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Burke Corp. funds food technologist scholarship fund
May 31, 2007
NEVADA, IOWA — Burke Corporation is sponsoring and funding the Iowa Section - Institute of Food Technologist scholarship fund. The Iowa Section of the…
read now92-year-old demos McDonald's location
May 30, 2007
The Tribune-Democrat (Johnstown, Pa): Estelle Musico, the 92-year-old owner of a McDonald's restaurant in Lower Yoder, Pa., operated a bulldozer May 30 as the…
read nowArby's intros lunch-break Web site
May 30, 2007
ATLANTA — Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. and NBC Universal have teamed up to launch the Web site, www.thelunchbreakshow.com. The site consists of a 30-minute…
read nowRestaurant Performance Index declines in April
May 30, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry softened in April, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…
read nowParTech intros food-safety solution
May 30, 2007
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — ParTech Inc., a division of PAR Technology Corporation, has introduced its iQuality food-safety solution, designed to foster food-safety…
read nowWendy's manager shot over sauce packets
May 29, 2007
Houston Chronicle: The manager of a Wendy's restaurant in Miami was shot in the arm in an altercation with a customer over chili sauce packets. The customer…
read nowPopeyes cutting trans fat
May 29, 2007
ATLANTA — Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, a division of AFC Enterprises Inc., has switched to zero gram trans-fat biscuits and one gram trans fat per-serving…
read nowCarl's Jr. comps flat in Q1
May 29, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Same-store sales at CKE Restaurants Inc.'s Hardees brand rose 0.6 percent for the four-week period ended May 21, the company announced.
read nowKentucky, Tennessee McDonald's to add DVDs
May 28, 2007
Bowling Green Daily News (Kentucky): Fast-food giant McDonald's is partnering with a leading renter of DVDs through automated kiosks. About 80 kiosks are in…
read nowTomato growers reject McDonald's pay deal
May 24, 2007
Chicago Tribune: The largest group of Florida tomato growers has rejected a deal between McDonald's Corp. and an advocacy group that would increase pay for…
read nowArby's launches NASCAR promo
May 23, 2007
ATLANTA — Now through August 31, Arby's customers who upsize their combo to a 32 oz. drink and large order of curly fries will have a chance to win one of…
read nowDairy Queen voted best milkshake
May 23, 2007
MINNEAPOLIS — Dairy Queen's shakes were voted "Best Shake" in the first Zagat/Today Show Fast Food Survey. Dairy Queen received 36 percent of the 5,535 votes.
read nowMainstreet Menu awarded supplier of the year at NRA show
May 23, 2007
BROOKFIELD, Wis. — The Howard Company/Mainstreet Menu Systems received the "Outstanding Supplier Award" for 2006 during the National Restaurant Association…
read nowWendy's roll out new ad campaign on 'Idol'
May 23, 2007
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Wendy's International Inc. rolled out a new campaign on the season finale of "American Idol" Wednesday night. The campaign…
read nowCarl's Jr. intros Teriyaki Burger, OrangeSicle ice cream shakes & malts
May 23, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Carl's Jr. has announced its newest menu additions: the Teriyaki Burger and OrangeSicle Hand-Scooped Ice Cream Shake & Malts . …
read nowDunkin' Donuts receives menu innovation award
May 23, 2007
CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Donuts has received a 2007 MenuMasters Award for the Best Single Product Rollout category for its Sausage Supreme Omelet Breakfast…
read nowHardee's to launch regional ad campaign
May 22, 2007
ST. LOUIS — Hardee's Food Systems Inc. is launching a regional advertising campaign in the Tennessee Valley under the theme, "My Town, My Hardee's." …
read nowMcDonald's banking on breakfast in China
May 22, 2007
Reuters: McDonald's Corp. is looking at breakfast as a long-term strategy to boost profits from its China operations. McDonald's breakfast sales doubled in…
read nowKFC turns to consumers for ad fodder
May 21, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — KFC's new "Celebration" advertising spot for its zero grams trans-fat conversion includes content taken entirely from existing…
read nowWendy's launches Vanilla Frosty Float campaign
May 21, 2007
DUBLIN, Ohio — As part of the launch of Wendy's Vanilla Frosty Float, consumers will have a chance to win one of 800 Wii video game systems from Nintendo. …
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