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McDonald's Jan. same-store sales rise 5.7 percent
February 7, 2006
McDonald's Corp. said January same-store sales rose 5.7 percent over year-earlier levels, amid 9.7-percent growth in the United States, a 3.3-percent increase…
read nowFranchises grow 27 percent in the Middle East
January 19, 2006
DUBAI — The Middle East's franchising industry recorded a growth rate of 27 percent and earned more than $14 billion in 2005. QSRs account for 40 percent of…
read nowMcDonald's rolls out drive-thrus in China
January 15, 2006
FOX News: McDonald's Corp. is rolling out its drive-thru windows in China, reaching out to a generation of newly mobile Chinese. Relying on the windows and…
read nowSaudi Arabia: 40 percent of QSR market in Middle East
January 4, 2006
TradeArabia: Saudi Arabia accounts for around 40 percent of the quick-service restaurant market in the Middle East, according to tradearabia.com. The GCC…
read nowIn Singapore, McDonald's adds rice burgers
January 3, 2006
Reuters:In Singapore , McDonald's has added rice burgers – fried beef slices served between two pressed rice cakes. The largest quick-service restaurant…
read nowYum! Brands Recognized in FORTUNE's "Top 50 Employers For Women"
December 13, 2005
Yum! Brands, Inc. has been named one of FORTUNE magazine's "Top 50 Employers for Women" for its comprehensive results across key diversity measures.
read nowNew research tells hollywood to seek out the ''Golden Arches''
December 4, 2005
New research by NYU Stern Professors C. Samuel Craig, Susan Douglas and William Greene suggests that the number of McDonald's restaurants per capita in a…
read nowStarbucks new leadership team to begin company's China expansion
November 21, 2005
Starbucks Coffee Company today appointed Jinlong Wang to the newly created position of senior vice president, Starbucks Coffee Company and president, Starbucks…
read nowU.S., China to drive Yum's growth
November 7, 2005
In its sales update for October, YUM!, the Louisville, Ky.-based operator of the quick serve restaurant chains Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC said that U.S.
read nowYum Brands lifts view on solid results
October 4, 2005
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Yum Brands Inc. said Wednesday that strong global expansion helped boost third-quarter profit by 16%, enabling the operator of Pizza…
read nowStarbucks launches new ready-to-drink coffee beverage in Japan and Taiwan
September 25, 2005
Starbucks Coffee Company (SBUX) today launched its first ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee beverage outside of North America in Asia.
read nowDairy Queen® debuts on "The Apprentice"
September 21, 2005
Search underway for DQ®'s first Blizzard® apprentice.
read nowMcDonald's global momentum continues
September 8, 2005
- U.S. comparable sales increased 3.2% - Europe comparable sales increased 3.6%
read nowBURGER KING opens first freestanding restaurant in Brazil
July 18, 2005
BURGER KING Restaurants in the Country Serve More Than 1.5 Million Guests
read nowStarbucks offers glimpse of global strategy
June 15, 2004
Helping spread the green-and-white Starbucks logo around the globe is what Herman Uscategui does for a living. The challenge of doing business overseas…
read nowCastle Harlan agrees to buy Burger King chain in Puerto Rico
May 29, 2004
Castle Harlan, Inc., the New York private-equity investment firm, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Caribbean Restaurants LLC…
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