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McDonald's executive bonuses top $21 million
February 21, 2007
Montgomery Advertiser: McDonald's Corp. paid CEO Jim Skinner $8.8 million in performance bonuses last week, the company disclosed in filings with the…
read nowDel Taco adds to seafood line
February 21, 2007
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Del Taco is adding to its popular line of Crispy Fish and Shrimp Tacos, with new Papas and Fish or Shrimp menu items. Shrimp and Papas…
read nowKFC greets Lent with new fish sandwich
February 20, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — KFC Corp. is extending its popular Snacker line of sandwiches with the introduction of the company's new Fish Snacker. The Fish Snacker, a…
read nowMalaysia considers fast-food ad ban
February 19, 2007
Malaysia Star: Malaysia's information minister said he is willing to stop fast-food advertisements from being aired over Radio Television Malaysia (RTM…
read nowDunkin' Brands hires digital marketing agency
February 18, 2007
CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin Brands Inc., parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, has selected Atlanta-based Studiocom Interactive to handle digital…
read nowCaptain D's parent expands franchise division
February 15, 2007
Nashville Business Journal: Captain D's parent Sagittarius Brands has hired three new franchise field directors and a company analyst. The new directors will…
read nowInvestor turns up heat on McDonald's
February 15, 2007
Chicago Tribune: Bill Ackman, a principal of New York-based Pershing Square Capital Management LP, has increased his stake in the company to 18.5 million…
read nowInvestment 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…
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