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CKE to host Q2 conference call, release period eight comps
September 10, 2008
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. has announced that the company will release its second quarter results and period eight same-store sales…
read nowVictims of 2006 Arby's salmonella outbreak file suit
September 10, 2008
VALDOSTA, Ga. — Five separate lawsuits were filed in the State Court of Georgia, DeKalb County, on behalf of individuals who became seriously ill with…
read nowMcDonald's August worldwide comps up 8.5%
September 8, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's Corp. has announced its global comparable-store sales increased 8.5 percent in August. Systemwide sales for McDonald's worldwide…
read nowKFC ramping up security for original secret recipe
September 8, 2008
Google/Associated Press: Colonel Harland Sanders' handwritten recipe of 11 herbs and spices is scheduled to be removed Sept. 9, 2008, from safekeeping at KFC's…
read nowDunkin' to double U.S. stores
September 8, 2008
Reuters: Dunkin' Donuts plans to more than double its U.S. stores to 15,000 by 2020, as its rival Starbucks retrenches. Dunkin's 8,000 global stores — which…
read nowMid-Atlantic to showcase new products, services
September 7, 2008
BALTIMORE — The Mid-Atlantic Food, Beverage and Lodging Expo, slated to take place Sept. 17-18 at the Baltimore Convention Center, will offer a variety of new…
read nowYum! plans to adjust prices to food costs more often
September 4, 2008
CNNMoney.com: Yum! Brands Inc. said it plans to adjust prices more often next year to meet rising ingredient costs. While the quick-serve giant…
read nowTechnomic: New Yorkers strongly support menu labeling
September 4, 2008
CHICAGO — Technomic Inc. has announced that 86 percent of New York City restaurant users consider the recently-enacted menu-labeling law there — requiring…
read nowFormer Dunkin' Donuts workers charged with burglary
September 3, 2008
CBS 6 News (Albany, N.Y.): Two former workers at a Dunkin' Donuts shop in Lake George, N.Y., have been charged with felony third-degree burglary. According…
read nowRestaurant industry performance still soft in July
September 1, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association has announced that restaurant industry performance remained sluggish in July, as the association's…
read nowNexCen announces board member resignation
September 1, 2008
NEW YORK — NexCen Brands Inc. has announced that Jack Rovner has resigned from its board of directors effective Aug. 29, 2008. Rovner was elected director of…
read nowKrispy Kreme announces Q2 conference call
September 1, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. plans to release its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 on Thursday, Sept. 11…
read nowCalif. McDonald's class action denied
August 28, 2008
Los Angeles Times: McDonald's Corp. workers in California can't sue as a group over claims that they were denied pay for work they performed during the time…
read nowSalmonella outbreak likely over
August 28, 2008
Google/Associated Press: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that the salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 1,440 people appears…
read nowFormer Burger King exec to coach others
August 28, 2008
The Economist: Greg Brenneman, who stepped down Aug. 19 as chief executive of Quiznos, is now chairman of CCMP Capital Advisors, a private-equity firm. …
read nowMid-Atlantic Expo to feature free educational seminars
August 28, 2008
BALTIMORE — The Mid-Atlantic Food, Beverage and Lodging Expo, to be held Sept. 17-18 at the Baltimore Convention Center, will offer attendees the know how…
read nowPro-family values investor blacklists McDonald's
August 27, 2008
OneNewsNow: The president of Timothy Plan, a pro family-values mutual fund company, has announced that the investment firm will exclude McDonald's stock in any…
read nowDunkin' Donuts spying techniques brought to light
August 24, 2008
BlueMauMau: Dunkin' Brands' past litigation against its mom and pop franchisees over underreporting issues was foreshadowed by a presentation given by its…
read nowWestern Foodservice & Hospitality Expo kicks off
August 22, 2008
LOS ANGELES — The Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo opened Aug. 23 at 10 a.m. Pacific time in Los Angeles. Held in the Los Angeles Convention Center…
read nowBojangles' announces five years of comp growth
August 20, 2008
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bojangles' Restaurants Inc. has announced it has achieved a company and quick-service industry milestone with its 60th consecutive month of…
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