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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…
read nowN.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…
read nowNew 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…
read nowWoman 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…
read nowQSRs 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…
read nowSpain 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…
read nowTwo 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…
read nowKFC 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…
read nowDallas 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…
read nowBurger 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…
read nowKrispy 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…
read nowEuropean 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…
read nowFast-food companies target toddlers, study says
October 9, 2006
CBC: A journal of Pediatrics study says fast-food companies are targeting toddlers with television programming. Susan Connor, a research manager for…
read nowFriendly's CEO resigns
September 28, 2006
WILBRAHAM, Mass. — Friendly Ice Cream Corporation announced John L. Cutter, president and chief executive officer, has resigned to pursue other interests. …
read nowWendy's responds to noteholder lawsuit
September 27, 2006
OAKVILLE, Ontario — Tim Hortons Inc. said Wendy's will respond to a minority noteholder lawsuit alleging the burger chain violated the terms of its stock…
read nowKrispy Kreme mulls $4.7M class action settlement
August 31, 2006
Associated Press: Lawyers in a class-action lawsuit brought by Krispy Kreme workers against the troubled doughnut maker have filed a proposed $4.7 million…
read nowUtah family sues Wendy's for E. coli
August 24, 2006
Deseret Morning News: Wendy's is being sued by a Utah family. According to news reports in the area, a county health department linked four confirmed E. coli…
read nowObesity experts: Tax fast-food like cigarettes
August 20, 2006
The Sidney Morning Herald: Fast foods, processed snacks and sugary drinks should be taxed like tobacco and banned from schools and public institutions…
read nowProposal to ban fast food sparks hefty debate in South Africa
August 14, 2006
The (Port Elizabeth, South Africa) Herald: There was a mixed reaction to the call by a speaker at the recent SA Gastroenterology Society obesity congress for…
read nowWendy's absolved in E. coli lawsuit
August 6, 2006
The Boston Globe: A jury deliberated for 30 minutes on Aug. 3 before ruling in favor of Wendy's Hamburgers in a lawsuit filed by a woman claiming she was…
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