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McDonald's finds trans-fat solution
January 28, 2007
Chicago Tribune: Following months of secret tests, Oak Brook, Ill.-based McDonald's Corp. announced it has found a suitable trans-fat-free oil. The company…
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…
read nowQSR menus incorporating healthier fare
January 23, 2007
COLUMBUS LEDGER-ENQUIRER (Georgia): Quick-service restaurant operators are revising their menus to include more low calorie menu items as well as cutting back…
read nowBurger King to launch national breakfast value menu
January 18, 2007
MIAMI — Burger King locations nationwide will roll-out the BK Breakfast Value Menu on Feb. 19. The value menu will include two new menu items, the Hamlette…
read nowMcDonald's inks exclusive drive-thru agreement in China
January 18, 2007
Globe Investor: McDonald's Corp. has signed an exclusive 20-year agreement with Chinese oil firm Sinopec to build drive-thru restaurants at its petrol…
read nowReport on QSR industry in the U.K. launched
January 17, 2007
DUBLIN, Ireland — Research and Markets has launched its report, "Fast Food in the United Kingdom", a detailed analysis of market size and segmentation…
read nowDunkin' Donuts makes international push
January 16, 2007
Reuters: Dunkin' Brands Inc. plans to open its first Dunkin' Donuts store in Taiwan as part of a regional push that also will take it into mainland China.
read nowBurgerville to use cage-free chicken eggs
January 15, 2007
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Burgerville menu breakfast items will now feature eggs produced by cage free hens. According to a news release, Burgerville will get the…
read nowGood Times goes trans-fat free
January 8, 2007
GOLDEN, Colo. — Good Times Restaurants Inc. announced its move to using trans-fatty-acid free cooking oil. "We have been doing extensive testing of several…
read nowBiscuitville switches to no trans-fat menu
January 8, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS — Biscuitville announced it has converted all 50 of its restaurants to Nutra-Clear NT cooking oil from Bunge Oils. This new zero-trans-fat…
read nowFast Food Nation author supports Safe Food Act
December 26, 2006
News Target: According to Eric Schlosser, author of the best-selling book "Fast Food Nation," the U.S. food industry should be regulated by a single food…
read nowQSRs set up shop in children hospitals, study says
December 18, 2006
Louisville Courier-Journal: A study in this month's issue of the medical journal Pediatrics found that 59 of 200 hospitals with pediatric residencies had…
read nowMcDonald's and Burger King lobbyists fight trans-fat ban
December 3, 2006
Wall Street Journal: McDonald's lobbyists and Burger King operators are working to stop the New York City board of health from banning nearly all trans-fats…
read nowMcDonald's struggles to find oil substitute
November 30, 2006
Chicago Tribune: McDonald's Corp. might not be able to meet New York City's proposed deadline for eliminating trans-fats in its cooking oils, Councilman Peter…
read nowQSRs vie for China
November 26, 2006
Reuters: From octopus Pizza Hut pies to spicy Quarter Pounder hamburgers, U.S. fast food is undergoing major changes in China as restaurant titans like Yum…
read nowMcDonald's opens its fourth mini-gym for kids
November 21, 2006
United Press International: Fast-food giant McDonald's is rolling out mini-gyms in its U.S. restaurants to encourage children to sweat off their meals. The…
read nowTaco Bell switches to zero grams trans-fat Canola oil
November 15, 2006
IRVINE, Calif. — Taco Bell Corp. said it will convert to a new zero grams trans-fat canola frying oil from a partially hydrogenated soybean oil. Dow…
read nowMcDonald's to cut trans-fats in Europe
November 7, 2006
The Scotsman: McDonald's new cooking oil will have a maximum trans-fat content of 2 percent and a maximum saturated fat content of 12 percent. It will "reduce…
read nowBurger King tests no trans-fat oil
October 31, 2006
Sun Sentinel: Miami-based Burger King has been working to find an alternative to trans-fat for the past two years, North America President Chuck Fallon told…
read nowKFC switches to zero trans-fat cooking oil; CSPI drops lawsuit
October 29, 2006
KFC Corp. is converting its 5,500 U.S. restaurants to trans-fat-free cooking oil. After KFC made the announcement Oct. 30, the Center for Science in the…
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