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Aug 6, 2007

Church's Chicken Begins Re-Franchising Program

Church's Chicken recently announced the transfer of 36 restaurants in Georgia, Mississippi and Arizona to franchisees as part of a re-franchising strategy. The strategy calls for selling...

Aug 2, 2007

Starbucks Sparks Conversation on Climate Crisis

On August 15, Starbucks will host a 'National Day of Discussion: Solutions to Climate Change' at coffeehouses in more than 60 U.S. cities to inspire conversations about the vital issue of...

Jul 25, 2007

McDonalds Commercial Taps YouTube Phenomenon

McDonald's is the latest corporation to try to cash in on the YouTube phenomenon, and the two moonlighting comedians who threw together a Chicken McNuggets video and slapped it on...

Jul 23, 2007

McDonald's pledges to halt advertising of less...

McDonald's announced plans to change the way it advertises Happy Meals to kids aged 12 and younger as part of an initiative by 11 major food marketers to head off potential government regulation of...

Jul 17, 2007

Starbucks Reorganizes Management Structure

Starbucks announced the realignment of its executive management team in order to better leverage its strength and experience and to maximize operational resources and deliver a seamless, global...

Jul 16, 2007

IHOP to Acquire Applebee's

IHOP and Applebee's recently announced an agreement under which IHOP will acquire Applebee's International, Inc. ('Applebee's') for $25.50 per share in cash. The total transaction will have an...

Jul 16, 2007

McDonalds Global Comparable Sales Up 8.4% in June,...

McDonald's announced that global comparable sales rose 8.4% in June and 7.4% in the second quarter. System wide sales for McDonald's restaurants worldwide increased 12.5% for the month (9.7% in...

Jul 13, 2007

Aussie Pet Mobile Popular in Ontario

Aussie Pet Mobile prides itself on innovative pet mobile designs, heated hydro-baths, and grooming services that assure a complete and comfortable experience for each pet. Rick...

Jul 12, 2007

Wendy's Tightens Up Animal Welfare Guidelines

Wendy's has improved its animal welfare guidelines by giving preferential buying treatment to its pork and chicken suppliers who improve systems for humane animal welfare.Buying pork from...

Jul 12, 2007

McDonald's Japan to Open Coffee Chain

McDonald's may soon take on Starbucks in Japan with coffee shops that brew up bargain lattes, the fast food chain said Thursday.The Japanese unit of the U.S based McDonald's will launch fifteen pilot...

Jul 10, 2007

Denny's Releases Same-Store Salesfor Q2

Denny's reported same-store sales today for its company-owned Denny's restaurants during the quarter ended June 27, 2007 President and CEO, Nelson Marchioli, said: "We are pleased with the...

Jul 6, 2007

Wendy's International Q2 Same-Store Sales Up

Company Produces 13 Consecutive Months of Positive Same-Store Sales Results as Turnaround of the Brand Continues Average same-store sales at U.S. company restaurants increased 0.7%...

Jul 5, 2007

Tea Time for Dunkin' Donuts

Dunkin' Donuts is getting into iced tea. The chain has begun offering freshly brewed peach and raspberry iced tea at its New England stores, and plans for national (US) rollout are set for early...

Jul 5, 2007

McDonald's trucks in U.K to Use Cooking Oil for...

McDonald's said Monday it is converting its U.K delivery vehicles to run on biodiesel made largely from its own recycled cooking oil. Matthew Howe, SVP with McDonald's UK, said the...

Jul 5, 2007

Burger King to Begin Using Trans Fat Free Oil

Burger King recently announced that they have begun a rollout of trans fat free cooking oil to the chain’s restaurants in the United States. Two trans fat free oil blends have...

Jul 3, 2007

Arby's Owner Eyeing Wendy's

A major shareholder who has pressured Wendy's International Inc. to increase stock value said Tuesday that he is considering a purchase of the nation's third-largest hamburger chain. Billionaire...

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