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ROCKY MOUNT N.C. Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the largest Hardee’s franchisee, said it has purchased 34 units in North Carolina from the concept’s franchisor, marking the biggest expansion in Boddie-Noell’s 45-year history. Terms were not disclosed...

NEW YORK As part of a push to include more local concepts in its airport concessions, HMSHost Corp. said it would open another branch of the Balducci's Italian market chain at JFK International Airport in New York next month. The store is...

SEATTLE Starbucks Coffee Co. said it has collaborated with award-winning New York chef Marcus Samuelsson to develop bakery items and coffee blends that will roll out this fall. In addition, the 14,000-unit coffee giant said it has secured...

DUBLIN Ohio Wendy’s International Inc. has agreed to open its books to Arby’s parent company and the investment funds under activist investor Nelson Peltz’s umbrella under a disclosure agreement that could lead to a potential acquisition of the No...

LOUISVILLE Ky. KFC said it is introducing a new line of bargain-priced meals in a "scent-focused" marketing campaign that involves having the $2.99 Deals delivered on mail carts to office workers in three cities. In what it describes as a...