N.M. Sonic settles $2 million sexual harassment suit

July 7, 2011

A Sonic Drive-In in Los Lunas, N.M., will settle a sexual harassment lawsuit for $2 million.

Menu labeling and the impact on operators

Betsy Craig shares some points from her presentation at the 2011 Pizza Executive Summit.

The NRA perspective at the Pizza Executive Summit 2011

Scott DeFife, head of Policy & Government Affairs for the National Restaurant Association, talked about legislation concerns at the 2011 Pizza Executive Summit.

Dunkin' Donuts' franchisees cited for child labor violations

June 6, 2011

Four Massachusetts Dunkin' Donuts' franchisees have been ordered to pay more than $13,000 in fines after the state attorney general cited them for child labor…

Burger King stops airing ad following U.S. Postal Service complaint

May 23, 2011

According to Fox News, the U.S. Postal Service has reached a settlement with Burger King over an ad campaign last year that portrayed a letter carrier becoming…

Sbarro ends bankruptcy process, seeks buyers

May 18, 2011

It looks like New York-based Sbarro Inc. won't be receiving Chapter 11 protection, after all. The company announced that it has consensually terminated its…

Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee sued for tips policy

May 18, 2011

Scrivanos Group, a North Reading, Mass.-based Dunkin' Donuts franchisee with more than 125 units throughout New England, has been sued by an employee for…

Burger King settles deadline lawsuit with franchisee

May 1, 2011

Burger King Corp. has settled a lawsuit with 10-unit franchise owner Al Cabrera over his failure to meet the company's deadline to install new cash registers.

Wendy’s franchisee settles discrimination suit

April 27, 2011

Restwend LLC, operator of about 15 Wendy's restaurants in Maine, has paid more than $17,000 to settle a discrimination suit involving one of its unit managers…

Lo Siento, Taco Bell

by Lisa Biank Fasig — Director, JZMcBride and Associates

Forget about burritos, Taco Bell may be saving its best beef for the law firm that tried to charge it with false advertising.

Taco Bell launches another ad campaign in wake of dropped lawsuit

April 19, 2011

When Taco Bell was sued by Alabama-based law firm Beasley Allen in January, the company responded with an ad barrage spanning national newspapers, television…

Save the Happy Meal!

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Proposed legislation undermines parents' roles, ignores nutritional transparency.

Taco Bell beef lawsuit dropped

April 18, 2011

A lawsuit filed against Taco Bell in January has been dropped.

Burger King settles lawsuit with franchisees

April 17, 2011

After a year and a half battle over value meal pricing, Burger King Corp. and the National Franchisee Association (NFA) have reached a mutual agreement to…

Restaurant operators ask Congress to support debit-card swipe fee reforms

April 13, 2011

Nearly 500 restaurateurs from 44 states are on Capitol Hill today calling on their congressional members to fight the tactics of big banks and debit-card…

Taco Bell Canada jumps on board with beef defense

April 4, 2011

From April 7-13, Taco Bell Canada will offer free tacos at every location across the country. The chain is offering the promotion to celebrate the quality of…

Sbarro files for Chapter 11

April 3, 2011

After much speculation about its financial struggles, Melville, N.Y.-based Sbarro Inc., the ubiquitous shopping mall pizza presence, has filed for Chapter 1…

KFC terminates franchise rights for noncompliance

March 17, 2011

KFC Corp. has pulled the franchise rights for Cleveland-based Morgan’s Foods Inc. The move affects 10 units in Ohio and western Pennsylvania.

Taco Bell stands tall with 88-cent deal

February 28, 2011

Although the class action lawsuit over Taco Bell’s beef authenticity was brought forth in mid-January, and the chain has since rolled out an extensive and…

Gay couple awarded $3.15 million in Burger King beating case

February 27, 2011

Food Services Properties Corp. and Union City Restaurant Corp., which owns seven Burger King restaurants in the New Jersey area, was ordered to pay $3.1…