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Burgerville turns cooking oil into biodiesel
March 21, 2006
VANCOUVER, Wash — The Holland Inc. will recycle cooking oil from its Burgerville restaurants into biodiesel, a cleaner-burning blend of diesel fuel, according…
read nowTim Hortons revises IPO
March 20, 2006
OAKVILLE, Ontario—Tim Hortons Inc. announced that it has increased the estimated price range for its initial public offering of 29 million shares of common…
read nowYum! Brands to buy back $500M shares
March 15, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc. said Thursday it has approved the buyback of an additional $500 million worth of the company's shares over the next 1…
read nowBird flu concerns chicken chains
March 13, 2006
New York Times: Yum! Brands KFC and independent French eatery Chicken Corner are among the chicken restaurants in Europe battling customer worries over avian…
read nowNRA doubts Mad Cow will impact menu prices
March 13, 2006
WASHINGTON — Government investigators are tracing the history of an Alabama cow that has contracted the mad cow disease. The USDA confirmed the infection…
read nowPizza Hut CMO resigns
March 13, 2006
AdAge.com: Disappointing 2005 results at Pizza Hut have cost its chief marketing officer his job. Tom James, who had been with the chain since 2002, will be…
read nowFarm worker alliance targets QSRs
March 12, 2006
MIAMI— Farm worker advocates and religious groups are calling on the U.S. fast-food industry to do more to ensure fair treatment for agricultural workers who…
read nowBK store used for drug deals
March 5, 2006
News-Register: Four teenagers were arrested at gunpoint at a Burger King after officers investigating a potential breaking and entering reportedly discovered…
read nowSales soar at Yum! Brands
March 1, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky.— Yum! Brands reported that blended comparable-store sales at its U.S. corporate units rose 4 percent for the four weeks ended Feb. 25. …
read nowMcDonald's takes $60 million in pre-tax charges
February 27, 2006
CHICAGO — An acquisition in Brazil and store closings in the United Kingdom will lead McDonald's Corp. to take about $60 million in pre-tax charges in the…
read nowKFC and Long John's face zoning issues in Mass.
February 19, 2006
Daily News Transcript: KFC and Long John Silver's is trying to move into a Massachusetts suburb, but town officials are contesting the way the restaurants…
read nowWoman sues McDonald's
February 17, 2006
A lawsuit was filed against McDonald's Corp. on Feb. 16 alleging the McDonald's falsely advertised that its french fries were milk and gluten free. The…
read nowMcDonald's admits to using wheat and dairy in fries
February 15, 2006
KUTV: McDonald's admitted to using wheat and dairy products to make its French fries taste better. The reason McDonald's is now revealing this is new…
read nowPresident Bush speaks at Wendy's
February 15, 2006
DUBLIN, Ohio — President Bush spoke at Wendy's headquarters Feb. 15. He talked about good health, and his plan to help America pay for it at the home office of…
read nowNew Zealand McDonald's workers strike
February 12, 2006
New Zealand — N.Z. McDonald's workers carried out a symbolic strike Feb. 12, according to the organization SuperSizeMyPay.com. A news release said 10…
read nowOakland to tax fast-food waste
February 9, 2006
Associated Press: Fed up with burger wrappers, French fry containers and paper cups on the roadsides, Oakland, Calif., officials have decided to force…
read nowTaco Bell employees prevent robbery attempt
January 30, 2006
Star News: A Tennessee man's attempt to rob a Taco Bell was foiled when employees prevented him from leaving the restaurant. After Hendersonville Police…
read nowWoman sues Georgetown McDonald's
January 22, 2006
GEORGETOWN, Del. — A woman has filed suit against the owners of a McDonald's restaurant claiming she found blood in her 12-year-old's hot fudge sundae. The…
read nowWendy's finger chili couple sentenced to prison
January 18, 2006
Associated Press: A couple who planted a severed finger in a bowl of chili at a Wendy's was sentenced to prison terms of nine years and more than 12 years…
read nowCouple in Wendy's case to be sentenced
January 17, 2006
Associated Press: Prosecutors have asked a judge to impose the maximum sentence on a Nevada couple who pleaded guilty to planting a human fingertip in a bowl…
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