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Popeyes sees 38.5% dip in profits for Q3
November 12, 2008
ATLANTA — AFC Enterprises, Inc., the franchisor and operator of Popeyes restaurants, reported a drop in profits of 38.5 percent for the third quarter ended…
read nowYum! Brands cutting hundreds of jobs
November 12, 2008
Los Angeles Times: Yum Brands Inc., parent company of KFC, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's, A&W and Pizza Hut, has announced it will eliminate several…
read nowToronto demands QSRs find recycling solution
November 12, 2008
The Globe and Mail (Toronto): The Toronto public works committee has given fast-food outlets five months to reduce consumer packaging waste. Restaurants have…
read nowMenu labeling could offer marketing advantage
November 12, 2008
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorial board has posited the possibility that menu labeling may actually prove to be a marketing…
read nowCarl's Jr., Hardee's Q3 comps up 0.9%
November 11, 2008
CARPENTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, reported that combined same-store sales for the third quarter ended Nov.
read nowJack in the Box to webcast fourth quarter earnings
November 11, 2008
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box Inc. will release fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 operating results after market close on Nov. 18, and the company will host a…
read nowWestchester County NY passes menu labeling
November 10, 2008
Newsday: Westchester County, a New York suburb, has passed a law requiring restaurant chains with at least 15 locations worldwide to display calorie counts on…
read nowTim Hortons Q3 revenues up 3.8%
November 10, 2008
OAKVILLE, Ontario — Canadian same-store sales at Tim Hortons Inc. were up 3.8 percent for the third quarter ended Sept. 28, 2008, while U.S. same-store sales…
read nowStudy examines feed source of top QSRs
November 10, 2008
Forbes: A study from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences contains controversial claims about menu items served at McDonald's, Wendy's and…
read nowMcDonald's U.S. comps up 5.3% in October
November 9, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Global comparable-store sales at McDonald's Corp. rose 8.2 percent in October, the company announced. System-wide sales for McDonald's…
read nowMcDonald's expects 4th-quarter foreign currency hit
November 6, 2008
Reuters: McDonald's Corp. has said it expects revenue and operating income to be hurt by foreign currency translation in the current fourth quarter because the…
read nowChick-fil-A founder awarded philanthropy prize
November 6, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Truett Cathy, founder of the Chick-fil-A chain, has been named winner of the 2008 William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership, the…
read nowNathan's Famous NF Roasters selloff boosts Q2
November 6, 2008
WESTBURY, N.Y. — Results for Nathan's Famous Inc.'s second quarter ended Sept. 28 were postively impacted by the sale of its subsidiary NF Roasters Corp, the…
read nowWendy's/Arby's posts loss in pre-merger Q3 results
November 5, 2008
ATLANTA — Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc., parent company of Wendy's International Inc. and Arby's Restaurant Group Inc., has announced pre-merger results for Triarc…
read nowMedia, exhibitor registration opens for NRA Show 2009
November 3, 2008
CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association has announced that registration for news media and exhibitors is now open for its 2009 Restaurant, Hotel-Motel…
read nowBurger King franchisees late-night hours suit dismissed
November 3, 2008
Miami Herald: Miami-Dade Circuit Court has ruled that Burger King has the right to require franchisees to comply with extended late-night and early-morning…
read nowCarrols Restaurant Group reports mixed Q3 results
November 3, 2008
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., the parent company of Carrols Corp., has announced financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 28…
read nowWendy's/Arby's announces Q3 earnings release
October 30, 2008
ATLANTA — Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc., the franchisor of the Wendy's and Arby's restaurant systems, has announced that it will issue a press release with third…
read nowBurger King Q1 global comps up 3.6%
October 30, 2008
MIAMI — Burger King Holdings Inc. reported its 19th consecutive quarter of worldwide positive comparable sales, the company announced. Global comps were up 3.…
read nowNRA reports dampened industry outlook
October 30, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry worsened in September, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…
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