Food & beverage innovation ideation boundaries

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Boundaries can stifle food and beverage new product ideation, or they can create more fertile product concepts. This may well represent the crux of innovative…

Yum! Brands on Black Enterprise's '40 Best Companies for Diversity' list for 6th year

June 28, 2010

Yum! Brands Inc., parent of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W Restaurants, again has been named one of Black Enterprise magazine’s “4…

Blogger finds cadmium in earlier McDonald's glasses

June 28, 2010

The California lawyer and blogger who originally alerted the Consumer Product Safety Commission about the levels of cadmium in McDonald's "Shrek Forever After…

Wendy's franchisee DavCo selects API Outsourcing accounting services

June 28, 2010

API Outsourcing Inc., a provider of finance and accounting outsourcing services (FAO), has been selected by DavCo Restaurants — one of the largest Wendy's…

Dunkin' Donuts hires new execs in marketing, operations

June 24, 2010

Dunkin' Donuts has appointed two senior-level strategic hires to support the brand's ongoing focus on leadership marketing and operational excellence. Dan…

Dunkin' Donuts hires new execs in marketing, operations

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June 24, 2010

Dunkin' Donuts has appointed two senior-level strategic hires to support the brand's ongoing focus on leadership marketing and operational excellence. Dan…

Burger King plans to complete breakfast revamp in Q4

June 24, 2010

Burger King is pinning its hopes on its breakfast program, with the remainder of its new offerings to launch later this year, the company announced at a Nasdaq…

Please, No More Tacos!

by Paul Mcginnis — Vice President, Marketing, Ecolab Food Safety Specialties

Taco Sunday. Just typing the phrase brings back a flood of memories involving lots of ground beef and hungry teenagers. Some of you may not remember this…

Self-serve fro-yo Yogurtini kicks off franchising with Phoenix location

June 23, 2010

Start-up self-serve frozen yogurt brand Yogurtini has opened its second location, at 475 E. Bell Rd. in Phoenix. The new Yogurtini, the brand's first…

Self-serve fro-yo Yogurtini kicks off franchising with Phoenix location

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June 23, 2010

Start-up self-serve frozen yogurt brand Yogurtini has opened its second location, at 475 E. Bell Rd. in Phoenix. The new Yogurtini, the brand's first…

CKE posts $3.1M Q1 loss

June 22, 2010

CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of Hardee's and Carl's Jr., posted a $3.1 million dollar loss for the first quarter ended May 17. Carl's Jr. continues to…

CKE posts $3.1M Q1 loss

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June 22, 2010

CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of Hardee's and Carl's Jr., posted a $3.1 million dollar loss for the first quarter ended May 17. Carl's Jr. continues to…

Sonic Q3 net down 34.5%, appoints new CMO

June 21, 2010

Sonic Corp. continues to be impacted by the challenging economic environment, as evident in its third quarter earnings report. Meanwhile, the company also…

QSRs to benefit short-term from China currency move

June 21, 2010

Quick-service restaurant chains with a large presence in China will likely see a boost after that country said it would allow its currency to appreciate…

Salmonella victim sues Subway, workers tested

June 21, 2010

As the first lawsuit by a victim of a salmonella outbreak connected to numerous Subway stores in Illinois is filed, The Illinois Department of Health is…

CSPI threatens suit over McDonald's use of toys in Happy Meals

June 21, 2010

Health advocate organization Center for Science in the Public Interest is not too happy with McDonald's Happy Meals. The nonprofit organization has served the…

Sonic Q3 net down 34.5%, appoints new CMO

June 21, 2010

Sonic Corp. continues to be impacted by the challenging economic environment, as evident in its third quarter earnings report. Meanwhile, the company also…

QSRs to benefit short-term from China currency move

June 21, 2010

Quick-service restaurant chains with a large presence in China will likely see a boost after that country said it would allow its currency to appreciate…

Salmonella victim sues Subway, workers tested

June 21, 2010

As the first lawsuit by a victim of a salmonella outbreak connected to numerous Subway stores in Illinois is filed, The Illinois Department of Health is…

CSPI threatens suit over McDonald's use of toys in Happy Meals

June 21, 2010

Health advocate organization Center for Science in the Public Interest is not too happy with McDonald's Happy Meals. The nonprofit organization has served the…