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Overcoming food-safety fears
by Julie Sturgeon — independent journalist, CEOEditor, Inc.
Food-safety issues an operator or manager can control can make a big difference.
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KFC recalls unlabeled chocolate chip cakes
April 20, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — KFC Corp. is recalling its Double Chocolate Chip Cakes because they contain eggs, milk, wheat and soy ingredients and possibly traces of tree…
read nowChurch's Chicken sets store-opening record
April 20, 2008
ATLANTA — Church's Chicken opened 99 stores in 2007, representing seven percent unit growth globally and setting a company record for total restaurant openings…
read nowJack in the Box intros fruit smoothies
April 20, 2008
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box restaurants have debuted a new beverage platform — Real Fruit Smoothies — in several of its markets. The chain plans to rollout its…
read nowWendy's rejects takeover bids
April 17, 2008
Reuters: Nelson Peltz's Trian Partners is seeking a special meeting of Wendy's International Inc. shareholders after two takeover offers for the company by…
read nowBurger King revamps Kids Meal packaging
April 16, 2008
MIAMI — Beginning July 2008, Kids Meals from Burger King Corp. will be packaged in bags made from 100 percent recycled materials. Additionally, the beverage…
read nowKrispy Kreme loss tops $67 million
April 16, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Comparable-store sales at company-owned Krispy Kreme Doughnuts locations increased 1.6 percent for the company's fourth quarter ended…
read nowChick-fil-A founder honored for volunteer work
April 15, 2008
ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A founder and philanthropist S. Truett Cathy has been awarded the President's Call to Service Award in a ceremony at the White House in…
read now'Voice of McDonald's' enters final round
April 14, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla. — On April 17, one vocally talented McDonald's restaurant employee will be named the next "Voice of McDonald's" $25,000 grand prize winner. …
read nowCustomers line up in support of KFC manager
April 13, 2008
Youngstown Vindicator (Ohio): Hundreds of customers lined up for hours at a KFC restaurant in Youngstown, Ohio, to show support for store manager Joe Kaluza.
read nowMcDonald's to take on C-stores
April 13, 2008
Crain's Chicago Business: McDonald's Corp. is urging franchise owners in the western United States to cut the price of large soft drinks to $1 this summer to…
read nowHardee's locations test touchscreen kiosks
April 9, 2008
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Two Hardee's restaurants in the Richmond, Va., area are testing touchscreen kiosks for customers to order and pay for their food. The…
read nowMcDonald's Feb. comps up nearly 12%
April 9, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Comparable-store sales at McDonald's Corp. rose 11.7 percent for February and 8.6 percent for the year to date, the company announced. …
read nowBurger King intros Cheesy Bacon BK WRAPPER
April 8, 2008
MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has announced the introduction of its new Cheesy Bacon BK WRAPPER, featuring eggs, crispy bacon, golden hash browns, American cheese…
read nowKrispy Kreme intros Caribbean-inspired treats
April 8, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has introduced two new tropical treats in time for spring. The Caribbean Kreme doughnut is filled with a…
read nowBen & Jerry's, ONE partner to fight global poverty
April 7, 2008
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Ben & Jerry's ice cream has partnered with the ONE Campaign to fight extreme poverty and preventable disease around the world. The…
read nowAngered Taco Bell customers call 911
April 7, 2008
WFTV (Orlando, Fla.): Customers at an Orange County, Fla., Taco Bell called 911 when no one was there to wait on them. All of the employees were hiding in…
read nowMcDonald's promo banking on stimulus checks
April 7, 2008
CNN: McDonald's hopes to lure customers into its U.S. restaurants next month by giving away samples of its new Southern-Style chicken sandwiches. The…
read nowWendy's names Farrar chief of North America operations
April 6, 2008
DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's International Inc. has named Steve Farrar as chief of its North America operations, a new position in the company, effective April 14.…
read nowJack in the Box intros BBQ Bacon Sirloin Burger
April 6, 2008
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box has debuted its new BBQ Bacon Sirloin Burger, which features a seasoned sirloin patty on a bakery-style bun with bacon, American…
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