LOUISVILLE Colo. It takes a lot more than good food to stand out with quick-service customers, as Chick-fil-A and Five Guys Burgers and Fries recently proved. The two chains were the highest-scoring brands on a survey...
ANN ARBOR Mich. Domino’s Pizza has no plans to enter middle age quietly. To celebrate its 50th anniversary next year, the chain is introducing a new pizza that has been reformulated from the crust up.Chief executive...
BOSTON As KFC spokesman Rick Maynard puts it, "When your product launch is more memorable than the Snuggie, you know you've done something significant." KFC's Kentucky Grilled Chicken, which debuted in...
KANSAS CITY Kan. Nothing about the opening of Backfire BBQ, the latest concept from restaurant impresario Steven Schussler, is conventional. First, it’s a barbecue restaurant in a barbecue town. The concept is tied to...
ATLANTA Less than a week after confirming its withdrawal from Japan, Wendy's said it would open its first restaurant in Singapore this week. The Wendy’s unit, the first of 35 to be opened in Singapore over the next...
OAK BROOK Ill. —The Nov. 30 announcement that McDonald’s Corp. president and chief operating officer Ralph Alvarez would retire may have surprised industry watchers and...
DENVER Qdoba Mexican Grill has introduced its Kids Meal options, joining segment competitors in trying to appeal more to families with special menu items and deals for children. To mark the occasion, Qdoba also will...
ATLANTA Nearly 30 years after opening its first restaurant in Japan, Wendy’s will halt development in that key Asian market, closing all 71 units there Dec. 31. Atlanta-based Wendy’s/Arby’s Group said Friday that its...
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s will debut its $1 menu of five breakfast items nationwide in January, a move that observers say was orchestrated to reverse two months of negative same-store sales. McDonald’s began testing a...
CHICAGO Sales results from the past few years show that casual-dining brands have fallen out of favor with restaurant consumers, but some chains, such as California Pizza Kitchen and Texas Roadhouse, have managed to...
