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Massachusetts Wendy's owner indicted
August 16, 2007
SouthCoastToday: Robert Burda, who operated 13 Wendy's restaurants in Massachusetts, has been indicted for issuing bad checks and failing to pay employees.
read nowMcDonald's Hong Kong operations director involved in bribery probe
August 13, 2007
CNN: Joseph Lau, managing director of McDonald's operations in Hong Kong, has been placed on leave by the company following reports he was arrested in a…
read nowFTC seeks info on advertising to kids
August 12, 2007
Media Daily News: The Federal Trade Commission has subpoenaed documents from 44 food and beverage companies including McDonald's and Burger King, the…
read nowAC explosion kills one at Calcutta McDonald's
August 12, 2007
Hindustan Times: One man was killed and three people were seriously injured when a faulty air-condition unit exploded at a newly-opened McDonald's restaurant…
read nowVideo pranks plague Pittsburgh
August 8, 2007
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Restaurant managers in the Pittsburgh area are warning their employees of "fire-in-the-hole" pranks in which people throw liquids…
read nowMan sues McDonald's over cheese reaction
August 8, 2007
The West Virginia Record: A West Virginia man is suing McDonald's for $10 million after an employee put cheese on his sandwich. According to the suit, Jeromy…
read nowMcDonald's workers in China get pay boost
August 6, 2007
Chicago Business: McDonald's is giving raises to most of its 50,000 employees in China in the wake of reports that the company was paying some workers less…
read nowFast food outlets target of video pranksters
August 5, 2007
WESH-TV (Florida): Jessica Ceponis, a Taco Bell employee in Orlando, Fla., is the latest victim of a digital-age prank that is growing in popularity. Around…
read nowMcDonald's sued in China over receipt
July 29, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald: A lawyer in China has sued McDonald's for using mostly English instead of Chinese on its receipts. The lawyer, who said the use of…
read nowWendy's parent steps up for Massachusetts workers
July 26, 2007
The Republican (Massachusetts): Wendy's International will pay hundreds of workers who lost their jobs when a franchisee closed 13 restaurants in…
read nowWendy's workers waiting for wages
July 25, 2007
The Republican (Massachusetts): The employees of 13 Massachusetts-area Wendy's locations shut down without warning by the franchise owner are seeking the…
read nowRally's runs into roadblock over sign colors
July 24, 2007
The Shelbyville News (Shelbyville, Ind.): Plans to build a Rally's restaurant in the Indiana town of Shelbyville are on hold while city planners seek legal…
read nowTaco Bell, KFC sued over receipt info
July 23, 2007
Louisville Courier-Journal: Two separate lawsuits filed last month allege that fast-food chains KFC and Taco Bell failed to comply with a law limiting the…
read nowMcDonald's pulls tainted milk from Japan stores
July 18, 2007
Businessweek: McDonald's Japan pulled more than 13,500 cartons of milk from its restaurants because they could be contaminated with coliform bacteria, the…
read nowMcDonald's drive-thru worker shot, killed
July 18, 2007
MyFox Philadephia: An assistant manager at a McDonald's restaurant in Reading, Pa., died after being shot in the head while working at the drive-thru window.
read nowHardee's in fight over Burger Chef name
July 11, 2007
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A Chicago firm which revitalizes dormant brands and then runs them or licenses them is trying to gain control of the Burger Chef…
read nowMuslim Dunkin' Donuts franchisee wins discrimination appeal
July 10, 2007
Toronto Star: A U.S. appeals court has ruled that a discrimination lawsuit filed by a Muslim Dunkin' Donuts franchisee can proceed, overturning an earlier…
read nowCKE loses beef with Jack in the Box
July 2, 2007
SAN DIEGO — The U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, Calif., has denied a motion for a preliminary injunction that CKE Restaurants Inc. filed against Jack in the…
read nowSanta Fe says Arby's franchisee violated pay laws
June 27, 2007
The New Mexican: Santa Fe city attorneys filed a lawsuit this week accusing an Arby's restaurant of violating Santa Fe's `living wage'' ordinance. A…
read nowNRA sends message to move immigration debate forward
June 25, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association June 25 sent a letter to senators expressing the importance of quickly moving forward with the debate…
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