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DEERFIELD Ill. Cosi Inc. reported on Thursday that systemwide same-store sales grew 2.2 percent in the second quarter ended June 30 as sales improved at both company and franchised stores. Same-store sales rose 2.3 percent at company units...

SEATTLE Starbucks Corp. on Thursday posted the full list of about 600 company-operated stores in 45 states scheduled to close beginning this month through next March. The first phase of the closures was announced earlier this week, but...

RALEIGH N.C. The North Carolina Legislature has tentatively given its OK to letting residents of Durham County decide if they want a 1-percent tax levied on restaurant meals as a way of supporting a local civic center and cultural undertakings. ...

MIAMI A man who held up a McDonald's 14 years ago is reportedly a finalist in an online contest to revamp the burger giant's signature Big Mac jingle. Tamien Bain was 14 when he and two others tried to rob a McDonald's unit in Miami...

LOUISVILLE Ky. Despite an operating profit drop of 12 percent in the United States, Yum! Brands Inc. posted a 4-percent increase in second quarter net income as “exceptional profit growth” abroad offset continued bottom-line pressures at U.S...

LINCOLN Neb. A hearing-impaired woman has sued McDonald’s Corp. for allegedly refusing to let her bypass the speaker while placing orders at the drive-thru of a hometown store, according to media reports. Karen Tumeh of Lincoln told the...

LANSING Mich. Restaurants and other retailers in Michigan will be required by a law enacted this week to provide at least a five-year lifespan for any gift card they sell after Nov. 1. The measure also prohibits gift card sellers from...

CALABASAS HILLS Calif. The Cheesecake Factory Inc. has named veteran marketer Mark Mears to the new position of senior vice president and chief marketing officer. Mears is responsible for all of the company’s branding, including marketing...