SunTrust starts CKE coverage

January 23, 2007

FORBES: An analyst at investment firm SunTrust kicked off coverage of CKE Restaurants Inc. Tuesday with a neutral rating. The Carpinteri, Calif.-based…

Arby's sued after salmonella outbreak

January 22, 2007

The News and Tribune (Indiana):The first of approximately a dozen lawsuits was filed in a Georgia state court this week against Arby's Restaurant Group Inc.

Woman claims razor found in Popeye's rice

January 18, 2007

WSB-TV (Atlanta): A local woman says she found a razor in her cup of Popeye's Cajun Rice — bought at a restaurant location in downtown Atlanta. Harriet Clay…

Yum! Brands real-estate deal soured by PETA ownership

January 16, 2007

New York Times: Louisville, Ky.-based Yum! Brands wanted to buy property for a Taco Bell in Norfolk, Va., but the identity of the seller turned out to be an…

Keurig files suit against Kraft Foods Inc.

January 10, 2007

WATERBURY , Vt. — Keurig Inc., manufacturer of gourmet single-cup brewing systems, announced Jan 11 that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against…

Muslims protest new fast-food restaurant

January 7, 2007

Human Events Online: The debut of a new theme restaurant in suburban Chicago featuring a menu of foods forbidden by Islamic law and workers clad in revealing…

Burger King speaks about U.K. ad ban

December 27, 2006

MIAMI — Burger King Holdings Inc. expects minimal impact to its earnings as a result of the United Kingdom's ban on children's advertising, said Burger King's…

Burger King ad hurts UK sales

December 26, 2006

A British ban on children's advertising could cost U.S. fast-food chain Burger King Holdings Inc. as much as $196 million (100 million pounds) next year…

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…