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NYC politician wants to ban fast-food restaurants

June 21, 2006

Associated Press: In a town where you can get a slice of pizza or a hot dog on nearly every block, one city councilman wants to limit the number of fast food…

Checkers Drive-In shareholders approve merger; company to go private

June 15, 2006

TAMPA, Fla. — Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. said its shareholders voted in favor of merging with Taxi Holdings Corp., an affiliate of Wellspring Capital…

KFC being sued by consumer group

June 12, 2006

Fox News: A U.S. consumer group sued the operator of the KFC fried chicken restaurant chain on Tuesday to try and force it to stop it from frying foods in an…

Back Yard Burgers rejects Cherokee Advisors proposal to buy

June 11, 2006

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Back Yard Burgers Inc. turned down an offer from Cherokee Advisors LLC to buy the restaurant chain. Back Yard chairman Lattimore Michael said…

Burger King Holdings retires $350 million debt

May 29, 2006

MIAMI — Burger King Holdings Inc. announced that it has retired $350 million in debt, following its initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock…

McDonald's given pro-bono award

May 29, 2006

OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's announced it is the 2006 recipient of the Chicago Legal Clinic Inc. Charles J. O'Laughlin Memorial Award.   According to a news…

McDonald's shareholders want say in severance packages

May 25, 2006

MarketWatch: McDonald's Corp. shareholders supported a proposal May 26  to urge the board of directors to let them have a say on golden parachutes for senior…

Life at Wendy's after Dave hasn't been easy

May 24, 2006

USA Today: Wendy's is on the cusp of digging out of fast-food hell. Or falling in deeper. The No. 3 fast-food chain has been battered over the past 18 months…

McDonald's tightens hiring policies to weed out sex offenders

May 23, 2006

Associated Press: McDonald's has reworked its hiring practices after a Nashville television station reviewed sex offender registries in five states and found…

Industry prepares for fast-food nation

May 17, 2006

Wall Street Journal: As "Fast Food Nation" a fictionalized movie based on Eric Schlosser's book, is set to have its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival…

Milwaukee residents debate upscaled McDonald's

May 16, 2006

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Brookfield, Wis., residents are debating whether to allow the construction of an upscaled McDonald's. The common council…

Robber forces Arby's workers in cooler

May 14, 2006

News Net:  A man wearing a ski mask entered an Akron, Ohio, Arby's and forced several employees into the restaurant's cooler, police said. The alleged robber…

Industry fights Fast Food Nation

May 10, 2006

Chicago Tribune: The author of the best-selling "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" has a new book out for kids that covers some of the…

Triarc declares special cash dividends

May 10, 2006

NEW YORK — Triarc Companies Inc. announced that its board of directors has approved the second installment of its previously announced special cash dividends.

El Pollo Loco files with SEC

May 8, 2006

IRVINE, Calif. — El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed…

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Woman claims Rally's served her a razor with sandwich

May 4, 2006

Associated Press: Northern Indiana police are investigating a woman's claim that a razor blade in a fish sandwich she ate cut the inside of her throat. The…

Checkers worker tosses grease at customer

May 4, 2006

Associated Press: A fast-food worker tossed a cup of hot grease on a customer, giving the woman second- and third-degree burns on her arms and chest…

Carl's Jr. fights breast cancer

May 3, 2006

CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Carl's Jr. restaurants are rallying customers and employees to join them in a month-long in-store fund-raiser benefiting breast cancer…