Grande Plans

October 23, 2004

Yes, it can seem like there's a Starbucks on every corner, but Howard Schultz says his company is just warming up. A look at how he's rewriting the rules of…

Veteran McDonald's Franchisees say goodbye to Ronald and hello to Moe

October 20, 2004

Brother Team Revamps Business Portfolio with 16 Moe's in Florida and Texas.  

Starbucks climbs on outlook, plans

October 16, 2004

Shares of Starbucks jumped in morning trading Friday after the coffeehouse behemoth announced bigger-than-expected expansion plans and strong growth for the…

McDonald's, CKE spark sector rally - QSR's holding their own

October 12, 2004

Investors indulged in shares of fast-food companies Wednesday to boost the sector after three of

Krispy Kreme up on possible McDonald's interest

September 23, 2004

LOS ANGELES, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Shares of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (KKD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) rose 2.5 percent on Friday after an analyst report…

Ketchup time: Credit enters fast-food realm

by Karen Robinson-jacobs — food industry reporter, dallas morning news

September 11, 2004

Some worry service isn't healthy for consumers' debts.

Sonic Drive-In announces new top executives

September 9, 2004

SONIC CORP. ANNOUNCES SEVERAL OFFICER MOVES Pattye Moore Winds Up 12 Years with Sonic OKLAHOMA CITY

Wendy's EVP Don Calhoon is moving into Semi-Retirement

August 23, 2004

Calhoon will assume new responsibilities supporting Enterprise initiatives. Company will conduct search for new EVP & Chief Marketing Officer for the Wendy's…

Sonic expects solid sales trends to continue into fiscal 2005

August 18, 2004

Company Expands Its Stock Repurchase Program.

McDonald's® expands cashless payment options with MasterCard PayPass

August 17, 2004

McDonald's® today announced an agreement to accept MasterCard® PayPass™, a new "contactless" payment option utilizing radio frequency technology at select…

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants inks another sponsorship

August 11, 2004

Rally's Now Official Burger of the Indianapolis Colts®.

Mcdonald's® once again tops list of best companies for minorities

July 18, 2004

McDonald's Corporation, for the second consecutive year, tops the FORTUNE magazine list of Best Companies for Minorities. The annual survey from FORTUNE…

Hardee's Franchisee Group applauds CKE Management

June 27, 2004

Urges continued commitment to cooperate with franchisees.

New president of Arby's sees signs of improvement

June 21, 2004

Name: Doug Benham Title: President and chief executive of Arby's. Age: 47. Previous position: Chief financial officer for RTM Restaurant Group, Arby's largest…

Top franchisees thrive despite low-carb mania

June 21, 2004

ROSEVILLE, Minn., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Is the entire universe on a low- carb diet? Probably not. At least not according to the numbers of the top restaurant…

Sonic announces acquisition of franchise stores

June 20, 2004

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jun 21, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Sonic Corp. (Nasdaq: SONC) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with a…

Starbucks offers glimpse of global strategy

June 15, 2004

Helping spread the green-and-white Starbucks logo around the globe is what Herman Uscategui does for a living. The challenge of doing business overseas…

Burger King tests 24-hour service

June 3, 2004

Burger King Corp. is testing 24-hour-a-day operations at 63 units in Colorado, according to chief executive Brad Blum.

Castle Harlan agrees to buy Burger King chain in Puerto Rico

May 29, 2004

Castle Harlan, Inc., the New York private-equity investment firm, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Caribbean Restaurants LLC…

Hypercom's high-speed card payment for Wendy's

May 12, 2004

Hypercom Corporation's (NYSE: HYC) innovative high-speed card payment terminals and technology is being made available to Wendy's® franchisee restaurant…