Council of Chain Restaurants names new director

March 2, 2011

The National Council of Chain Restaurants (NCCR), a division of the National Retail Federation (NRF), has appointed Rob Green as its new executive director. A…

Yum! Brands sets conference schedule

March 2, 2011

Louisville, Ky.-based Yum! Brands, parent company of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC, will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Consumer Conference March…

Wendy’s/Arby’s Group sets conference schedule

March 1, 2011

Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Inc. plans to participate in three upcoming investor conferences, including:

Otis Spunkmeyer names SVP international

March 1, 2011

Otis Spunkmeyer Inc. has hired Hugh C. Roth as senior vice president, Subway and international.

Arby’s new ad campaign lightens the mood

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

February 28, 2011

Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. continues to embrace an aggressive turnaround plan developed last year to boost sales and profits. The latest effort entails a new…

Burger King shakes up operations efforts

February 28, 2011

Burger King Corp. has aligned its global brand management and operations teams, effective immediately, to create a single, global brand marketing and…

CKE Restaurants’ franchisees offered financing aid

February 28, 2011

CKE Restaurants Inc. has selected New York City-based BoeFly, an online marketplace that executes commercial transactions, to assist its franchisees in…

Krystal names new CFO

February 28, 2011

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Krystal Company has named Bob Marshall as its new chief financial officer, effective immediately.

Taco Bell stands tall with 88-cent deal

February 28, 2011

Although the class action lawsuit over Taco Bell’s beef authenticity was brought forth in mid-January, and the chain has since rolled out an extensive and…

Subway opens milestone location in LA

February 27, 2011

The Subway restaurant chain has opened its 600th location in the Los Angeles area. The milestone outlet is owned by multi-unit Subway franchisees Parvis…

Gay couple awarded $3.15 million in Burger King beating case

February 27, 2011

Food Services Properties Corp. and Union City Restaurant Corp., which owns seven Burger King restaurants in the New Jersey area, was ordered to pay $3.1…

Church’s Chicken completes debt refinancing

February 27, 2011

Church’s Chicken has closed a new asset-backed securitization, comprised of $220 million of senior secured notes, which have a maturity date of February 2018…

Jack in the Box sets presentation schedule

February 24, 2011

Jack in the Box Inc. will participate in four upcoming investment conferences. The dates are as follows:

Del Taco agreement pinpoints Dallas

February 24, 2011

Del Taco has signed a franchise development deal with Supremo Taco, LLC, an affiliate of the 200-unit, Dallas-based Sun Holdings, to open new units in the…

Boston named Subway’s Market of the Year

February 24, 2011

Subway restaurants has named its Boston market the National Market of the Year at the company’s annual Subway Team Operations Marketing & Planning (STOMP…

Wendy’s Philippine footprint to grow

February 23, 2011

Wendy’s International Inc., a subsidiary of Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Inc., has signed a long-term agreement with Wenphil Corporation to expand the Wendy’s brand…

Dunkin’ Donuts rolls into India market

February 23, 2011

India is about to run on Dunkin. Dunkin’ Donuts has signed an agreement with Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd. to develop, sub-franchise and operate more than 500 units…

Jack in the Box Inc. beats expectations

February 23, 2011

Jack in the Box Inc., parent company of Jack in the Box and Qdoba, reported its first quarter earnings for fiscal 2011, ended Jan. 23. The company reported net…

Major BK franchisee splits up company

February 23, 2011

Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., parent company of Syracuse, N.Y.-based Carrols Corporation, operater of more than 300 Burger King restaurants, announced…

Tim Hortons on a roll in 2010

February 22, 2011

Tim Hortons Inc. reported fourth quarter 2010 and year-end results ended Jan. 2, which included robust same-store growth sales in both the U.S. and Canada.