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MIAMI Burger King Corp. said Wednesday it has expanded the number of items on its Kids Meal menu that comply with its new nutrition criteria for children. The three new meals bring Burger King’s total to four that meet the company’s...
LEBANON Tenn. Citing the use of better cost controls, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc., parent of the 588-unit Cracker Barrel family-dining chain, reported Wednesday a 14-percent profit increase for the third quarter ended May 5. Net...
CARPINTERIA Calif. High unemployment in California was blamed for a 5.1-percent decline in same-store sales among company-operated Carl’s Jr. units for the first quarter of 2010, though sister chain Hardee’s reported an increase of 2.5 percent...
PLANO Texas Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, an 80-unit quick-service chain, said it has promoted Ian Vaughn to the new post of chief operating officer. Vaughn most recently served as Raising Cane’s senior vice president of operations...
CORPUS CHRISTI Texas Whataburger Restaurants LP said Tuesday it plans to close 18 stores at the end of the month, including 14 in Central Florida, which marks a complete retrenchment in an area where the company just four years ago had anticipated...
Jamba Juice has partnered with Oregon Ice Cream and Think Wow Toys. Also this week: Superior Uniform Group, Coca-Cola North America, Rich Products Inc., Enodis, Manitowoc Inc., NCR Corp., Bettcher Industries, Reece Manufacturing. ...
SAN FRANCISCO OpenTable Inc., an online reservation services firm, said some of the proceeds from its initial public offering last week will be used to enhance marketing, which could be good news for its nearly 11,000 restaurant clients. ...
America’s military personnel were remembered throughout the Memorial Day weekend by a number of foodservice chains, including Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Uno Chicago Grill and Boston Market. Cracker Barrel said it would share with...
NEW YORK The Nation’s Restaurant News Stock Index posted on Tuesday one of its highest closing values this year on news that consumer confidence about the economy is on an upswing. Besting the general market’s gains...
LOUISVILLE Ky. KFC officials said there are no plans to offer halal meat at U.S. stores despite a widely publicized test currently under way at eight of the quick-service chain’s restaurants in London. The test in London, which began May 8...