ORLANDO, Fla. As McDonald’s Corp. convenes this week in Orlando for its 2010 Worldwide Owner/Operator Convention, 12 crew members from McDonald’s units in 11 countries on five continents will compete to be named the ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. What a difference a few months can make in the foodservice industry.Last December, Domino’s Pizza, the nation’s second-largest pizza chain, shook the industry with the announcement that it had...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Yum! Brands Inc. reported a 10-percent increase in first-quarter net income, led by robust profit and sales in its China division, as well as a return to positive same-store sales at its domestic Pizza...
CHICAGO Pizza may be one of the cheapest, most convenient foods in the United States, but American consumers overwhelmingly turn to pizza over other meal options because of taste, new research shows...
Reflecting how serious the restaurant industry has become about the power of sites like Facebook and Twitter, McDonald's and Starbucks both made announcements about plans to ramp up their social media presences...
ATLANTA Consumer spending in the U.S. retail sector, including restaurants, showed its strongest signs yet of recovery last month, according to a Friday report from First Data, a payment card processing firm. ...
MINNEAPOLIS Caribou Coffee has said it will commit to serving only Rainforest Alliance-certified coffees by the end of next year. To celebrate the move toward 100-percent sustainable coffee, Caribou will begin...
LEXINGTON Ky. Fazoli’s, a 250-unit quick-service Italian concept, has named Brokaw Inc. its new agency of record. Cleveland-based Brokaw has handled creative for such clients as Bruegger’s Bagels, vitaminwater and...
LOS ANGELES The first batch of commercials from Pizza Hut’s new agency delivered the goods in the first quarter of 2010, according to marketing analytics firm Ace Metrix, which recently released its top 10 restaurant...
SAN DIEGO McDonald's is the latest restaurant chain to join HealthyDiningFinder.com, a website that helps consumers identify more healthful meals when dining out, Healthy Dining, the cooperative of...
