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Wingstop inks East Texas development deal
July 29, 2007
DALLAS — Wingstop restaurants have signed an area-development agreement to open at least 10 new Wingstop restaurants throughout East Texas. Under terms of…
read nowTip jars becoming a common sight at fast-food outlets
July 29, 2007
News-Herald (Panama City, Fla.): Tip jars are becoming increasingly common on counters at fast-food restaurants. Some customers see it as businesses begging…
read nowWendy's parent steps up for Massachusetts workers
July 26, 2007
The Republican (Massachusetts): Wendy's International will pay hundreds of workers who lost their jobs when a franchisee closed 13 restaurants in…
read nowNASDAQ, NRA to host food- and restaurant-industry forum
July 26, 2007
NEW YORK — The NASDAQ Stock Market will host a food- and restaurant-industry forum Aug. 1, 2007, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., to discuss the state of the…
read nowMcDonald's to launch music tour
July 26, 2007
VENICE BEACH, Calif. — McDonald's is connecting young adults across the country with a new music program called McDonald's Live, a free 10-city concert tour…
read nowBurger King to pay off debt, announces executive appointments
July 25, 2007
MIAMI — Burger King Holdings Inc. has announced that it will retire $25 million in debt July 31, 2007, using cash generated from operations. "After…
read nowWendy's workers waiting for wages
July 25, 2007
The Republican (Massachusetts): The employees of 13 Massachusetts-area Wendy's locations shut down without warning by the franchise owner are seeking the…
read nowCarl's Jr., Hardee's raise $650K for breast cancer
July 25, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Carl's Jr. and Hardee's restaurants across the United States raised more than $650,000 in May during a three-week, in-store fundraiser…
read nowWendy'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…
read nowHardee'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…
read nowMcDonald'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…
read nowRally'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…
read nowMcDonald'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…
read nowChick-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…
read nowTaco 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…
read nowRTI 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…
read nowPopeyes 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…
read nowJack 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…
read nowSICOM 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…
read nowCanadian 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…
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