Franchising News & Media
Dunkin' Donuts withdraws glow sticks
October 7, 2007
CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Donuts LLC has withdrawn approximately 1 million pink and orange glow sticks after determining they were not labeled properly to warn…
read nowMcDonald's offers free Wi-Fi in U.K.
October 7, 2007
Reuters: McDonald's has said it will offer free wireless Internet access at its 1,200 U.K. restaurants. The move makes the fast-food chain the country's…
read nowCarl's Jr. offers high-tech menus
October 7, 2007
The Oklahoman: Carl's Jr. franchisor Star Chasers Oklahoma Inc. has installed touchscreen kiosks in 31 of its 39 restaurants in Oklahoma and Wichita Falls…
read nowCheckers signs 20-unit Las Vegas deal
October 7, 2007
TAMPA, Fla. — Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. announced it has secured a deal to develop 20 new restaurants in Las Vegas. The new development agreement…
read nowChurch's, WETCO purchase 20 La. restaurants
October 3, 2007
ATLANTA — Church's Chicken has announced an agreement with WETCO Restaurant Group LLC to purchase 20 Church's restaurants in the New Orleans, Baton Rouge…
read nowWendy's announces 3Q comps
October 3, 2007
DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's International Inc. has announced preliminary average same-store sales for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2007. Average same-store…
read nowMcDonald's manager testifies in hoax trial
September 30, 2007
WAVE 3 TV (Louisville, Ky.): The manager of a McDonald's restaurant in Mount Washington testified she knew about the prank calls that eventually led to the…
read nowDel Taco plans 16 Indy stores
September 26, 2007
Indianapolis Star: No. 2 Mexican quick-serve chain Del Taco is planning to open at least 16 new restaurants in Indianapolis. The company is working to recruit…
read nowArby's signs franchise deals for 35 new locations
September 26, 2007
ATLANTA — Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. has announced that it recently signed development agreements to open 35 new Arby's restaurants throughout the United…
read nowWendy's franchisee may be a bidder
September 26, 2007
Nation's Restaurant News: Cedar Enterprises Inc., a 134-unit Wendy's franchisee, has said it is one of the parties that could make a bid for franchisor…
read nowMcDonald's opens defense in strip-search trial
September 25, 2007
The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal: In its defense in a former employee's strip-search lawsuit, McDonald's Corp. presented two employees who refused to…
read nowMcDonald's trial: Manager considered suicide
September 24, 2007
The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal: The assistant manager who led the strip search of an employee at the Mount Washington, Ky., McDonald's testified that…
read nowMcDonald's surge surprises experts
September 23, 2007
The Associated Press: Not long ago McDonald's sales were decreasing, new products weren't catching on and McDonald's Corp. was under attack by consumer…
read nowMass. Wendy's restaurants auctioned
September 20, 2007
WCVB-TV: Two more Wendy's restaurants in western Massachusetts that closed this summer as a result of the franchisee's financial problems have been sold at…
read nowAmRest to open first KFC in Serbia
September 17, 2007
Polish Market: Fast-food operator AmRest has signed a contract with ProFood Invest to establish a joint venture company (JVC) to operate fast-food and…
read nowWendy's ads wigging out
September 16, 2007
USA Today: Red wigs popularized by a Wendy's television commercial are going local. Last week, 5,000 red, pigtail wigs were sent to local restaurant…
read nowPollo Campero expands in U.S.
September 16, 2007
DALLAS — Latin American chicken chain Pollo Campero recently signed on four new franchisees in the United States, which will introduce restaurants into…
read nowCKE removes 'flat buns' teacher from ads
September 13, 2007
Blue MauMau: CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of fast-food chains Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, will edit the teacher out of its "flat buns" television ads…
read nowLawyer: McDonald's warned employees of hoax
September 13, 2007
BusinessWeek: A lawyer for McDonald's Corp. said the fast-food company had policies in place and warned employees regarding a series of strip-search hoaxes…
read nowGood Times hires VP of franchise sales and development
September 12, 2007
GOLDEN, Colo. — Good Times Restaurants Inc. has announced the hiring of James A. DeBolt as its new vice president of franchise sales and development effective…
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