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Dunkin' Brands introduces new charity
April 2, 2006
LAS VEGAS — Dunkin' Brands, parent company of Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins and Togo's, announced a commitment to support emergency response organizations in…
read nowTriarc Companies, Arby's franchiser, nets 4Q loss
April 2, 2006
NEW YORK—Triarc Companies Inc. announced the results of operations for its fiscal year and fourth quarter ended Jan. 1. Triarc Companies is a holding company…
read nowSovereign Investment acquires 23 Wendy's in $39.6MM transaction
April 2, 2006
PRINCETON, N.J.— Sovereign Investment Company, one of the largest and fastest-growing private equity investors providing sale/leaseback capital, announced it…
read nowTaco Bueno names 2006 Vendors of the Year
April 2, 2006
DALLAS — Taco Bueno has named Lubbock, Texas-based Pedro's Tamales as its 2006 Food Vendor of the Year, and North Carolina-based The Roberts Group as its…
read nowCinnabon and Richard Petty launch Chillatta Flavors
March 30, 2006
ATLANTA — Cinnabon Inc. is racing into spring with its first ever national sweepstakes. Partnering with the Richard Petty Driving Experience, Cinnabon's…
read nowYum! Brands 1Q same-store sales up 4%
March 29, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc. reported estimated first-quarter system sales for its International Division increased 6 percent prior to foreign currency…
read nowSagittarius Brands finalizes Del Taco buy
March 29, 2006
NASHVILLE — Sagittarius Brands, the Nashville-based parent company for Captain D's Seafood, completed the purchase of Del Taco. The company announced…
read nowClerks help police identify fast-food robbers
March 29, 2006
Lawrence (Kan.) Journal: It's been a bad week for a QSRs in south Lawrence, Kan. For the second time in three nights, clerks at a fast-food eatery along Iowa…
read nowConsumers don't visit QSR Web sites
March 29, 2006
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.— According to a new report from Sandelman & Associates, "Usage of Restaurant Chain Web Sites," QSR users not only have never visited…
read nowCover: Sonic gives customers choice
March 29, 2006
Nobody has to tell Sonic Drive-In that evolution is key to survival. America's largest drive-in chain is constantly changing its menu and adding new…
read nowStop employee theft
March 29, 2006
QSRs are common targets for robbery because they're cash-based businesses. That also makes them regular marks for employee theft. "Management is seldom…
read nowKitchen software helps Del Taco
March 29, 2006
Increasing speed is a goal for every QSR, and Del Taco implemented technology that does just that: QSR Automations ePic Kitchen Display Software (KDS). Henry…
read nowMrs. Fields Famous Brands adds "Breezer" to store menus
March 28, 2006
MINNETONKA, Minn. — Mrs. Fields Famous Brands is adding a new treat to its store menus with the introduction of its new line of Breezer smoothies. The…
read nowTim Hortons purchases 4.35 million additional shares
March 28, 2006
OAKVILLE, Ontario — Tim Hortons Inc. announced that the underwriters of its initial public offering of 29 million shares of common stock have exercised their…
read nowChick-fil-A president to give away food at Tulsa store
March 28, 2006
OWASSO, Okla. — Metro Tulsa's second free-standing Chick-fil-A restaurant will open March 30, when $26,000 in free Chick-fil-A food will be given away to the…
read nowMcDonald's board member quits
March 28, 2006
CHICAGO — McDonald's Corp. director Anne-Marie Slaughter is resigning, the Oak Brook-based company said in a regulatory filing. She has been a member of the…
read nowYum! Brands only QSR in Hispanic Top 50 poll
March 28, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc. has been named one of Hispanic Trends magazine's "Top 50 Corporations for Supplier Diversity" for its efforts to work with…
read nowBrits outraged over McDonald's kid-focused Web marketing
March 27, 2006
The Guardian: A deal between McDonald's and Microsoft to produce a branded version of the popular MSN Messenger program containing advertisements for special…
read nowKiosks could change QSRs to SSR, self-service restaurants
March 27, 2006
CNNMoney.com: New technology innovations could soon force the restaurant industry to change an often-used acronym -- QSR, or quick-service restaurant -- to…
read nowCKE Restaurants announces 1Q cash dividend
March 23, 2006
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. declared a first-quarter dividend of $0.04 per share of common stock to be paid on June 12 to its stockholders of…
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