NRA show to feature eco-friendly products

April 12, 2007

Attendees at the 2007 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show will have a special opportunity this year to look at ways of making their…

Oklahoma City ranks high on fast-food list

April 11, 2007

CNN: Oklahoma City residents have been on the top ten list of "heavy users" of fast food more than any other American city, according to data compiled by…

McDonald's, Chinese officals working toward union

April 8, 2007

International Herald Tribune: McDonald's is cooperating with China's large state-controlled union to allow the formation of more union locals in its 67…

Toledo Taco Bells testing breakfast

April 5, 2007

BG News (Bowling Green, Ohio): The Toledo, Ohio, area is one of four cites around the country where Taco Bell restaurants are testing a new breakfast menu.

Denver McDonald's to promote healthy eating

April 5, 2007

Denver Post: More than 100 McDonald's in the Denver area are joining in a program with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to encourage…

Burger King to go cage-free

March 27, 2007

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Burger King officials announced this week that the company planned to start buying eggs and pork from suppliers that did not…

Kabuli Grill opens fifth Canada restaurant

March 27, 2007

EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada —  Kabuli Grill Ltd., a quick-service concept serving Indian food, has opened its fifth restaurant in Western Canada. The newest…

Wendy's intros new Frescata sandwich

March 26, 2007

DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's is introducing the newest member of its Frescata sandwich family: the Chunky Chicken Salad Frescata.   The limited-time-offer sandwich…

McDonald's marketing chief all about creating buzz

March 25, 2007

Chicago Tribune: McDonald's marketing chief Mary Dillon has introduced the fast-food giant to concepts like YouTube, cell-phone text messaging and podcasts.

McDonald's new burger a hit in California

March 25, 2007

MSNBC: Sales of McDonald's new Angus Third Pounder burger have exceeded the company's expectations, according to company officials. The company has been…

Arizona Carl's Jr. to fuel fleet with cooking oil

March 21, 2007

PHOENIX — MJKL Enterprises LLC, the largest franchiser of Carl's Jr. locations in Arizona, has announced plans to convert all of its corporate fleet vehicles…

Phoenix 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…

New Zealanders new love: fast food

March 13, 2007

Stuff.co.nz: New Zealanders are developing a growing love affair with fast food, with sales reaching $103 million in January. Figures issued yesterday show…

KFC pushes dark meat

March 8, 2007

Louisville Courier Journal: KFC, part of Yum! Brands Inc., has started to promote menu items featuring legs and thighs. The advertising push is to…

Sustainable farming grows on chefs

Farm-to-table forges ahead as one of the restaurant industry's fastest-growing eco trends.

Hardee's testing cell phone coupons

March 5, 2007

Indianapolis Star: Hardee's restaurants in Indianapolis and St. Louis are testing coupons that customers can download to their cell phones to show to cashiers…

Wendy's sidesteps NYC menu regulation

March 1, 2007

Marketwatch: Wendy's International removed posters containing nutritional information from its New York-area restaurants in a bid to avoid a new city…

McDonald's beefs up California menus

March 1, 2007

Orange County Register: McDonald's Corp. is introducing three new six-ounce burgers in 600 California restaurants on March 5. The menu additions follow…

McDonald's eyes specialty coffee drinks

February 28, 2007

BeaconNewsOnline (Chicago): McDonald's is considering adding smoothies and specialty coffee drinks to the menus of its U.S. restaurants, the company's…

Dunkin' Donuts launches retail coffee line

February 28, 2007

CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Brands Inc. and Cincinnati-based Proctor & Gamble have signed an agreement to begin distributing Dunkin' Donuts packaged coffee to…