McDonald's, Burger King offer gluten-free buns in Europe

January 18, 2012

Although such a widespread rollout has yet to hit domestic stores, McDonald's restaurants in Spain, Sweden, Finland and Norway now include gluten-free buns.

Nestle Toll House Café debuts in Saudi Arabia

January 17, 2012

Nestlé Toll House Café by Chip, a dessert destination franchise concept, has announced the grand opening of its first café in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Subway expects to add 25,000 jobs this year

January 11, 2012

The Subway restaurant chain, based in Connecticut, projects it will add 25,000 full- and part-time jobs by the end of 2012.

McDonald's UK replaces Happy Meal toys with books

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

January 11, 2012

McDonald's UK's latest Happy Meal promotion features Mudpuddle Farm books instead of traditional plastic toys.

Quiznos expanding into the Philippines

January 10, 2012

Quiznos has announced a partnership with the ACA Group, the master franchise selected to launch the first Quiznos restaurants in the Philippines. The first…

Yum! Brands to double KFC footprint in Africa

January 10, 2012

Yum! Brands has plans to expand its KFC brand into seven more African countries throughout the year, adding 100 new stores.

Carl's Jr. heading to the Bahamas

January 9, 2012

CKE Restaurants Inc. has entered into a definitive development agreement with AML Foods Limited to build Carl's Jr. restaurants in the Bahamas throughout the…

Little Sheep approves Yum! Brands' takeover proposal

January 8, 2012

Yum! Brands Inc. has announced that the proposal for the privatization of China-based Little Sheep Group Ltd. by way of a scheme of arrangement has been…

Tasti D-Lite signs Middle East development deal

January 5, 2012

Tasti D-Lite has announced its next phase of expansion in the Middle East. Al-Himmah International Limited signed an international master franchise agreement…

NPD: Global restaurant visits weak in Q3

January 3, 2012

Low consumer confidence and the stressed global economy were reflected in weak foodservice traffic numbers in most countries around the world in the quarter…

Pizza, burgers included in France's 'fat tax'

December 29, 2011

The French government this week clarified which foods will be included in the recently passed tax increase, an initiative aimed at cutting the country's budget…

Wendy's Japan fancies up the menu with foie gras

December 29, 2011

Now that Wendy's has returned to Japan after a two year hiatus, the chain plans on wooing customers with higher-end options, namely a Foie Gras Rossini Burger…

Burger King partners with Spanish gas station

December 27, 2011

Repsol YPF SA has signed an agreement with Burger King to start selling the chain's products at its gas stations in Spain, according to new outlet Expansion.

Wendy's returns to Japan

December 26, 2011

The Wendy's Company has announced the grand opening of the first joint venture Wendy's restaurant in Japan, located in Tokyo's Omotesando area.

McDonald's plans big expansion in India

December 26, 2011

McDonald's plans to double its unit count in the India market within the next three years. This would put the total number of restaurants at 500.

Subway plans to open 2,500 stores in 2012

December 26, 2011

Subway Restaurants opened more than 2,100 locations in 2011, adding a total of 21,000 jobs globally.

KFC, Pizza Hut franchisees deploy cloud-based accounting software

December 19, 2011

Acumatica has announced that Kentucky Fried Chicken Management Pte Ltd. and Pizza Hut Singapore Pte Ltd. have selected Acumatica Cloud ERP to replace their…

Subway names directors of operations and training

December 18, 2011

Subway Restaurants has named Joe Chaves as its new director of operations for the 35,500-plus chain, while Rebecca Audet has been named the brand's director of…

Yum! Brands' KFC, Pizza Hut outline India expansion plans

December 18, 2011

Shortly after announcing the creation of a separate India division for its international business, Yum! Brands has outlined major expansion plans in that…

Popeyes CMO promoted to chief global brand officer

December 18, 2011

In a continued effort to spread the Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen brand positioning globally, Richard H. Lynch, former chief marketing officer, has been promoted…