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OKLAHOMA CITY Sonic Corp., owner and franchisor of 3,400 drive-ins, said Thursday that it promoted Paul Macaluso to vice president of marketing after the departure of chief marketing officer Todd Townsend. The company said Townsend had...
MIAMI On the strength of movie promotions and longer operating hours, Burger King Holdings Inc. reported on Thursday a 42-percent rise in its fourth-quarter profit on revenue that rose 9 percent to $646 million. The operator or franchisor...
MINNEAPOLIS Dairy Queen is rolling out a line of Iron Grilled Sandwiches, parent International Dairy Queen said. The line includes a Turkey and Swiss; a Classic Club, made with turkey, ham and cheddar cheese; and a Supreme BLT. All three...
WASHINGTON The number of foodservice workers who were killed on the job during 2007 declined 14 percent to 125, with 21 fewer deaths from the prior year’s tally, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. In releasing its annual Census of...
DENVER Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group has developed a menu for the restaurants that CNN will run in Denver and St. Paul, Minn., during the Democratic and Republican parties' respective national conventions. In each city, CNN...
HUNTINGTON BEACH Calif. BJ’s Restaurants Inc. on Wednesday rolled out a value-oriented lunch specials menu with 10 items starting at $5.95. The new items include a mini one-topping pizza with salad; fish or shrimp tacos; fettuccini Alfredo...
CARPINTERIA Calif. Premium “meat-as-condiment” burgers were credited for positive same-store sales at CKE Restaurants Inc.’s Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. chains, for both the latest month and quarter. Starting last month, both brands introduced...
IRVING Texas Former Jamba Juice chief financial officer Don Breen will take on the CFO role at the 70-unit Cheddar's Casual Cafe chain, beginning in September, Breen said in an e-mail on Tuesday. Cheddar's, based here, is a privately held...
ATLANTA AFC Enterprises Inc., the franchisor-operator of the 1,901-unit Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits chain, said it would focus on portability, value and the lunch daypart in its newest menu offerings, which the company expects will drive traffic...
DALLAS Pizza Hut has expanded its Tuscani line of delivery pastas with the addition of Premium Bacon Mac n' Cheese. The chain has also apparently tinkered with the pricing for the line. When the first two Tuscani selections were introduced...
