Burglar busted for cooking burgers

November 18, 2007

Ventura County Star: A Santa Paula, Calif., man was arrested Nov. 18 after breaking into a Carl's Jr. restaurant. Ruben Manzano, 19, told police he was hungry…

Hong Kong McDonald's official charged in bribery case

November 12, 2007

The Canadian Press: The managing director of McDonald's Hong Kong operations has been charged with taking bribes from a food supplier. Lau Si-sing allegedly…

Court: BK franchisee made harassment reporting difficult

November 11, 2007

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A federal appeals court has ruled that V&J Foods Inc. made it hard for a 16-year-old girl to report that her manager…

Fla. tomato growers decline participation in labor deals

November 6, 2007

MAITLAND, Fla. — "Penny-per-pound" deals involving Yum Brands and McDonald's will not be executed and are considered moot, the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange…

Sermon leads to arrest in Subway robbery

November 5, 2007

The Associated Press: A Subway sandwich shop at the True Bethel Baptist Church in Buffalo, N.Y., was robbed at gunpoint Nov. 2, 2007, causing the following…

Man pleads guilty 24 years after KFC murders

October 29, 2007

The Dallas Morning News: A man pleaded guilty Oct. 29, 2007, to the deaths of five people who were abducted from a KFC restaurant in 1983.   Romeo Pinkerton…

Wendy's sued over syrup costs

October 17, 2007

Zanesville Times Recorder: DavCo Restaurants Inc., the largest Wendy's franchisee, is suing the company for $2 million, alleging the company improperly…

Attempted KFC robbery caught on video

October 17, 2007

NBC4.com (Washington D.C.): An employee of a KFC restaurant in Statesville, N.C., battled with an armed robber after the robber's gun jammed. The struggle was…

Trial set to begin in 25-year-old KFC murder case

October 14, 2007

Dallas Morning News: Opening arguments are scheduled for today in the trial of one of two men accused of killing five KFC employees in 1983. The victims were…

Wendy's and Berjaya Corp. to open Malaysian restaurants

October 11, 2007

DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's International and Berjaya Corp. Berhad announced today that they have signed a development agreement to build Wendy's restaurants in…

National Restaurant Association reacts to no-match ruling

October 10, 2007

  WASHINGTON D.C.— The National Restaurant Association issued a statement in reaction to a federal judge's decision to bar the Bush administration from…

Jury weighs McDonald's case

October 4, 2007

The Associated Press: A Kentucky jury deliberated the case involving a strip-search hoax at a Mount Washington, Ky., McDonald's without reaching a verdict the…

Jury reaches verdict in McDonald's strip-search hoax

October 4, 2007

After a four-week-long trial and two days of deliberations, a Kentucky jury has delivered a $6.1 million verdict to a former McDonald's Corp. employee…

Councilwoman: Wendy's ad glorifies graffiti

October 1, 2007

The Denver Post: A Wendy's ad that features a graffiti artist named "Siloette" spray-painting the iconic Wendy's girl image on a wall has drawn criticism from…

McDonald's manager testifies in hoax trial

September 30, 2007

WAVE 3 TV (Louisville, Ky.): The manager of a McDonald's restaurant in Mount Washington testified she knew about the prank calls that eventually led to the…

Two 'bomb' Rally's with offensive spray

September 26, 2007

Fox News: A stink bomb sent three employees to the hospital, caused $1,000 in food damage and could result in felony charges for two men who attacked a…

McDonald's opens defense in strip-search trial

September 25, 2007

The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal: In its defense in a former employee's strip-search lawsuit, McDonald's Corp. presented two employees who refused to…

McDonald's trial: Manager considered suicide

September 24, 2007

The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal: The assistant manager who led the strip search of an employee at the Mount Washington, Ky., McDonald's testified that…

Mass. Wendy's restaurants auctioned

September 20, 2007

WCVB-TV: Two more Wendy's restaurants in western Massachusetts that closed this summer as a result of the franchisee's financial problems have been sold at…

Sexual harassment and the QSR

Relationships between supervisors and employees can spell trouble. Here's how to protect yourself.