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…

Drive-thru wait times creep up as menu options get more complex

November 6, 2005

Quick-serve restaurants are having a tougher time keeping the fast in fast food, as menus become more complicated in response to customers' evolving culinary…

Sonic to Present at the 2005 RBC Capital Markets Consumer Conference

September 18, 2005

Sonic Corp. (Nasdaq: SONC), the nation's largest chain of drive-in restaurants, today announced that it will participate in the 2005 RBC Capital Markets…

Sonic Teams With Its Operators, Supply Partners and Customers to Aid Hurricane Katrina Victims

September 7, 2005

Sonic Corp. (Nasdaq: SONC - News), the nation's largest chain of drive-in restaurants, today announced that it will join with its operators to provide…

Sonic's Retro Boom

January 3, 2005

January 4, 2005 Throwback jerseys and comic-book movies aren't the only things cashing in on the retro revival. Sonic (Nasdaq: SONC) is growing nicely, as its…

Sonic Drive-In announces new top executives

September 9, 2004

SONIC CORP. ANNOUNCES SEVERAL OFFICER MOVES Pattye Moore Winds Up 12 Years with Sonic OKLAHOMA CITY

Sonic expects solid sales trends to continue into fiscal 2005

August 18, 2004

Company Expands Its Stock Repurchase Program.