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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…
read nowSbarro 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…
read nowDunkin 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…
read nowBurger 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.
read nowWendys 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…
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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.
read nowTaco 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…
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Save the Happy Meal!
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Proposed legislation undermines parents' roles, ignores nutritional transparency.
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Taco Bell beef lawsuit dropped
April 18, 2011
A lawsuit filed against Taco Bell in January has been dropped.
read nowBurger 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…
read nowRestaurant 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…
read nowTaco 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…
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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…
read nowKFC 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.
read nowTaco 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…
read nowGay 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…
read nowFood fight: Iowa restaurant sues Subway over footlong use
February 13, 2011
Most of us have had the “5-dollar footlong” jingle in our head at some point, but one Iowa establishment doesn’t think that gives Subway a complete monopoly on…
read nowMcDonald's slapped with 'glass'-action lawsuit
February 10, 2011
Vjolla Lecaj has filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago against McDonald's. According to NBC Chicago, Lecaj claims she sustained severe and…
read nowTaco Bell thanks fans with free taco
February 8, 2011
Seems a little beef isn’t going to get Taco Bell down. The company launched the “World’s Largest Taco Giveaway” on Facebook to thank its fans for their support…
read nowNathans Famous reports 3Q loss
February 1, 2011
Nathan’s Famous Inc. reported results for the third quarter of its 2010 fiscal year, ended Dec. 26. For the quarter, the hot dog chain’s net loss totaled…
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