CKE Restaurants sets FY11 earnings call

April 7, 2011

CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, will release its results for the fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year ended Jan. 31…

Burger King revamps marketing plans

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Quick-service chain burger giant wants to broaden its consumer focus beyond the 18-to-35-year-old male.

El Pollo Loco plans full debt repayment

April 6, 2011

El Pollo Loco Inc. announced today that it intends to pay in full the Mandatory Principal Redemption Amount of its 14.5 percent Senior Discount Notes due on…

Good Times sales up from 2010, new AOR tapped

April 5, 2011

Colorado-based Good Times Restaurants Inc. announced its eighth consecutive month of same-store sales increases with March sales up 8.6 percent from the prior…

Burger King Holdings sets earnings call

April 4, 2011

Burger King Holdings Inc. will hold its earnings call for the six-month period ended Dec. 31, 2010 on April 7 at 4 p.m. ET.

GE Capital: Expect slow, steady restaurant industry gains

April 3, 2011

GE Capital, Franchise Finance held its Restaurant Leadership Conference last week. The conference included results from the 21st edition of the Chain…

Sbarro files for Chapter 11

April 3, 2011

After much speculation about its financial struggles, Melville, N.Y.-based Sbarro Inc., the ubiquitous shopping mall pizza presence, has filed for Chapter 1…

Canadian Yum! brands franchisee files for bankruptcy

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

March 31, 2011

Priszm Income Fund, which owns about 430 Yum! Brands restaurants in Canada, has filed for bankruptcy protection.

Krispy Kreme reports first profitable year since FY04

March 31, 2011

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2011, ended Jan. 30.

Sbarro prepares for Chapter 11 filing

March 31, 2011

After closing a chunk of stores earlier this year, Sbarro Inc. is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection, maybe as early as next week, according to the…

CIT Group: Expect M&A to pick up in 2011

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Private equity firms attracted to strong growth potential.

GE Capital’s WattWise helps restaurants cut energy use

March 30, 2011

GE Capital has launched a new mobile application, WattWise, to its franchise restaurant operator customers in the U.S. WattWise analyzes the energy consumed by…

Dunkin’ Brands’ 2010 numbers up

March 22, 2011

Canton, Mass.-based Dunkin’ Brands Inc., parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, reported results for fiscal year 2010 ended Dec. 25.

Wendy’s/Arby’s offers SSON tips

March 17, 2011

In less than a year, Wendy’s/Arby’s Group has built a shared services center at a new location with a new staff integrating to one enterprise resource planning…

New leadership at McDonald’s South Africa

March 17, 2011

Cyril Ramaphosa, a prominent Johannesburg-based businessman, has taken over McDonald’s restaurants in South Africa.

KFC terminates franchise rights for noncompliance

March 17, 2011

KFC Corp. has pulled the franchise rights for Cleveland-based Morgan’s Foods Inc. The move affects 10 units in Ohio and western Pennsylvania.

L.A. equity firm buys large Taco Bell franchisee

March 17, 2011

Brentwood Associations, a Los Angeles-based private equity investment firm, has acquired K-Mac Holdings Corp., the third largest Taco Bell franchisee in the…

Major Taco Bell franchisee sold on strong ROI

March 16, 2011

Stamford, Conn.-based Olympus Partners announced that it has sold K-Mac Holdings Corp. K-Mac, headquartered in Ft. Smith, Ark., is the third largest Taco Bell…

Krispy Kreme sets Q4 '11 results call

March 16, 2011

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. plans to release its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2011 on March 31, shortly…

Dunkin’ Donuts signs 5-unit deal in Florida

March 15, 2011

Dunkin’ Donuts has signed a multi-unit store development agreement with Alex and Randy Fernandez and Gloria Lengyel to open five restaurants in Polk County…