Restaurant Design / Layout News & Media
Fugitive hides in Wendy's ceiling
August 9, 2007
The Tennessean: Police from the Nashville suburb of Goodlettsville arrested a man Sunday night after he fell through the ceiling of a Wendy's restaurant.
read nowRally's runs into roadblock over sign colors
July 24, 2007
The Shelbyville News (Shelbyville, Ind.): Plans to build a Rally's restaurant in the Indiana town of Shelbyville are on hold while city planners seek legal…
read nowMcDonald's new look boosts European sales
June 26, 2007
Reuters: McDonald's has remade about a third of its 6,400 European restaurants, boosting sales by about 9 percent. The company plans to remodel restaurants at…
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 nowNRA show kicks off in Chicago
by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance
May 19, 2007
After a slow attendee start at this year's National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, things were in full swing Saturday afternoon as show…
read nowNew McDonald's honors Big Mac inventor
May 14, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer: A new McDonald's restaurant near Pittsburgh will pay tribute to the man who made food history 40 years ago when he invented the Big…
read nowMcDonald's franchisees grumbling about costs
April 16, 2007
Chicago Sun-Times: A survey obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times show McDonald's franchisees say the corporation forces them to foot large bills associated with…
read nowMcDonald's updating German restaurants
April 10, 2007
Deutche Welle: About 240 of the 1,276 McDonald's in Germany have been renovated to incorporate the company's modern-looking McCafe concept. At least another…
read nowPhoenix McDonald's add stationary bikes
March 21, 2007
East Valley Tribune: Two Phoenix-area McDonald's restaurants are adding stationary bicycles to their play areas. The bikes are hooked to flat-screen…
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 nowSubway franchisee sued over ventilation
February 11, 2007
New York Sun: Residents of a condominium building on New York's Upper East Side have filed a $500,000 lawsuit against the owner of a newly-opened Subway…
read nowCarl's Jr. celebrates dual-branded milestone
January 25, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Carl's Jr. will celebrate the opening of its 300th dual-branded Carl's Jr./Green Burrito restaurant location Jan. 30 in Livermore…
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Sweet sophistication
by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance
QSRs are updating their image to target a new kind of consumer.
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McDonald's operator makes a splash with digital signage
Do colorful digital graphics enhance the in-store experience?
read nowCaptain D's hires strategic media planning agency
August 24, 2006
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Captain D's Seafood announced today that Kelly, Scott and Madison of Chicago is now the chain's strategic media planning and placement…
read nowMcDonald's opens gym for kids
July 9, 2006
LOS ANGELES — A Whittier, Calif.-based McDonald's restaurant opened its doors to the world's second McDonald's R Gym, a dedicated in-restaurant play area that…
read nowVeriFone introduces drive-thru payment system
May 22, 2006
CHICAGO — VeriFone Holdings Inc. announced a rugged and secure drive-thru consumer-operated payment solution, the QX720, that supports credit, debit and…
read nowMilwaukee residents debate upscaled McDonald's
May 16, 2006
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Brookfield, Wis., residents are debating whether to allow the construction of an upscaled McDonald's. The common council…
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Store size: Bigger isn't always better
In an age of colossal steaks, cavernous SUVs and four-person families nesting in 6,000 square-foot mini-mansions, some believe bigger is better. But in the day…
read nowCKE Restaurants post solid April sales
May 2, 2006
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE restaurants reported positive numbers for the four weeks ended April 24. Carl's Jr. same-store sales increased 1.3 percent while…
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