White Castle, A&W celebrate longevity

The regional brands are marking anniversaries with special prices and events.

Iced coffee hot with women, teen girls

June 15, 2009

USA TODAY: Iced coffee has gotten so popular in the past year that it has passed iced tea in sales as a breakfast drink at restaurants, according to The NPD…

Dunkin' Brands marks 15,000th store milestone

June 14, 2009

CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Brands, parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, has officially opened its 15,000th store worldwide in Raleigh, N.C. To…

Del Taco intros customizable Chicken Fajita Burrito

June 14, 2009

LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Del Taco has unveiled its new Chicken Fajita Burrito, which includes grilled marinated chicken, fire-roasted fajita onions and peppers…

TCBY offers dads free frozen yogurt on Father's Day

June 14, 2009

SALT LAKE CITY — TCBY has announced its second annual Father's Day giveaway. In honor of deserving dads, TCBY, The Country's Best Yogurt, will be swirling free…

Dunkin' Donuts topped ad buzz in May

June 14, 2009

The coffee ad wars are paying off for the top brands, Dunkin' Donuts and McDonald's.   Advertising Age reports that Dunkin' Donuts led McDonald's and Starbucks…

Burger King to license Apple Fries for grocery sales

June 11, 2009

MIAMI — Beginning this fall, CrunchPak, a licensee of Burger King Corp., will make the company's BK Fresh Apple Fries available in approximately 10,000 grocery…

Carl's Jr. video creator promo tops viral video chart

June 11, 2009

Advertising Age: Carl's Jr.'s latest marketing effort to promote its Portobello Mushroom Six-Dollar Burger by signing on popular YouTube video creators has…

Mintel reveals lastest ice cream, coffee trends

Plain flavors are most popular for frozen treats, and specialty coffees are gaining ground.

MaggieMoo's debuts Destination menu for summer

June 10, 2009

ATLANTA — MaggieMoo's Ice Cream and Treatery has unveiled three new ice cream combinations and three new smoothie flavors that it will offer as part of its…

Utah Del Tacos make Sunday a chicken soft taco value day

June 9, 2009

LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Del Taco restaurants in Utah have added a Taco Sunday promotion to its value offerings. A complementary promotion to its popular Taco…

Gold Star Chili re-intros Footlong Cheese Coneys

June 9, 2009

CINCINNATI — Gold Star Chili, The Flavor of Cincinnati, has announced it is bringing back by popular demand Footlong Cheese Coneys during the summer months.

Kuwait QSR franchise sets 3 world records

June 9, 2009

MYFOX Orlando: The Americana Group, which operates several restaurants in Kuwait, recently set three world records in one day. Workers at Hardees organized a…

Jack in the Box adds to 'mini' lineup

June 8, 2009

SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box restaurants have introduced Mini Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sandwiches, a trio of mini Homestyle chicken fillets topped with Frank's…

Wendy's again named Zagat's top fast food mega chain

June 8, 2009

NEW YORK — Zagat has revealed the results of its latest Fast Food Survey, with Wendy's retaining its reign as champion in the Mega-Chain category for Food…

Wendy's debuts premium boneless wings

June 8, 2009

DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's has introduced a new line of premium boneless wings, which are hand-tossed and served with one of three signature sauces: Sweet &…

N.Y. Metro McDonald's launch Big Mac-inspired wrap

June 8, 2009

ROSELAND, N.J. — New York Metro McDonald's restaurants have debuted the Mac Snack Wrap, featuring 100 percent USDA-inspected beef, lettuce, onions, pickles…

Burger King testing Fire-Grilled Ribs

June 8, 2009

Pork Magazine: Burger King is testing its "Fire-Grilled Ribs" in four select regions after more than a year of development between Burger King and the National…

U.S. McCafe rollout drives McDonald's May comps

June 7, 2009

OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's Corp. has announced that global comparable sales rose 5.1 percent in May, compared to an increase of 7.7 percent in the same…

Dunkin' Donuts helps consumers wake-up with new breakfast wrap

June 7, 2009

CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Donuts has unveiled the new Wake-up Wrap, the company's first product created specifically to provide customers with a breakfast item…