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Ex Taco John employee ordered to repay $220K
July 15, 2008
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle: A judge has sentenced a Colorado Springs, Colo., man to four to five years in prison for embezzling more than $220,000 during a…
read nowRestaurant index rises as same-store sales improve
July 2, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Restaurant industry performance improved in May as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant activity rose for…
read nowMcDonald's outlines Olympic Games sponsorship
July 2, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's has launched several programs as part of its sponsorship of the 2008 Olyimpic Games in Beijing, ranging from giving kids an…
read nowKrispy Kreme names new senior VP
July 1, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has announced that Cindy Bay, a veteran of the QSR industry, has joined the company as senior vice president…
read nowMcDonald's prices up in China
June 26, 2008
Rednet.cn: For the second time this year, McDonald's has raised its prices in China. Other U.S. food chains in China also are increasing menu prices. Its major…
read nowCKE announces Q1 results
June 25, 2008
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Same-store sales for CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's chains, increased 1.8 percent for the 2009 first…
read nowThieves target metal, pipes at Pa. QSRs
June 25, 2008
Delcotimes.com (Pa.): Brookhaven, Pa.-area fast-food restaurants have been hit by thieves in search of metal. Metal thefts are on the rise in the area, with…
read nowNational Restaurant Association launches Restaurant Action Network
June 24, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association has launched the Restaurant Action Network, a grassroots program that will focus, coordinate and expand…
read nowSubway Restaurants to add UDS Group delivery in Boston
June 23, 2008
BOCA RATON, Fla. — UDS Group Inc., a provider of delivery management solutions, is partnering with Subway Restaurants to open the Boston market for delivery…
read nowNRA joins campaign to revisit food-to-fuel mandates
June 12, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association continued to express concern over increasing wholesale food and commodity prices and the resulting dire…
read nowN.Y. and Calif. pushing calorie-count legislation
June 11, 2008
The Wall Street Journal: State legislatures in California and New York are moving toward requiring restaurants to post calorie counts on their menus, following…
read nowIBM, Self-Service World announce free webinar on reaching the ‘new consumer'
June 10, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — IBM, a global provider of business technologies, and Self-Service World, the leading news and information source covering the self-service…
read nowJack in the Box will restart serving tomatoes
June 9, 2008
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box restaurants will begin serving tomatoes at most of its restaurants early the week of June 8 following further clarification from…
read nowFresh tomatoes pulled from menus in several states, Canada
June 8, 2008
The outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to raw tomatoes has prompted health departments to issue advisories and restaurants to pull the item from its menu.
read nowBurger King executive exercises options
June 4, 2008
CNN Money: Julio A. Ramirez, the executive vice president of global operations for Burger King Holdings Inc., has exercised options for more than 7,000 shares…
read nowGary Crompton named ARAMARK president, business dining
June 3, 2008
PHILADELPHIA — Foodservice company ARAMARK has named Gary Crompton president of business dining, reporting to Ira Cohn, president of the business and industry…
read nowPETA ends boycott of Canada's KFC
June 3, 2008
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.): PETA is ending its boycott of Canada's nearly 750 KFC locations after the country's largest KFC franchisee, Priszm…
read nowNew York fast food outlets defy calorie count rule
June 2, 2008
All Headline News.com: Many New York City restaurants are refusing to comply with the May 5 mandate for restaurants to print the calorie count of the meals on…
read nowYum! Brands appoints Eaton president of KFC, USA
June 2, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc. has announced the appointment of Roger Eaton, 47, as president of KFC USA. He replaces Gregg Dedrick, who will leave by…
read nowMcD's dollar-menu fixation sparks franchisee revolt
June 2, 2008
Advertising Age.com: McDonald's owner/operators are finding that rising commodity costs, an increase in minimum wage and consumers choosing lower-price items…
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