliers who…
read nowChurch's Chicken offers franchisee incentives
July 9, 2007
ATLANTA — Church's Chicken has introduced an incentive program dubbed Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch, where franchisees who sign a new development…
read nowKFC commissions teriyaki-sauce mural
July 9, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Fried Chicken has commissioned experiential artist Phil Hansen to create a mural of Colonel Sanders to showcase KFC's new Teriyaki…
read nowTaco John's launches Crunchy Chicken promotion
July 4, 2007
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Taco John's is launching a new ad campaign to promote its Crunchy Chicken & Potato Burrito. The campaign will include TV, radio and…
read nowArby's intros Popcorn Chicken Shakers
July 1, 2007
ATLANTA — Arby's has introduced popcorn chicken served in a portable, shake-able cup, available from July 2 through Aug. 18. Popcorn Chicken Shakers feature…
read nowNew report examines U.S. fast food market
June 28, 2007
DUBLIN, Ireland — Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Dining Out Review: Quick Service Restaurants in the United States 2007" to their…
read nowChick-fil-A celebrates anniversary
June 25, 2007
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Chick-fil-A is marking the 40th anniversary of its first restaurant this week. The company also will observe Cow Appreciation…
read nowSonic net off 13 percent
June 21, 2007
OKLAHOMA CITY — Comparable-store sales for drive-in restaurant chain Sonic Corp. grew 4 percent in the third quarter ended May 31, 2007, the company…
read nowKFC to test online ordering
June 20, 2007
Gilroy Dispatch: KFC has selected California's South County as the test market that will determine whether online-ordering services will rollout nationwide.
read nowChurch's partners with business brokers
June 14, 2007
ATLANTA — Church's Chicken has signed a partnership agreement with Sunbelt Business Brokers, a Cleveland-based firm that helps companies buy and sell…
read nowPolice kill KFC hostage-taker
June 6, 2007
Courier Mail (Australia): Shanghai police shot and killed a knife-wielding man who took a four-year-old girl hostage in a KFC outlet in the city. The man…
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Quick-serve menus cross international borders
by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance
Menu items indicate tastes of a region.
read nowChild held hostage at China KFC
June 5, 2007
Reuters: A three-year-old girl is being held hostage by an unidentified man at a KFC restaurant in Shanghai, according to official Chinese media. People…
read nowChurch's Chicken to open 20 Denver locations
June 3, 2007
ATLANTA — Laredo, Texas-based Pollos Del Centro has been awarded the franchise rights to build 20 Chuch's Chicken restaurants in the Denver metropolitan area…
read nowKFC searches for 'Hitmaker'
June 3, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — KFC has launched its Pride 360 theme-song contest. During Black Music Month, KFC invites aspiring artists and musicians to join the…
read nowGlass found in KFC Japan salads
May 31, 2007
Reuters: Pieces of glass were found in salads sold at two Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets in Japan, the company said. The glass came from a broken refrigerator…
read nowPopeyes cutting trans fat
May 29, 2007
ATLANTA — Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, a division of AFC Enterprises Inc., has switched to zero gram trans-fat biscuits and one gram trans fat per-serving…
read nowCarl's Jr. comps flat in Q1
May 29, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Same-store sales at CKE Restaurants Inc.'s Hardees brand rose 0.6 percent for the four-week period ended May 21, the company announced.
read nowKFC turns to consumers for ad fodder
May 21, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — KFC's new "Celebration" advertising spot for its zero grams trans-fat conversion includes content taken entirely from existing…
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