Wendy's YTD profit doubles

July 25, 2007

DUBLIN, Ohio — Comparable-store sales at Wendy's International Inc. rose 0.7 percent in the second quarter ended July 1, 2007, the company announced. Wendy's…

Hardee's refranchises restaurants in Iowa, Nebraska

July 24, 2007

CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. brands, is selling 18 restaurants in its Des Moines and Cedar…

McDonald's CFO to retire

July 24, 2007

OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's Corp. chief financial officer Matthew Paull plans to retire by the end of the year, the company announced.   Paull, who was named…

Rally's runs into roadblock over sign colors

July 24, 2007

The Shelbyville News (Shelbyville, Ind.): Plans to build a Rally's restaurant in the Indiana town of Shelbyville are on hold while city planners seek legal…

McDonald's revenue up 12 percent

July 23, 2007

OAK BROOK, Ill. — Global same-store sales at McDonald's Corp. increased 7.4 percent for the second quarter ended June 30, the company announced.   Revenues…

Chick-fil-A taps Bob the Builder for brand buildup

July 23, 2007

ATLANTA — Restaurant chain Chick-fil-A Inc. is partnering with New York-based preschool entertainment provider HIT Entertainment in a promotion featuring…

Taco Bell, KFC sued over receipt info

July 23, 2007

Louisville Courier-Journal: Two separate lawsuits filed last month allege that fast-food chains KFC and Taco Bell failed to comply with a law limiting the…

RTI adds three new electronic ordering partners

July 22, 2007

ATLANTA — Restaurant Technology Inc., provider of Web-based restaurant back-office systems, has joined with three major foodservice distributors to provide…

Popeyes extends partnership with food bank network

July 22, 2007

ATLANTA — Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits and America's Second Harvest have extended their Virtual Food Bank program until Aug. 15, the organizations have…

Jack in the Box debuts ice cream floats

July 22, 2007

SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box has unveiled its Real Ice Cream Floats, featuring real vanilla ice cream mixed with a choice of soda, including Barq's Root Beer…

SICOM Systems touted as top Burger King vendor

July 19, 2007

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — SICOM Systems Inc. has been selected by Burger King Corp. as its Supplier of the Year.   The award was presented to SICOM at the 2007 Burger…

Canadian KFC operator runs 2Q loss

July 19, 2007

Toronto Star: Comparable-store sales at Canadian restaurant operator Priszm Income Fund fell 5 percent in the second quarter, the company announced. The…

McDonald's, others to limit marketing to kids

July 19, 2007

Michigan Live: Eleven of the nation's biggest food and drink companies, including McDonald's USA, plan to adopt new rules limiting advertising to children…

McDonald's pulls tainted milk from Japan stores

July 18, 2007

Businessweek: McDonald's Japan pulled more than 13,500 cartons of milk from its restaurants because they could be contaminated with coliform bacteria, the…

McDonald's drive-thru worker shot, killed

July 18, 2007

MyFox Philadephia: An assistant manager at a McDonald's restaurant in Reading, Pa., died after being shot in the head while working at the drive-thru window.

Taking rodents off the menu

Controlling rodents requires taking a hard look at your operation

Hardee's launches Orange Cream shakes & malts

July 17, 2007

ST. LOUIS — Hardee's restaurants are adding Orange Cream Hand-Scooped Ice Cream Shake & Malts to their menus for a limited time.   Orange Cream…

Burger King in Simpsons tie-in

July 17, 2007

MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has launched an interactive Web site that will allow users to convert digital photos into "Simpsonized" versions of themselves. …

Virginia Bojangles franchise named top performer

July 17, 2007

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After an annual review process of franchisees across the system, Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits has named the Rocky Mount, Va.…

Queen Latifah to open Fatburger franchise

July 16, 2007

Ireland Online: Rapper and actress Queen Latifah plans to open a Fatburger franchise in Miami later this year. Owning a Fatburger has been her dream for…