Court dismisses Friendly Ice Cream litigation

December 26, 2006

WILBRAHAM, Mass. —The Hampden County Superior Court dismissed S. Prestley Blake's derivative lawsuit against Friendly Ice Cream's independent directors…

Opinion: Taco Bell deserves some kudos

December 20, 2006

Straight Up Search: One marketing analyst commends Taco Bell for the way the company has handled the recent E. coli breakout.   "It's not uncommon for…

Opinion: Trans-fat ban is based on junk science

Columnist says anti-trans-fat research isn't thorough enough to enact restaurant trans-fat bans.

Korea FDA considers fast-food restrictions

December 18, 2006

Korea Times: The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) is considering restricting fast-food advertising beginning 2008. KFDA also plans to require food…

QSRs set up shop in children hospitals, study says

December 18, 2006

Louisville Courier-Journal: A study in this month's issue of the medical journal Pediatrics found that 59 of 200 hospitals with pediatric residencies had…

Former employee sues Wendy's for sexual harassment

December 17, 2006

News Day: A former Wendy's employee is suing the company for sexual harassment. The woman said she was sexually harassed by one of her managers after having a…

McDonald's employee steals $2,000 in credit cards

December 17, 2006

The Citizen: A New Hampshire McDonald's employee was arrested for allegedly stealing customers' credit-card numbers. Police said the drive-thru worker…

Taco Bell: Our food is safe

December 11, 2006

IRVINE, Calif. — In response to a Dec. 11 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) press briefing, Taco Bell Corp. reaffirmed…

Slain manager's family sues Burger King

December 5, 2006

NBC5: The family of a deceased Burger King manager filed a wrongful death lawsuit Dec. 5. Police said the manager was murdered late November in a Chicago…

N.Z. labor union beats McDonald's

December 4, 2006

TVNZ: Workers at New Zealand McDonald's restaurants have secured a pay rise ahead of Christmas. After an 18-month fight, McDonald's has settled on new pay…

New Jersey Taco Bell focus of E. coli outbreak

December 3, 2006

Associated Press: An outbreak of E. coli bacteria has sickened at least 15 people, two seriously, in central New Jersey during the past two weeks, officials…

Woman claims she found worm in McDonald's burger

November 27, 2006

Associated Press: A 70-year-old woman says a McDonald's hamburger was infected with at least one worm. The woman filed a lawsuit against McDonald's earlier…

QSRs vie for China

November 26, 2006

Reuters: From octopus Pizza Hut pies to spicy Quarter Pounder hamburgers, U.S. fast food is undergoing major changes in China as restaurant titans like Yum…

Spain disputes Burger King ad

November 16, 2006

Fox News: Burger King should yank an ad campaign for its monster XXL burger because it violates a Spanish initiative against obesity, the Health Ministry said…

Two police officers sue BK for marijuana burgers

November 13, 2006

Associated Press: Two police officers sued Burger King Corp., claiming they were served hamburgers that had been sprinkled with marijuana.   The lawsuit says…

KFC switches to zero trans-fat cooking oil; CSPI drops lawsuit

October 29, 2006

KFC Corp. is converting its 5,500 U.S. restaurants to trans-fat-free cooking oil.   After KFC made the announcement Oct. 30, the Center for Science in the…

Dallas Cowboys coach sues McDonald's

October 26, 2006

Dallas Morning News: A Dallas Cowboys assistant coach is suing McDonald's for $1.7 million alleging he found a dead rat in a salad purchased at a McDonald's…

Burger King operator feuds with K.C. taxpayers over soccer park

October 23, 2006

Kansas City Star: Critics of a proposed Johnson County, Mo., soccer park say a county commissioner's Burger King could benefit if voters approve a ballot…

Krispy Kreme adds Big Tobacco execs to overcome accounting mess

October 18, 2006

Associated Press: Nearly two years after its stock collapsed amid an accounting fiasco, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. faces a host of lawsuits, a criminal…

European educator pushes for fast-food ban at schools

October 15, 2006

The Guardian: A European educator is trying to ban students from eating fast-food at schools, and the public seems to overwhelmingly support the teacher's…