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First Tim Hortons/Cold Stone Creamery store opens in Ohio
April 1, 2009
The Xenia Daily Gazette: The first co-branded Tim Hortons/Cold Stone Creamery store has opened in Xenia, Ohio. The location is one of the first of 30 Tim…
read nowSubway franchisee upset by W.Va. menu-labeling revision
April 1, 2009
The Charleston Gazette: St. Albans, W.Va., Subway franchisee Larue Causey is angered by the West Virginia Senate's decision to revise its menu labeling bill to…
read nowCarl's Jr. P2 comps fall further, Hardee's still up
March 31, 2009
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. has announced blended same-store sales for Carl's Jr. and Hardee's were down 2.7 percent for the four weeks of…
read nowUPDATE: Revised menu-labeling still alive in W.Va.
March 31, 2009
The Charleson (W.Va.) Gazette: After rejecting menu labeling legislation on Monday, the West Virginia Senate advanced a revised version of the bill that now…
read nowMcDonald's Corp. agrees to promote potato farming best practices
March 31, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Investment group Investor Environmental Health Network has announced that McDonald's Corp. has agreed to formally survey and promote best…
read nowNRA industry outlook reports slight gains, more uncertainty
March 30, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Restaurant industry performance remained soft in February, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…
read nowFast casual chains lead restaurant industry growth
March 30, 2009
CHICAGO -- Restaurant-industry growth continues to be driven by fast casual chains, according to data released by Chicago-based consultancy Technomic Inc. in…
read nowWhataburger headquarters move to San Antonio
March 29, 2009
SAN ANTONIO — Whataburger has purchased a building in San Antonio for its new new home office, the company has announced. Previously headquarted in Corpus…
read nowAngry customer shoots out McDonald's drive-thru window
March 29, 2009
The Salt Lake Tribune: A customer at a Salt Lake City McDonald's became enraged upon learning the restaurant had already switched to its breakfast menu when he…
read nowMcDonald's sales growth to slow in Latin America
March 26, 2009
Bloomberg: McDonald's sales growth in Latin America will slow this year due to the recession, said Woods Staton, CEO of Buenos Aires-based Arcos Dorados SA…
read nowCKE's year-end revenues drop slightly, profit surges
March 25, 2009
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Despite a slight drop in revenue, CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's restaurants, has recorded a 19 percent…
read nowNRA readies for 2009 Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show
March 25, 2009
CHICAGO — The 2009 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show will be held this year May 16-19 at McCormick Place in Chicago. This year's…
read nowCustomer shoots, kills potential robber at Miami Burger King
March 24, 2009
Miami Herald: A customer with a concealed-weapons permit and a gun foiled a robbery at a busy Miami Burger King, fatally wounding the masked gunman and leaving…
read nowSonic Q2 comps, profit down
March 23, 2009
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sonic Corp. has reported a decline in system-wide same-store sales of 3.6 percent for the second quarter ended Feb. 28, compared to an increase…
read nowCKE to release FY 2009 results
March 18, 2009
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. has announced that the company will release its fiscal fourth quarter and year end fiscal 2009 results Mar. 25 after…
read nowKrispy Kreme troubles likely not over
March 15, 2009
Earlier this month Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved an agreement to resolve the commission's…
read nowCleaning products found in tainted Dairy Queen malt mix
March 12, 2009
Ferndale Record-Journal (Wash.): The Whatcom County, Wash., Health Department has completed tests on the malt mix believed to have been tainted by a now former…
read nowPopeyes' yearly profits decrease
March 11, 2009
ATLANTA — AFC Enterprises Inc., franchisor and operator of Popeyes, has reported a decline of 2.1 percent in same-store sales for the fourth quarter and year…
read nowMcDonald's president works to control costs
March 11, 2009
The Wall Street Journal: The worsening global economy has McDonald's Corp. preparing for a difficult year, including the strengthening U.S. dollar affecting…
read nowKrystal names GM of the year
March 10, 2009
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Krystal Co. has named Rus Morris of Prattville, Ala., its 2008 Krystal Franchise General Manager of the Year, the company has…
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