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Child held hostage at China KFC
June 5, 2007
Reuters: A three-year-old girl is being held hostage by an unidentified man at a KFC restaurant in Shanghai, according to official Chinese media. People…
read nowDunkin' Donuts sues Key West franchisee
June 5, 2007
Miami Herald: Dunkin' Donuts is suing the owner of three Key West Dunkin' Donut outlets over allegations that the franchisee hired undocumented workers. The…
read nowSonic to offer free root beer floats
June 5, 2007
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sonic Drive-In will offer customers free Root Beer Floats June 7 between 8 p.m. and midnight. Sonic plans to serve more than 3 million free…
read nowIndiana woman wins Burger King $1 million prize
June 5, 2007
MIAMI — Carol Linville of Martinsville, Ind., has won the $1 million prize offered in the Burger King promotion, "Which Spidey Suits You?" The restaurant…
read nowCKE moves to trans-fat free oil
June 5, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS — CKE Restaurants Inc.'s Carl's Jr. and Hardee's restaurant chains are converting to Omega-9 Canola Oil from Dow AgroSciences, moving forward…
read nowBurger King extends hours
June 4, 2007
MIAMI — Participating Burger King Corp. restaurants are now open until midnight or later, seven days a week, the company announced. Music mogul Sean…
read nowSubway franchisee association names CEO
June 3, 2007
MILFORD, Conn. — The Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust, which creates advertising and marketing programs for the Subway restaurant chain, has named…
read nowTaco Bell debuts Extreme Cheese and Beef Quesadilla
June 3, 2007
IRVINE, Calif. — Taco Bell is introducing the latest addition to its Big Bell Value Menu. The Extreme Cheese and Beef Quesadilla is filled with cheddar…
read nowKrispy Kreme loss widens
June 3, 2007
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. reported a net loss of $7.4 million for the company's fiscal 2008 first quarter ended April 29, compared…
read nowGlass found in KFC Japan salads
May 31, 2007
Reuters: Pieces of glass were found in salads sold at two Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets in Japan, the company said. The glass came from a broken refrigerator…
read nowBaskin-Robbins rolls out summer offerings
May 31, 2007
CANTON, Mass. — Specialty ice cream retailer Baskin-Robbins is introducing seven surfing-themed frozen dishes in time for summer. Baskin-Robbins also is…
read now92-year-old demos McDonald's location
May 30, 2007
The Tribune-Democrat (Johnstown, Pa): Estelle Musico, the 92-year-old owner of a McDonald's restaurant in Lower Yoder, Pa., operated a bulldozer May 30 as the…
read nowArby's intros lunch-break Web site
May 30, 2007
ATLANTA — Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. and NBC Universal have teamed up to launch the Web site, www.thelunchbreakshow.com. The site consists of a 30-minute…
read nowRestaurant Performance Index declines in April
May 30, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry softened in April, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…
read nowWendy's manager shot over sauce packets
May 29, 2007
Houston Chronicle: The manager of a Wendy's restaurant in Miami was shot in the arm in an altercation with a customer over chili sauce packets. The customer…
read nowPopeyes cutting trans fat
May 29, 2007
ATLANTA — Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, a division of AFC Enterprises Inc., has switched to zero gram trans-fat biscuits and one gram trans fat per-serving…
read nowCarl's Jr. comps flat in Q1
May 29, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Same-store sales at CKE Restaurants Inc.'s Hardees brand rose 0.6 percent for the four-week period ended May 21, the company announced.
read nowTaco Bueno salutes business partners
May 29, 2007
DALLAS — Mexican quick-service restaurant Taco Bueno recently gave out their annual vendor awards in Cancun, Mexico, as they kicked off their 40th anniversary…
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NRA show highlights industry's best
by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance
More than 2,000 exhibitors displayed at the 2007 restaurant show.
read nowCarl's Jr. in beef with Jack in the Box over ad
May 28, 2007
MSNBC: CKE Restaurants Inc., the parent company of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's fast food chains, is suing Jack In The Box Inc. over television ads the company…
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