Sonic intros string cheese to kids meal

September 3, 2008

OKLAHOMA CITY — Sonic Drive-In has announced the launch of string cheese as a side item to its Wacky Pack kids meal.   String cheese is the first product…

Arby's returns 99-cent sandwich to menu

September 2, 2008

ATLANTA — Arby's restaurants have announced the return of the 99-cent Arby-Q sandwich, available through Oct. 5, 2008.   The sandwich features Arby's roasted…

Kahala Brands kicks off month-long Make-A-Wish fundraiser

September 1, 2008

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Throughout September, Kahala brands Blimpie, Cold Stone Creamery, The Great Steak & Potato Co., Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill and…

Wendy's adds Double Stack to value menu

August 28, 2008

DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's has announced the national introduction of a 99-cent Double Stack cheeseburger to its value menu. The company plans to aggressively…

Salmonella outbreak likely over

August 28, 2008

Google/Associated Press: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that the salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 1,440 people appears…

Fla. Wendy's to offer free burger coupons

August 26, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. — This Labor Day weekend, Wendy's restaurants from Central Florida to Miami will offer customers "Celebrating the American Workforce Giveaway…

Mrs. Winner's intros LTO fried shrimp

August 26, 2008

ATLANTA — Mrs. Winner's Chicken & Biscuits has launched a new shrimp product line in its restaurants throughout Georgia and Tennessee.   Mrs. Winner's new…

Wendy's intros Nesquik, 'Squeezerz' options

August 26, 2008

DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's has announced it is introducing low-fat, Nestle Nesquik milk in its 5,900 U.S. restaurants, along with "Squeezerz," a low-fat…

Burger King intros value Wrappers

August 26, 2008

MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has announced additions to the BK Value Menu and BK Breakfast Value Menu.   Permanently added to the breakfast menu is the Cheesy…

Chick-fil-A dress-up day promos Chick-n-Strips

August 26, 2008

ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A has announced it is offering a Chick-n-Strips giveaway to kick off the college football season.   In celebration of the inaugural…

Jack in the Box launches Pita Snacks

August 25, 2008

SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box restaurants have announced the debut of Pita Snacks — a new product platform of snack-sized, wrap-style sandwiches — in several of…

The decline of the dollar menu

QSR operators face challenges to sustain low-cost fare.

Western food show offers tips, new products

August 23, 2008

LOS ANGELES — The Western Foodservice and Hospitality Expo kicked off Aug. 23 with up to 15,000 industry professionals seeing what's hot in the foodservice…

Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo kicks off

August 22, 2008

LOS ANGELES — The Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo opened Aug. 23 at 10 a.m. Pacific time in Los Angeles. Held in the Los Angeles Convention Center…

Dairy Queen intros Iron Grilled Sandwiches

August 20, 2008

Dairy Queen has announced the launch of three new Iron Grilled Sandwiches at participating locations nationwide.   Served fresh and hot off the grill, the…

Tulsa Chick-fil-A owner sets lemonade cup record

August 20, 2008

TULSA, Okla. — The Chick-fil-A restaurant at Eastside Market in Tulsa, Okla., found a bigger-than-life way to commemorate "National Lemonade Day" by setting a…

McDonald's McCafes open in Central Ohio

August 19, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio — McDonald's has announced the launch of its McCafe Coffees in Central Ohio. The Central Ohio Co-Op for McDonald's is one of the first markets…

Hardee's, Carl's Jr. Q2 comps up

August 19, 2008

CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Blended same-store sales for Carl's Jr. and Hardee's parent CKE Restaurants Inc. were up 3.6 percent for the second quarter ended Aug.

Chick-fil-A owner attempts largest lemonade record

August 19, 2008

The (Oklahoma City) Journal Record: A Tulsa, Okla., Chick-fil-A owner has added a 9-foot-tall replica of a Chick-Fil-A cup at his store in an attempt to break…

Canada Arby's celebrate Beef ‘N Cheddar 30th

August 14, 2008

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Arby's restaurants in Canada will celebrate the 30th birthday of the chain's Beef ‘n Cheddar by offering the sandwich at a priceof 3…