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Investment firm takes aim at Cold Stone
February 14, 2007
New York Times: A New York buyout firm is purchasing two ice-cream chains in an attempt to unseat Cold Stone Creamery as the top player in the premium ice…
read nowImmokalee workers plan McDonald's protest
February 14, 2007
Reuters: A group of migrant farmworkers hope that protests planned for next month outside McDonald's Oak Brook, Ill., headquarters will persuade the fast-food…
read nowStrange News: McDonald's clown kidnapped
February 13, 2007
KhouTV11: A statue of Ronald McDonald was stolen from a Houston McDonald's in early February, and police are still looking for clues as to the clown's…
read nowSubway launches deli-meat line
February 12, 2007
SMITHFIELD, Va. — Subway Restaurants has entered into a licensing agreement with Smithfield Deli Group, a division of meat processor Smithfield Foods Inc., to…
read nowSubway planning Middle East expansion
February 12, 2007
Gulfnews.com: Subway Restaurants plans to triple its Middle East presence over the next three years, the sandwich chain announced. Subway plans to have 50…
read nowE. coli outbreaks tied to California lettuce
February 11, 2007
Appleton Post-Crescent (Wisconsin): The Food and Drug Administration has pinpointed lettuce grown in central California as the source of an E. coli outbreak…
read nowWendy's learns from past breakfast mistakes
February 11, 2007
MSNBC: When Wendy's International Inc. starts rolling out breakfast offerings at its restaurants later this year, the company will be looking at its own…
read nowSubway franchisee sued over ventilation
February 11, 2007
New York Sun: Residents of a condominium building on New York's Upper East Side have filed a $500,000 lawsuit against the owner of a newly-opened Subway…
read nowTaco John's intros Mexi Rolls system-wide
February 11, 2007
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Taco John's announced Feb. 12 its national launch of Mexi Rolls, a menu item historically served at a select group of locations. Mexi…
read nowCaptain D's appeals court judgment
February 8, 2007
Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Miss.): A federal appeals court is slated to hear arguments in an appeal by Captain D's over a $21 million judgement awarded to an…
read nowCKE comps up for January
February 7, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. posted a same-store sales increase of 2.1 percent for its Carl's Jr. brand for the four-week period ended Jan. 29.
read nowChurch's acquires 10 outlets in South Texas
February 7, 2007
ATLANTA — Church's Chicken has acquired 10 Popeye's restaurants in the Rio Grande Valley from Edinburg, Texas-based Popeye's franchisee CVI Co. Ltd. Terms…
read nowMcDonald's global comps up nearly 5 percent
February 7, 2007
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Global same-store sales for McDonald's Corp. restaurants open at least 13 months increased 4.9 percent in January, the company announced in…
read nowTim Hortons fourth-quarter profit triples
February 6, 2007
OAKVILLE, Ontario — Net income at Tim Hortons Inc. jumped by more than 300 percent, partly due to $33.5 million in goodwill and asset impairment charges that…
read nowPhilippine court upholds McDonald's trademarks
February 6, 2007
Marketwatch: The Philippine Supreme Court has upheld the right of McDonald's Corp. to protect its trademarks from infringement by a restaurant company in that…
read nowWhite Castle taking Valentines Day reservations
February 6, 2007
COLUMBUS, Ohio — White Castle Management Co. is offering a way for sweethearts on a budget to celebrate Valentine's Day this year. Between 5 and 8 p.m. on…
read nowWhataburger names new president
February 6, 2007
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Whataburger Restaurants LP has named Preston Atkinson as president of the 700-restaurant chain. The president's post has been vacant…
read nowSonic employees rev engines for drive-in olympics
February 5, 2007
OKLAHOMA CITY — More than 2,600 Sonic Drive-Ins are competing in the 13th Annual Dr Pepper Sonic Games, the nation's largest Olympic-style drive-in training…
read nowWendy's looks to breakfast for growth
February 5, 2007
The Street: Wendy's International Inc. plans to begin offering breakfast in 20 to 30 percent of its 5,950 U.S. restaurants this year, according to chief…
read nowJack in the Box rolls out new sandwich
February 4, 2007
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box Inc. is adding a new sandwich to the hamburger chain's menu. According to a news release, Jack's new Sirloin Steak 'n' Mushroom…
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