Malaysia to ban fast food ads

June 21, 2007

CTV: Malaysia will ban fast food advertisements during children's television shows, an official announced June 22, saying poor eating habits are causing a rise…

Payment cards gain in QSR popularity

June 20, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO —According to a survey commissioned by Visa, 82 percent of respondents said that quick-serve restaurant purchases made with debit or credit…

KFC to test online ordering

June 20, 2007

Gilroy Dispatch: KFC has selected California's South County as the test market that will determine whether online-ordering services will rollout nationwide.

Nextep deploys self-order kiosks

June 18, 2007

TROY, Mich. — Nextep Systems, provider of automated-ordering solutions to the restaurant, concession and casino industries, announced the completion of…

Norway McDonald's to serve salmon wrap

June 13, 2007

Reuters: McDonald's restaurants in Norway will begin serving a salmon wrap in August to satisfy consumer demand for healthy food, according to company…

Arby's completes trans fat-free oil change

June 12, 2007

ATLANTA — Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. has completed the rollout of zero grams trans fat cooking oil in all of its restaurants nationwide, the company…

Burger King, Visa partner on free-meal promotion

June 11, 2007

MIAMI — Burger King and Visa have partnered on the Fastest Way to a Free Meal promotion.   Burger King customers can earn a free meal by using their Visa…

NRA show tops 74,000 attendees

June 3, 2007

CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association's 2007 Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show completed a record-breaking, four-day run at McCormick Place in Chicago May…

Jack in the Box intros BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad

June 3, 2007

SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box restaurants has introduced a new BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad, and several upgrades to its entire line of Jack's Ultimate Salads.

Popeyes 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…

Carl's Jr. in beef with Jack in the Box over ad

May 28, 2007

MSNBC: CKE Restaurants Inc., the parent company of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's fast food chains, is suing Jack In The Box Inc. over television ads the company…

Kentucky, 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…

Tomato 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…

NRA to form environmental-initiative task force

May 20, 2007

Washington, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association announced today that it is forming a new Board of Directors task force to take the lead on implementing…

NRA 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…

Wendy's hops on premium coffee bandwagon

May 17, 2007

DUBLIN, Ohio —Wendy's International Inc. has partnered with Cincinnati-based Proctor & Gamble to offer a proprietary blend of Folgers Gourmet Selections…

The NRA show Top 10

May 17, 2007

United States Sen. Fred Thompson is set to Keynote the 2007 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, May 19-22, at McCormick Place in…

94-year-old McDonald's employee still on the job

May 16, 2007

Pantagraph (Bloomington, Ill.): Litta Ballow still enjoys working. The 94-year-old Illinois woman has worked at a Bloomington McDonald's for the past 1…

Peter Boylan promoted to VP of sales for EMN8

May 8, 2007

SAN DIEGO — Peter J. Boylan III has been promoted to vice president of sales for EMN8 Inc., provider of technology-based self-service kiosks for quick-service…

CKE employs geoVue location optimization software solution

May 6, 2007

WOBURN, Mass. — CKE Restaurants Inc. has partnered with location optimization software provider, geoVue, to employ geoVue's software solutions to help CKE…