OAK BROOK Ill. A POS system in test at 200 McDonald’s units in the United States has improved order accuracy by replacing the keyboard's product labels with pictures, according to Matthew Paull, chief financial officer for franchisor McDonald's...

LA HABRA Calif. The operator of the pioneering El Cholo casual-dining chain is reportedly poised to spin off a fast-casual concept called Café Maiz. Scheduled to open early next year in Mission Viejo, Calif., Café Maiz is expected to...

OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald's Corp. said it has agreed to sell the 630-unit Boston Market fast-casual chain to the private-equity firm Sun Capital Partners, parent of such restaurant brands as Fazoli's, Chevys, El Torito and Bruegger's. Terms were not...

WASHINGTON Subway parent Doctor's Associates has agreed to loan funds interest-free to franchisees under a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over alleged infractions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The loans would be used by...

NEW YORK A watchdog group's check of McDonald's units in New York City has revealed that the chain and its suppliers have lowered the trans-fat content of French fries sold there to 0.2 gram per large-sized serving, compared with contents of 3.7...