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Oklahoma City ranks high on fast-food list
April 11, 2007
CNN: Oklahoma City residents have been on the top ten list of "heavy users" of fast food more than any other American city, according to data compiled by…
read nowMcDonald's updating German restaurants
April 10, 2007
Deutche Welle: About 240 of the 1,276 McDonald's in Germany have been renovated to incorporate the company's modern-looking McCafe concept. At least another…
read nowMcDonald's signs deal with tomato pickers
April 9, 2007
Chicago Tribune: McDonald's Corp signed an agreement Monday with an organization representing 3.500 tomato pickers in Florida. The deal calls for McDonald's…
read nowCKE launches refranchising effort
April 9, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc., operator of the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. brands, is launching a refranchising program that is expected to involve…
read nowToledo Taco Bells testing breakfast
April 5, 2007
BG News (Bowling Green, Ohio): The Toledo, Ohio, area is one of four cites around the country where Taco Bell restaurants are testing a new breakfast menu.
read nowChurch's finding success overseas
April 5, 2007
Chain Leader: Church's Chicken is planning an aggressive expansion drive in the Europe and Middle East. The company already has 400 international locations in…
read nowDenver McDonald's to promote healthy eating
April 5, 2007
Denver Post: More than 100 McDonald's in the Denver area are joining in a program with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to encourage…
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Restaurants build on international ground
by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance
Restaurants look to international shores to boost their brand and build an image.
read nowWendy's comps up in 1Q
April 4, 2007
DUBLIN, Ohio — Same-store stales at company-owned Wendy's International Inc. restaurants increased 3.8 percent in the first three months of 2007, the company…
read nowMcJobs often pathway to success
April 4, 2007
Niagara Falls Review: McDonald's is trying to have the term "McJob" removed from the Oxford English Dictionary, saying the term is demeaning to its workers.
read nowCKE comps up in March
April 3, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Same-store sales at CKE Restaurants Inc.'s Carl's Jr. brand rose 1.2 percent for the four weeks ended March 26, the company announced.
read nowIdol contestant offered KFC deal
April 3, 2007
India eNews: KFC is offering American Idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar a free lifetime supply of Kentucky Fried Chicken's Famous Bowls if he appears on stage…
read nowFormer Wendy's manager sentenced
April 3, 2007
Newark Advocate: A former Wendy's manager who took a percentage of nearly $14,000 her employees stole has been sentenced to nine months in prison. The…
read nowTaco Bell manager dragged by thief's car
April 2, 2007
News-Record (Greensboro, N.C.): A Taco Bell assistant manager was injured when she chased a man who had stolen the store's night deposit bag. The manager…
read nowKFC worker punched in fake robbery
April 2, 2007
TheDenverChannel.com: A KFC employee had her son punch her in the face in an attempt to stage a robbery, according to police. The woman and her son were both…
read nowDunkin Donuts moving into Memphis
April 1, 2007
Commercial Appeal (Memphis): Dunkin Donuts is planning to open 70 stores in the Memphis area over the next seven years, the company said. Dunkin Donuts plans…
read nowBurger King to expand in Egypt
March 29, 2007
MIAMI — Burger King Corp has signed a development agreement with Hana International Co. Ltd. a subsidiary of The Olayan Group, giving Hana the exclusive…
read nowCarl's Jr., Hardee's comps up in Q4
March 29, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Comparable-store sales for CKE Restaurants Inc.'s Carl's Jr. brand rose 4.9 percent for the 2007 fiscal year ended Jan. 29, while comps…
read nowIndy White Castles intro Buffalo Chicken Bites
March 28, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS — For a limited time, Indianapolis-area White Castle restaurants will add Buffalo Chicken Bites to their menu. The promotion will last from April…
read nowKFC to expand in Brazil
March 28, 2007
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Brazil Fast Food Corp. and Louisville, Ky.-based Yum! Brands Inc. have reached an agreement to franchise the KFC brand in Brazil. …
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