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McDonald's releases November comps
December 9, 2007
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Global comparable-store sales for McDonald's Corp. restaurants rose 8.2 percent in November and 7 percent for the year to date, the company…
read nowYum Brands outlines 2008 plans
December 6, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum Brands Inc., operator of the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W brands, plans to expand its U.S. refranchising…
read nowEmployers must use revised I-9
December 5, 2007
Business First (Louisville, Ky.): Employers must begin using a revised I-9 employment eligibility verification form for new employees by Dec. 26, 2007. The…
read nowCKE sells 30 Hardee's restaurants in Kansas City
December 4, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Hardee's parent CKE Restaurants Inc. has announced the sale of 30 restaurants in its Kansas City market to Rising Stars LLC as part of…
read nowBurger King launches NFL fan experience
December 3, 2007
MIAMI — Burger King Corp. is supporting its NFL sponsorship with the launch of the Burger King Have It Your Way NFL Challenge, an interactive touring fan…
read nowFounder of Popeyes owner stepping down
December 3, 2007
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Frank Belatti, founder of AFC Enterprises, the owner of Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, is stepping down as chairman of the…
read nowTaco Bell to give away bowl game seats
December 3, 2007
IRVINE, Calif. — Taco Bell is giving football fans a chance to win VIP seats to the Allstate BCS National Championship Game, as well as their choice of three…
read nowWendy's dropping Frescata sandwiches
December 2, 2007
The Columbus Dispatch: Wendy's International plans to stop selling its Frescata deli-style sandwiches by the end of December, according to the company. The…
read nowFla. farmers protest at Burger King HQ
December 2, 2007
Fox News: Farmworkers, union members and activists marched through Miami streets to Burger King headquarters Nov. 30, 2007, to protest low wages for tomato…
read nowWatchdog: McDonald's ad promoted unsafe driving
December 2, 2007
The Sydney Morning Herald: A McDonald's advertisement showing a carload of male teenagers ordering a drive-thru meal is off the air after an investigation by…
read nowJack in the Box CEO exercises stock options
November 29, 2007
The Associated Press: The chairwoman and chief executive of Jack in the Box Inc. has exercised options for 70,000 shares of common stock, according to a…
read nowNeil Golden named McDonald's USA SVP, CMO
November 29, 2007
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's has announced the promotion of Neil Golden — an 18-year McDonald's veteran — to senior vice president and chief marketing officer…
read nowMcDonald's intros McSkillet Burrito
November 27, 2007
CHICAGO — McDonald's has launched its new McSkillet Burrito, along with data showing the company has shown a 42-percent increase in breakfast sales since…
read nowRashes, choking hit 19 at German McDonald's
November 27, 2007
The Earth Times: Police cleared a McDonald's restaurant Nov. 27 in Dresden, Germany, after 19 people mysteriously developed rashes in their mouths and…
read nowMcDonald's: No plans to offer all-day breakfast
November 27, 2007
Reuters: McDonald's Corp. is looking for ways to expand its breakfast business in the United State, but isn't considering offering breakfast all day long, a…
read nowCEO: Wendy's doesn't need sale
November 26, 2007
New York Times: Kerrii Anderson, chief executive of Wendy's, says a sale is not needed to save the company. She maintains that her back-to-basics turnaround…
read nowMcDonald's marks 20 years in Scotland
November 25, 2007
The Scotsman: Twenty years ago — on Nov. 23, 1987 — McDonald's made its arrival in Scotland. Dave Jeffrey, the first manager of the branch, still runs the…
read nowMcDonald's franchisees feel specialty-coffee strain
November 18, 2007
Chicago Tribune: As McDonald's tries to cash in on the fast-growing specialty coffee market, the chain is already finding itself at odds with the unlikeliest…
read nowBurglar busted for cooking burgers
November 18, 2007
Ventura County Star: A Santa Paula, Calif., man was arrested Nov. 18 after breaking into a Carl's Jr. restaurant. Ruben Manzano, 19, told police he was hungry…
read nowDunkin' responds to discrimination allegations
November 18, 2007
BlueMauMau: Dunkin' Brands' president and executive VP has stated in a systemwide memorandum that given the accusations of racial discrimination, the company…
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