McDonald's marketing chief all about creating buzz

March 25, 2007

Chicago Tribune: McDonald's marketing chief Mary Dillon has introduced the fast-food giant to concepts like YouTube, cell-phone text messaging and podcasts.

Ohio Wendy's reopens after food tampering claims

March 25, 2007

Cincinnati Enquirer: A Wendy's restaurant in Hartwell, Ohio, reopened Friday following the approval of the Cincinnati Health Department. The police chief of…

McDonald's new burger a hit in California

March 25, 2007

MSNBC: Sales of McDonald's new Angus Third Pounder burger have exceeded the company's expectations, according to company officials. The company has been…

California onion grower sues Taco Bell

March 22, 2007

Orange County Register: Attorneys for a California farm filed suit against Taco Bell, claiming the farm was used as a scapegoat in the days following an E.

Construction blamed for killing Cape Girardeau Hardee's

March 22, 2007

SEMissourian: Hardee's officials blame the closure of a restaurant in the southeastern Missouri city on a road construction project that shut down the street…

Six held in Russia McDonald's bombing

March 22, 2007

Daily Telegraph: Russian police have detained six ultranationalists suspected of bombing a McDonald's restaurant in St Petersburg last month. The Feb. 1…

Arizona Carl's Jr. to fuel fleet with cooking oil

March 21, 2007

PHOENIX — MJKL Enterprises LLC, the largest franchiser of Carl's Jr. locations in Arizona, has announced plans to convert all of its corporate fleet vehicles…

Phoenix McDonald's add stationary bikes

March 21, 2007

East Valley Tribune: Two Phoenix-area McDonald's restaurants are adding stationary bicycles to their play areas. The bikes are hooked to flat-screen…

Beyond burgers

Quick-service restaurants expand their menus to increase customer interest, but there could be a downside.

Operation Coffee Break leads to six arrests

March 20, 2007

WCBS-TV: Six New Jersey residents were charged this week with breaking into nearly 100 businesses over a two-year period, including at least 30 Dunkin' Donuts…

El Pollo Loco's produce-safety methods praised

March 19, 2007

Orange County Register: To help shed light on food safety, El Pollo Loco let The Orange County Register observe its produce safety procedures, and food safety…

Dunkin Donuts: Celebrate spring with free coffee

March 19, 2007

CANTON, Mass. — On March 21, Dunkin' Donuts will host its first-ever all day, nationwide "Free Iced Coffee Day."   For 24 hours on March 21, customers can…

McDonald's denies Latin American sale

March 19, 2007

Reuters: McDonald's Corp. denied a report it is planning to sell its outlets in Latin America to a Brazilian investment fund. The company called the report…

Taco Bell to expand contactless technology

March 18, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO — Taco Bell Corp. has signed an agreement with Visa USA to test Visa Contactless cards at 100 locations in the fourth quarter of 2007. …

Restaurant tech on display at NRA Hotel-Motel Show

March 18, 2007

CHICAGO — According to National Restaurant Association research, 35 percent of full-service restaurants say they are using more technology today than they did…

India McDonald's expanding McDelivery

March 15, 2007

Moneycontrol India: Fast-food giant McDonald's is projecting that home delivery will fuel 25 percent growth in that country over the next three years. The…

Taco Bell offers advice to Fed chairman

March 14, 2007

Washington, D.C. — Taco Bell president Greg Creed has written a letter to Federal Reserve chairman Bernard Bernanke, offering advice on ways to boost the…

Woman accused in Dunkin' Donuts theft

March 13, 2007

NBC30 (Connecticut): An East Hartford woman is accused of stealing more than $50,000 from the Dunkin' Donuts where she worked. According to the police, the…

China officials clear KFC

March 13, 2007

Reuters: China's Ministry of Health said Tuesday tests at six outlets KFC showed chemicals used in the cooking process at its restaurants in the country were…

Burger King enters Poland

March 12, 2007

MIAMI — Burger King Europe GmbH, a subsidiary of Burger King Corp., has awarded Burger King development rights in Poland to American Restaurants Sp. z.o.o., a…