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Former Ga. Krystal workers file strip-search suit
February 3, 2008
The Associated Press: Four former employees of a northern Georgia Krystal restaurant who are black said they were unfairly strip-searched by white managers and…
read nowFamily sues Subway for daughter's peanut allergy death
January 31, 2008
WCPO.com (Cincinnati): An Ohio family is suing Subway, claiming cross-contamination from a peanut butter cookie killed their highly allergic teenager.
read nowN.C. city to crack down on drive-thru signs
January 29, 2008
WRAL.com: City leaders in Wilson, N.C., want to cut down the number of signs posted at restaurant drive-thrus. Officials are targeting fast-food menu boards…
read nowNYC approves calorie-count requirement
January 21, 2008
The Associated Press: The New York City Board of Health voted Jan. 22 to revive a plan to force chains to post calorie counts on menu boards effective March…
read nowWendy's worker charged with identity theft
December 27, 2007
CBS2 (Chicago): A woman who worked at a suburban Chicago Wendy's restaurant has been charged in a credit-card scam. Authorities say 18-year-old Tina Swopes…
read nowBluetooth device thwarts Wendy's robbery
December 27, 2007
The Columbus Dispatch: A man holding employees gunpoint at a Wendy's in Columbus, Ohio, said he would shoot anyone who answered the phone. But his screams…
read nowL.A. panel advances plan to ban QSRs
December 11, 2007
L.A. Daily News: A city panel has moved ahead with a plan to ban fast-food restaurants in South Los Angeles. Representatives of the food industry have said…
read nowBK: Workers didn't put condom on burger
December 10, 2007
USA Today: Burger King denies that any of its workers put a prophylactic on a customer's hamburger. Customer Van Miguel Hartless claims that he found an…
read now300 gallons of oil leak into Wendy's lot, pond
December 9, 2007
WFTV (Orlando): An estimated 300 gallons of cooking oil spilled into the parking lot of a Wendy's in Lake Mary, Fla. The oil has leaked into a storm drain and…
read nowFla. farmers protest at Burger King HQ
December 2, 2007
Fox News: Farmworkers, union members and activists marched through Miami streets to Burger King headquarters Nov. 30, 2007, to protest low wages for tomato…
read nowHomeless man sues KFC manager
November 29, 2007
The Associated Press: A homeless man is suing the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken in Highland Park, Mich., who he claims doused him with boiling water. …
read nowRashes, choking hit 19 at German McDonald's
November 27, 2007
The Earth Times: Police cleared a McDonald's restaurant Nov. 27 in Dresden, Germany, after 19 people mysteriously developed rashes in their mouths and…
read nowBurglar 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…
read nowHong 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…
read nowCourt: 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…
read nowFla. 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…
read nowSermon 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…
read nowMan 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…
read nowWendy'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…
read nowAttempted 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…
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