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CKE Restaurants completes sale of La Salsa
July 16, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc., owner and operator of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's restaurant brands, has completed the previously announced sale…
read nowMcDonald's expects to post rare loss
July 16, 2007
LA Times: McDonald's Corp. said this week it expects to post a loss of 60 cents a share for the second quarter as the result of the sale of some of the…
read nowMcDonald's tries movies in Louisville
July 16, 2007
Louisville Courier Journal: About 90 McDonald's in the Louisville, Ky., area have installed self-service movie rental kiosks as part of a year-long trial.
read nowMcDonald's comps continue growth trend
July 15, 2007
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Global comparable-store states for McDonald's Corp. rose 8.4 percent in June and 7.4 percent in the second quarter ended June 30, the…
read nowWendy's launches Baconator Sound Bites contest
July 15, 2007
DUBLIN, Ohio — To celebrate the launch of its new Baconator hamburger, Wendy's International Inc. is holding a contest inviting consumers to create "burger…
read nowHardee's intros Blueberry Biscuit
July 15, 2007
ST. LOUIS — Hardee's restaurants are adding Blueberry Biscuits to the company's breakfast menu. Blueberry Biscuits are made by taking Hardee's signature…
read nowDunkin' Donuts debuts new celebrity ad campaign
July 15, 2007
CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Donuts is rolling out the latest ad spots in its America Runs on Dunkin' campaign, featuring television advertisements directed by…
read nowHardee's franchisee to acquire Atlanta locations
July 12, 2007
DENVER —Hardee's and Carl's Jr. franchisee Biscuits and Burgers LLC has secured $8.5 million in funding from Scottsdale, Ariz.-based GE Capital Solutions…
read nowHardee's in fight over Burger Chef name
July 11, 2007
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A Chicago firm which revitalizes dormant brands and then runs them or licenses them is trying to gain control of the Burger Chef…
read nowMcDonald's Japan to take on Starbucks
July 11, 2007
Forbes: The Japanese subsidiary of McDonald's Corp. plans to open 15 "McCafe" stores in the Tokyo area Aug. 29. The company plans to add more locations if the…
read nowMaggieMoo's celebrates birthday, partners with children's foundation
July 10, 2007
COLUMBIA, Md. — MaggieMoo's International announced that Maggie, its seven-foot-tall spokescow will celebrate her birthday with a charitable extravaganza…
read nowMuslim Dunkin' Donuts franchisee wins discrimination appeal
July 10, 2007
Toronto Star: A U.S. appeals court has ruled that a discrimination lawsuit filed by a Muslim Dunkin' Donuts franchisee can proceed, overturning an earlier…
read nowKFC commissions teriyaki-sauce mural
July 9, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Fried Chicken has commissioned experiential artist Phil Hansen to create a mural of Colonel Sanders to showcase KFC's new Teriyaki…
read nowTaco Bell starts TV Me! promotion
July 8, 2007
IRVINE, Calif. — Taco Bell has partnered with Gizmoz and MTV in search of three virtual consumer actors to star as animated talking characters in a 30-second…
read nowGood Times comps increase
July 8, 2007
GOLDEN, Colo. — Good Times Restaurants Inc. announced that June same-store sales increased 14 percent, driven by the introduction of the new Bambino burger…
read nowJack in the Box to launch "Jack TV"
July 8, 2007
SAN DIEGO, Calif. —Jack in the Box has partnered with digital-media company Ripple to launch an in-store entertainment network. The network will broadcast…
read nowWendy's comps see slight 2Q increase
July 5, 2007
DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's International Inc. has announced preliminary same-store sales for the second quarter of 2007, ended July 1, 2007. Average…
read nowMcDonald's British fleet to run on cooking oil
July 5, 2007
Reuters: McDonald's is converting its British delivery fleet to run on biodiesel fuel made largely from its own recycled cooking oil. The company plans to…
read nowArby's parent eyes Wendy's buyout
July 4, 2007
Los Angeles Times: Billionaire Nelson Peltz, a major investor in Wendy's International Inc., said this week that his restaurant company, Arby's parent Triarc…
read nowMcDonald's ramps up video rollout
July 2, 2007
CNNMoney: McDonald's plans to add RedBox DVD rental kiosks to at least eight new markets by the end of August, the company announced. Redbox anticipates being…
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