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April 14, 2006
New York Times: At many American private equity firms, a Mexican food deal means sending the junior analyst out to buy tacos. At Palladium Equity Partners, it…
read nowWomen's Health columnist publishes Fast Food Fix
April 12, 2006
NEW YORK— Women's Health food columnist Devin Alexander will release her first book "Fast Food Fix: 75+ Amazing Recipe Makeovers of Your Fast Food Restaurant…
read nowRemote call centers handle nationwide drive-thru orders
April 12, 2006
New York Times: An experiment in California is testing the efficacy of fast-food call centers. Employees go to work in Santa Maria and take orders from around…
read nowTaco Bell searching for the next El Presidente
April 11, 2006
IRVINE, Calif. — Taco Bell customers have the chance to be named El Presidente of Taco Bell, a title that comes with a million pesos (almost $94,000), a…
read nowTaco Bueno doubles gift card sales
April 11, 2006
PORTLAND, Ore. — Chockstone Inc., a provider of customer loyalty and payment processing solutions, announced that Taco Bueno nearly doubled its gift card…
read nowKrystal appoints new CFO
April 10, 2006
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Krystal Company appointed James W. Bear as the company's vice president and chief financial officer. The company's chief executive…
read nowMcDonald's manager to appear on mtvU
April 10, 2006
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's Gavin Tempero, an assistant manager from a Minneapolis McDonald's restaurant, will be featured on an upcoming episode of…
read nowDunkin' Donuts launches new advertising campaign
April 9, 2006
CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Donuts unveiled a new, multi-million dollar advertising campaign that revolutionizes the brand's position by focusing on how Dunkin…
read nowBurger King promotes CFO to CEO
April 6, 2006
MIAMI — Burger King Corporation announced that John Chidsey, 43, the company's president and chief financial officer, has been named chief executive officer…
read nowBurger King announces eighth consecutive quarter of positive comps
April 6, 2006
MIAMI — Burger King Corporation announced its eighth consecutive quarter of positive comparable sales in the United States. According to a news release, for…
read nowProfits soar for CKE Restaurants thanks to tax benefit
April 6, 2006
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. said its fiscal fourth-quarter and fiscal 2005 profit surged thanks to a reduction in deferred tax. The…
read nowDunkin' Donuts Coffee now available at Boston Red Sox games
April 6, 2006
CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Donuts and the Boston Red Sox announced they will offer Dunkin' Donuts' hot and iced coffees within the ballpark for the first time…
read nowWendy's same-store sales dip 4.8%, Tim Hortons posts strong Q1
April 5, 2006
DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's International Inc. announced that same-store sales dipped 4.8 percent at its U.S. corporate stores and 5.2 percent at franchised stores…
read nowCKE Restaurants same-store sales rise 5.8%
April 4, 2006
NEW YORK — CKE Restaurants reported a 5.8 percent increase blended same-store sales for the four weeks ended March 27 at its Carl's Jr. and Hardee's units. …
read nowArby's runs All-Natural Chicken 'sports' promotion
April 4, 2006
ATLANTA — Arby's teamed up with the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA) to create a list of Greatest Athletes. NSSA members were asked…
read nowTaco Bell partners with Fox Sports for BCS
April 4, 2006
NEW YORK — Taco Bell and FOX Sports have reached a four-year sponsorship agreement making Taco Bell the "Official Quick Service Restaurant" of collegiate…
read nowBusiness Week questions Burger King IPO
April 3, 2006
Business Week: Burger King's upcoming IPO looks lucrative ... for the private-equity firms doing the deal. While those firms make even more cash, the chain's…
read nowKFC and Rostik's open first co-branded restaurant in Moscow
April 3, 2006
MOSCOW — Yum! Brands Inc. is opening in Moscow the first of many co-branded KFC-Rostik's restaurants. The remodeled Rostik's restaurant is 682 square-meters…
read nowJon Lovitz hosts SUBWAY Dinner Theatre
April 3, 2006
MILFORD, Conn. — In a new advertising campaign featuring comedian Jon Lovitz, SUBWAY is hosting "Dinner Theatre," where Lovitz sets the stage for several…
read nowMcDonald's calling for new faces
April 2, 2006
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's launched its first-ever online Global Casting Call, offering consumers around the world the opportunity to be featured on its…
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