Sales soar at Yum! Brands

March 1, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.— Yum! Brands reported that blended comparable-store sales at its U.S. corporate units rose 4 percent for the four weeks ended Feb. 25.    …

Let the Dr Pepper SONIC Games begin

February 28, 2006

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Olympic-style competition twisted with a mind-boggling question has had more than 80,000 SONIC Drive-In crewmembers guessing 'Where in the…

McDonald's takes $60 million in pre-tax charges

February 27, 2006

CHICAGO — An acquisition in Brazil and store closings in the United Kingdom will lead McDonald's Corp. to take about $60 million in pre-tax charges in the…

McDonald's kiosk experiment

McDonald's has test marketed many media sales projects, including pay-to-play Wi-Fi Internet access and its current Redbox DVD rental kiosks.

Jack in the Box reports earnings

February 21, 2006

SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box Inc. reported net earnings totaled $25.2 million for the first quarter ended Jan. 22, compared with $25.4 million in the same…

KFC and Long John's face zoning issues in Mass.

February 19, 2006

Daily News Transcript: KFC and Long John Silver's is trying to move into a Massachusetts suburb, but town officials are contesting the way the restaurants…

Harassment carries a hefty price

Until Anita Hill testified in 1991 against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sexual-harassment complaints were rare.

McDonald's admits to using wheat and dairy in fries

February 15, 2006

KUTV: McDonald's admitted to using wheat and dairy products to make its French fries taste better. The reason McDonald's is now revealing this is new…

Yum! Brands post lower fourth-quarter profit

February 7, 2006

Forbes: Yum! Brands Inc. said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit fell 4 percent, stemming from an accounting expense for employee stock options even as the…

Get faster or fail

January 30, 2006

Associated Press: There's a new race in the QSR industry: competing to see who can deliver faster and better service to customers pulling up to the takeout…

Order confirmation

January 24, 2006

Located at the point of ordering in  the drive-thru lane, order confirmation systems deliver state-of-the-art video images on large-format, full color…

McDonald's: 30 years of drive-thru

January 23, 2006

On this day in 1975, McDonald's opened its first drive-thru. The Sierra Vista, Ariz., restaurant closed in 1999 to make way for another McDonald's built next…

McDonald's rolls out drive-thrus in China

January 15, 2006

FOX News: McDonald's Corp. is rolling out its drive-thru windows in China, reaching out to a generation of newly mobile Chinese.   Relying on the windows and…

In-N-Out Burgers sues VP

January 15, 2006

L.A. Times: In-N-Out Burgers Inc. is suing one of its vice presidents, Richard Boyd, for fraud and embezzlement. Boyd previously had filed a lawsuit, also in…

Arby's Sidekickers loaded with potato and other appetizing bites

December 27, 2005

Coffee going quick

In the quick-service restaurant industry time is money.  Which may explain why drive-thrus, offering quick service to millions of customers each day, coupled…

McDonalds and Sonic ring in the holidays with reusable stored value cards

December 2, 2005

Two of the nation's most popular quick-service restaurants are making holiday shopping a lot easier with reusable stored-value gift cards.  Now available for…

Win $25,000 MasterCard Gift Card at Arby's

Customers using a MasterCard credit card to pay for any purchase at Arby's are automatically entered for a chance to win $25,000 in MasterCard gift cards.

Checkers®/Rally's® Celebrates 20 Years

November 21, 2005

Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., the nation's largest double drive-thru chain, today announced that it is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Checkers® and…

Checkers/Rally's donates to relief effort with sales of NASCAR Combo Meals

November 13, 2005

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. the nation's largest QSR chain of double drive- thru restaurants, recently announced that it is donating more than…