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Yum! Brands adds price to cash tender offer
May 26, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut, has announced that it has priced its cash tender offer to purchase up to…
read nowNPD finds kids' meal popularity affected by economy
May 26, 2009
CHICAGO — It appears that today's kids are no longer won over by a toy nestled between their chicken nuggets and fries, or with the kids' menu, according to…
read nowWhataburger assures N. Fla. stores will remain open
May 25, 2009
Last week QSRweb reported information from The Tampa Tribune about Whataburger closing all its locations in Central Florida. Pam Cox, group director of…
read nowWendy's to begin using eggs from cage-free chickens
May 25, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After lengthy discussions with The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Wendy's has announced that it is starting to use eggs from…
read nowKFC pleased with grilled chicken sales
May 25, 2009
The Denver Post: KFC president Roger Eaton said the roller coaster of attention from the failed Oprah Winfrey-endorsed Kentucky Grilled Chicken coupon…
read nowKFC manager recognizes robber as fired employee
May 25, 2009
Memphis Commercial Appeal: A manager at a Memphis, Tenn., KFC recognized a masked man attempting to rob the store as an employee who had been fired the…
read nowAsk the Experts: How can product giveaways expand brand awareness?
May 21, 2009
Rita's Italian Ice has been giving away a free cup of regular-sized Italian ice to all customers on the first day of spring since it was founded 17 years ago.
read nowWhataburger pulls out of Central Florida
May 21, 2009
The Tampa Tribune: Corpus Christi, Texas-based Whataburger will close all 14 Whataburger locations in Central Florida May 31 after an unsuccessful turnaround…
read nowAsk the Experts: What pitfalls should brands avoid when implementing a one-day giveaway?
May 21, 2009
As brands compete for an increasingly limited share of consumers' dining dollars, one-day product giveaways are being used more frequently to add the…
read nowN.Y. governor proposes wide-reaching menu labeling bill
May 19, 2009
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. David A. Paterson has announced he has proposed legislation to help fight obesity by requiring calorie posting in restaurants…
read nowDunkin' Donuts impersonator arrested
May 19, 2009
Herald News (Mass.): Fall River, Mass., police have arrested a former Dunkin' Donuts employee who allegedly entered various branches of the franchise dressed…
read nowTechnomic, C3 partner on insights into QSR family-dining occasions
May 18, 2009
CHICAGO — Technomic and C3 have joined forces to provide expanded services to their clients, beginning with a new Family Attitudes and Motivations (FAM) Dining…
read nowInstitutional Investor survey names Yum! CFO tops in restaurant industry
May 17, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc.'s chief financial officer Richard Carucci has been recognized by Institutional Investor's 2009 America's Best CFOs survey…
read nowBurger King suffers from marketing misstep
May 17, 2009
BusinessWeek: While its competitors blanketed the market with dollar deals this spring, Burger King stuck with ads that wooed its male "superfans" and…
read nowSecond national menu labeling bill introduced
May 14, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) have…
read nowKrystal names franchisee of the year
May 14, 2009
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Krystal Co. has named Nashville, Tenn.-based franchise group, BJKF LLC its 2008 Krystal Franchisee of the Year, an honor given…
read nowJack in the Box sees small net gain for Q2
May 13, 2009
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box Inc. has reported same-store sales at company restaurants were up 0.4 percent for the second quarter ended April 12, compared to a…
read nowFugitive makes one last trip to Taco Bell
May 13, 2009
The Journal Gazette (Ft. Wayne, Ind.): Jermaine Askia Cooper, who was wanted on multiple felony charges, led police on a two-county high-speed chase before…
read nowPepsiCo launches online restaurant development tool
May 12, 2009
PURCHASE, N.Y. — PepsiCo has launched a new online resource devoted to growing the foodservice trade, bringing valuable data and insights to restaurant…
read nowManchu Wok finds success with new prototype store
May 11, 2009
NEW YORK — One year after the introduction of Manchu Wok's prototype stores into select locations in Canada and the United States, the Chinese fast-food…
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