Music industry tunes in to Starbucks' CD sales

December 20, 2004

Starbucks has sold more than 350,000 copies of the CD it produced, Ray Charles' "Genius Loves Company," which has a price of $15.95. The album is nominated for…

Burger King Corporation Brings 'Magic' to Their Hometown

December 2, 2004

Magic Johnson Enterprises Becomes Burger King Corporation's Newest Franchisee With a Total of Three BURGER KING® Restaurants in Miami.

Starbucks' Stunning November

December 1, 2004

No wonder the lines have been so darn long. (You obviously don't want to know me in the morning!) Citing, among other things, the popularity of its holiday…

Bankruptcy court approves Schlotzsky's auction and sale plan

November 23, 2004

Company Continues to Receive Inquiries From Potential Investors  

McDonald's CEO resigns to fight cancer

November 21, 2004

McDonald's (MCD) has taken yet another body blow to its battered but resilient executive suite. The fast-food giant's cancer-plagued CEO stepped down Monday…

Starbucks pushes limits of what customers will swallow

November 13, 2004

November 14, 2004 Starbucks is rocking, and not just from all the caffeinated drinks the company is pumping out. The coffee store juggernaut this week…

Time to Buy a Value Meal?

November 10, 2004

Seth Jayson is no culinary snob. He's just as happy to down a Happy Meal as to slurp snails at the Gilded Truffle. But when fast-food kingpins such as…

Church's Chicken has a new owner

October 31, 2004

CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - AFC Enterprises Inc. said Monday it has inked a deal to unload the Church's Chicken chain to a private investment group for $390 million.

The King of Caffeine

October 25, 2004

Pop quiz time. You brew coffee and tea for a living. Your customers are unusually loyal, and your revenue growth shows it. In fact, you just reported sales…

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®.