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Taco Bell conducting "Swing for a Million" promotion
June 6, 2007
IRVINE, Calif. — Taco Bell is conducting a promotion July 10, giving one baseball fan the chance to win $1 million during the 78th MLB All-Star Game at San…
read nowCustomers to create Wendy's new burger
June 6, 2007
DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's International Inc. is embarking on a 25-city North American tour and a create-a-burger contest to gather ideas for its next menu item.
read nowMcDonald's marketing chief receives AdFed award
June 6, 2007
CHICAGO — William Lamar, senior vice president and chief marketing officer for McDonald's USA, has been awarded the 2007 American Advertising Federation…
read nowBurger King plans Asia expansion
June 6, 2007
Shanghai Daily: Burger King Holdings Inc. plans to add as many as 250 new stores in Asia in the next five years, according to chief executive officer John…
read nowPolice kill KFC hostage-taker
June 6, 2007
Courier Mail (Australia): Shanghai police shot and killed a knife-wielding man who took a four-year-old girl hostage in a KFC outlet in the city. The man…
read nowChild held hostage at China KFC
June 5, 2007
Reuters: A three-year-old girl is being held hostage by an unidentified man at a KFC restaurant in Shanghai, according to official Chinese media. People…
read nowDunkin' Donuts sues Key West franchisee
June 5, 2007
Miami Herald: Dunkin' Donuts is suing the owner of three Key West Dunkin' Donut outlets over allegations that the franchisee hired undocumented workers. The…
read nowSonic to offer free root beer floats
June 5, 2007
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sonic Drive-In will offer customers free Root Beer Floats June 7 between 8 p.m. and midnight. Sonic plans to serve more than 3 million free…
read nowTriarc approves $50 million repurchase program
June 5, 2007
NEW YORK — Triarc Companies Inc., parent of the Arby's brand, announced that it has adopted a new $50 million Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock…
read nowCKE moves to trans-fat free oil
June 5, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS — CKE Restaurants Inc.'s Carl's Jr. and Hardee's restaurant chains are converting to Omega-9 Canola Oil from Dow AgroSciences, moving forward…
read nowMcDonald's launches online employee-training program
June 4, 2007
CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) has partnered with McDonald's Corporation to roll out the ServSafe Manager…
read nowBurger King extends hours
June 4, 2007
MIAMI — Participating Burger King Corp. restaurants are now open until midnight or later, seven days a week, the company announced. Music mogul Sean…
read nowNRA show tops 74,000 attendees
June 3, 2007
CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association's 2007 Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show completed a record-breaking, four-day run at McCormick Place in Chicago May…
read nowChurch's Chicken to open 20 Denver locations
June 3, 2007
ATLANTA — Laredo, Texas-based Pollos Del Centro has been awarded the franchise rights to build 20 Chuch's Chicken restaurants in the Denver metropolitan area…
read nowSubway franchisee association names CEO
June 3, 2007
MILFORD, Conn. — The Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust, which creates advertising and marketing programs for the Subway restaurant chain, has named…
read nowTaco Bell debuts Extreme Cheese and Beef Quesadilla
June 3, 2007
IRVINE, Calif. — Taco Bell is introducing the latest addition to its Big Bell Value Menu. The Extreme Cheese and Beef Quesadilla is filled with cheddar…
read nowKrispy Kreme loss widens
June 3, 2007
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. reported a net loss of $7.4 million for the company's fiscal 2008 first quarter ended April 29, compared…
read nowBurger King to repurchase shares
May 31, 2007
MIAMI — Burger King Holdings Inc. has announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of the company's common stock.…
read nowGlass found in KFC Japan salads
May 31, 2007
Reuters: Pieces of glass were found in salads sold at two Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets in Japan, the company said. The glass came from a broken refrigerator…
read nowBaskin-Robbins rolls out summer offerings
May 31, 2007
CANTON, Mass. — Specialty ice cream retailer Baskin-Robbins is introducing seven surfing-themed frozen dishes in time for summer. Baskin-Robbins also is…
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