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Popeyes, Church's in chicken fight
February 28, 2007
ATLANTA — AFC Enterprises Inc., operator of Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits restaurants, has filed suit against Church's Chicken and a former Popeyes franchise…
read nowTaco Bell facing lawsuits over outbreak
February 28, 2007
Business First of Louisville: Taco Bell parent Yum Brands Inc. said in a Feb. 28 regulatory filing that 11 lawsuits have been filed against the company over a…
read nowTaco Bell parent closes other NYC restaurants
February 28, 2007
Boston Herald: Yum Brands Inc., the parent of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, announced it has temporarily shut down several other restaurants operated by…
read nowTaco Bueno launches Louisiana expansion
February 28, 2007
DALLAS — Taco Bueno Restaurants announced it has awarded development rights for 16 new units throughout Louisiana to three franchise partners. The agreements…
read nowCKE to restate results
February 27, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's restaurant chains, will restate its results for Fiscal Year 2006 due…
read nowPrince Charles calls for McDonald's ban
February 27, 2007
Chicago Tribune: Prince Charles suggested that banning McDonald's was crucial to improving people's diets. The prince made the remark during a visit to the…
read nowWendy's to concentrate on U.S., Canada markets
February 27, 2007
Washington Post: Wendy's International Inc. plans to focus its near-term attention on increasing margins at its U.S. and Canada restaurants, chief…
read nowRestaurant-industry outlook positive despite activity-index drop
February 27, 2007
Washington, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant activity registered its largest decline in 17 months, but the NRA…
read nowMcDonald's complaints on the rise
February 26, 2007
Globe and Mail: The number of people calling McDonald's customer complaint hotline grew in 2006, rising to an average 20.1 complaints per 100,000 guests at…
read nowMcDonald's fish campaign targets Hispanic market
February 26, 2007
ClickZNews: McDonald's is reaching out to the Hispanic market through a new mobile-phone text message ad campaign. The campaign gives customers access to free…
read nowKFC/Taco Bell issues statement about NYC rat incident
February 25, 2007
NEW YORK — KFC and Taco Bell parent Yum Brands Inc. issued a statement Feb. 23 regarding a KFC/Taco Bell cobranded restaurant in New York which became the…
read nowOriginal Wendy's slated to close
February 25, 2007
Tennessean: The Columbus, Ohio, restaurant where Wendy's founder Dave Thomas started the nation's third-largest hamburger chain nearly 40 years ago will close…
read nowQSR stocks on the rise – Barron's
February 25, 2007
Reuters: Financial newspaper Barron's reported in its Feb. 26 edition that fast-food restaurant stocks are beating those of sit-down restaurant chains in the…
read nowHardee's and Carl's Jr. debut new Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
February 25, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. is rolling out a new limited-time Buffalo Chicken Sandwich at all of its 1,079 Carl's Jr. and 1,923 Hardee's…
read nowMcDonald's executive bonuses top $21 million
February 21, 2007
Montgomery Advertiser: McDonald's Corp. paid CEO Jim Skinner $8.8 million in performance bonuses last week, the company disclosed in filings with the…
read nowDel Taco adds to seafood line
February 21, 2007
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Del Taco is adding to its popular line of Crispy Fish and Shrimp Tacos, with new Papas and Fish or Shrimp menu items. Shrimp and Papas…
read nowKFC greets Lent with new fish sandwich
February 20, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — KFC Corp. is extending its popular Snacker line of sandwiches with the introduction of the company's new Fish Snacker. The Fish Snacker, a…
read nowDunkin' Brands hires digital marketing agency
February 18, 2007
CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin Brands Inc., parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, has selected Atlanta-based Studiocom Interactive to handle digital…
read nowCaptain D's parent expands franchise division
February 15, 2007
Nashville Business Journal: Captain D's parent Sagittarius Brands has hired three new franchise field directors and a company analyst. The new directors will…
read nowInvestor turns up heat on McDonald's
February 15, 2007
Chicago Tribune: Bill Ackman, a principal of New York-based Pershing Square Capital Management LP, has increased his stake in the company to 18.5 million…
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