Pa. Subway employee killed in robbery

April 7, 2009

WJAC TV (Johnstown, Pa.): A robbery at an Altoona, Pa., Subway restaurant ended with one employee dead, another wounded and an innocent bystander dead. The…

First Tim Hortons/Cold Stone Creamery store opens in Ohio

April 1, 2009

The Xenia Daily Gazette: The first co-branded Tim Hortons/Cold Stone Creamery store has opened in Xenia, Ohio. The location is one of the first of 30 Tim…

Subway selects ParTech POS solution

March 30, 2009

NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — ParTech Inc. a leading provider of software and hardware solutions to restaurants, hotels, spas and retail industries, has announced that…

Restaurant Report Card rates restaurants' healthy options

March 29, 2009

Men's Health: The authors of the book Eat This, Not That! For Kids, David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding, have released a Restaurant Report Card for a variety of…

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Subway Fruit Crisps test may expand

March 22, 2009

Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (N.Y.): Batavia, N.Y-based Brothers-All-Natural hopes to roll out its Fruit Crisps to Subway restaurants throughout the…

Arby's viral video BurgerGreaseArt earns accolades

March 19, 2009

Adweek has chosen Arby's micro site www.burgergreaseart.com as its Ad of the Day for March 19. In the video, created for Arby's by Fletcher Martin, artist Phil…

Subway names Agency of the Year

March 18, 2009

RALEIGH, N.C. — MSA, a Triangle-area marketing and communications agency, received the prestigious "Agency of the Year" award by Subway Restaurants — the…

Subway to kick off national pep rally

March 17, 2009

MILFORD, Conn. — Subway Restaurants and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are kicking off a partnership in support of the We Can! movement by gathering…

Greenopia releases eco-friendly rankings for QSRs, fast casuals

March 16, 2009

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Greenopia, an online directory for green, sustainable and socially conscious, daily purchase decisions, has released its 'green…

Wendy's/Arby's to present at Morgan Stanley event

March 16, 2009

ATLANTA — Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc. has announced that the company will participate in the Morgan Stanley 2009 Retail Field Trip at The Sanctuary on Camelback…

Arby's offers Roastburger giveaway for NCAA upset

March 16, 2009

ATLANTA — In honor of the NCAA Men's Division I college basketball tournament, Arby's is giving consumers a reason to root for the underdog as it promotes its…

Auntie Anne's opens in Mexico

March 12, 2009

LANCASTER, Pa. — Auntie Anne's Pretzels has announced its first store opening in Mexico. The Mexico store marks the 200th international store opening and…

QSRs respond to Moody's listing

March 12, 2009

Earlier this week, The Cleveland Leader published Moody's Investors Service new list called the Bottom Rung, which details companies that the ratings agency…

Wendy's/Arby's amends credit agreement

March 11, 2009

ATLANTA  — Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc., parent company of Wendy's International Inc. and Arby's Restaurant Group Inc., has announced that it has completed the…

Kinetic tapped for Subway franchisees' merchandising toolkit

March 9, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Subway Franchise Advertising Fund Trust (SFAFT) has selected Kinetic Corp. to develop a global communications solution that provides Subway's…

Arby's promos Roastburgers with giveaway

March 4, 2009

ATLANTA — To celebrate the launch of its Roastburger sandwiches, which feature oven roasted, freshly sliced roast beef and classic burger toppings, Arby's will…

Wienerschnitzel in aggressive promo for jumbo chili dog

March 3, 2009

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Wienerschnitzel has launched its Big Original Chili Dog, an 84-percent-larger version of its famous grilled Original Chili Dog.   The…

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Wendy's/Arby's reports Q4 loss on non-cash charges

March 1, 2009

ATLANTA — Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc., parent company of Wendy's International Inc. and Arby's Restaurant Group Inc., has reported a $393.2 million loss for the…