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…

Checkers/Rally's launches new brand campaign

May 15, 2006

TAMPA, Fla. — Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. announced the launch of a new brand campaign designed to differentiate Checkers/Rally's from its QSR…

McDonald's global comparable sales up 6.2% in April

May 8, 2006

OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's Corporation announced that systemwide sales for McDonald's restaurants worldwide increased 5.5 percent in April. Global…

McDonald's to provide free Wi-Fi at world's largest tech show

May 8, 2006

OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's announced plans to provide free Wi-Fi Internet access to more than 60,000 attendees as the official Wi-Fi sponsor of the 200…

Yum! Brands debuts network T.V. advertising

May 3, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc., the parent of KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Long John Silver's and A&W Restaurants, announced that it will debut its…

Fast Food Chain Maintains Training Excellence with Perception

May 3, 2006

Certification in food prep and operations management... Do you have what it takes?

Jack in the Box worker murdered at restaurant

May 2, 2006

SanDiego.com:  Sherman Heights, Calif., Police officers found a 22-year-old Jack in the Box employee dead outside the store's entrance. Witnesses told police…

Arby's will accept ExpressPay

May 1, 2006

NEW YORK— American Express announced Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. is the latest national merchant partner to accept ExpressPay from American Express. Arby's…

Gas prices take a bite of profits

April 30, 2006

SanDiego.com: Record gas prices will likely take a bite out of profits at Jack In The Box and other fast-food chains, at least if history is a guide.

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In and Out VP cannot sue to get his job back

April 30, 2006

Orange County Register: A former In-N-Out Burger executive cannot force the Irvine chain to reinstate his job and must remove statements in his lawsuit that…

Back Yard Burgers reports record Q1

April 27, 2006

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Back Yard Burgers Inc. credited Easter Sunday sales for its record first-quarter revenues for the period ended April 2.   Company-owned…

Immigrants will not work May 1

April 26, 2006

Associated Press:  Immigrants are being asked to stay home from work, school and stores on May 1 to protest federal immigration reform legislation. Organizers…

Jack in the Box video used in robbery investigation

April 25, 2006

WOAI.com: A San Antonio Jack in the Box could help investigators catch the crooks who robbed the QSR April 8. Surveillance video captured the faces of the…

Yum profits surge

April 24, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fast-food giant Yum Brands Inc. reported an 11 percent gain in first-quarter profit, led by strong growth in U.S. operations and higher…

U.S. appetite for fast-food grows, study says

April 19, 2006

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — Despite criticism of fast-food by consumer advocacy groups and news stories warning about an obesity epidemic, QSR usage is up…

Church's Chicken works on recruiting

April 19, 2006

LAS VEGAS — Church's Chicken's franchise development team is looking to its current franchisees to refresh their existing restaurants and sign new agreements…

New design to save Culver's up to $150,000 per store

April 18, 2006

PRAIRIE du SAC, Wis. — Responding to the rising cost of construction and a desire to expand into urban areas, Culver's has designed and is building a more…

McDonald's introduces workout DVDs

April 18, 2006

PORTLAND, Ore. — McDonald's is partnering with a fitness company to sell exercise DVDs at its restaurants with the launch of its new "happy meals" for adults…

El Pollo Loco walks a fine line

Neither fast casual nor QSR, the hybrid provides consumers with speed and quality.