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McDonald's revenue up 12 percent
July 23, 2007
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Global same-store sales at McDonald's Corp. increased 7.4 percent for the second quarter ended June 30, the company announced. Revenues…
read nowCanadian KFC operator runs 2Q loss
July 19, 2007
Toronto Star: Comparable-store sales at Canadian restaurant operator Priszm Income Fund fell 5 percent in the second quarter, the company announced. The…
read nowMcDonald's pulls tainted milk from Japan stores
July 18, 2007
Businessweek: McDonald's Japan pulled more than 13,500 cartons of milk from its restaurants because they could be contaminated with coliform bacteria, the…
read nowMcDonald's comps continue growth trend
July 15, 2007
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Global comparable-store states for McDonald's Corp. rose 8.4 percent in June and 7.4 percent in the second quarter ended June 30, the…
read nowBurger King promotes Kappitt to SVP global business intelligence
July 12, 2007
MIAMI — Mike Kappitt has been appointed as Burger King Corp.'s senior vice president of Global Business Intelligence and Strategy, effective immediately. In…
read nowMcDonald's Japan to take on Starbucks
July 11, 2007
Forbes: The Japanese subsidiary of McDonald's Corp. plans to open 15 "McCafe" stores in the Tokyo area Aug. 29. The company plans to add more locations if the…
read nowMcDonald's new look boosts European sales
June 26, 2007
Reuters: McDonald's has remade about a third of its 6,400 European restaurants, boosting sales by about 9 percent. The company plans to remodel restaurants at…
read nowMalaysia to ban fast food ads
June 21, 2007
CTV: Malaysia will ban fast food advertisements during children's television shows, an official announced June 22, saying poor eating habits are causing a rise…
read nowBurger King Japanese expansion boosts New Zealand beef
June 19, 2007
National Business Review (New Zealand): Burger King will use beef imported from New Zealand when it re-enters the Japanese market over the next few years. The…
read nowBurger King reopens in Japan
June 10, 2007
Forbes: Burger King has opened its first restaurant in Japan's district of Tokyo's Shinjuku, after a six-year hiatus. The fast-food chain exited the Japanese…
read nowMcDonald's comps up in May
June 7, 2007
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Global comparable sales at McDonald's Corp. rose 8.7 percent in May, the company announced. Systemwide sales for McDonald's restaurants…
read nowBurger King plans Asia expansion
June 6, 2007
Shanghai Daily: Burger King Holdings Inc. plans to add as many as 250 new stores in Asia in the next five years, according to chief executive officer John…
read nowPolice kill KFC hostage-taker
June 6, 2007
Courier Mail (Australia): Shanghai police shot and killed a knife-wielding man who took a four-year-old girl hostage in a KFC outlet in the city. The man…
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Quick-serve menus cross international borders
by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance
Menu items indicate tastes of a region.
read nowChild 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 nowNRA show tops 74,000 attendees
June 3, 2007
CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association's 2007 Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show completed a record-breaking, four-day run at McCormick Place in Chicago May…
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 nowBerlin rebels fight to keep McDonald's out
May 28, 2007
Guardian Unlimited: Berlin's rebellious Kreuzberg district is fighting to remain one of the last McDonald's-free zones in Europe, having rediscovered its…
read nowMcDonald's banking on breakfast in China
May 22, 2007
Reuters: McDonald's Corp. is looking at breakfast as a long-term strategy to boost profits from its China operations. McDonald's breakfast sales doubled in…
read nowDunkin' Donuts eyes Indian market
May 20, 2007
LiveMint.com: Dunkin Brands Inc., the owner of the Dunkin' Donuts chain, is in preliminary discussions with potential Indian partners to roll out the brand in…
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