Jack in the Box revamps its salads
Jun 04, 2007
SAN DIEGO Jack in the Box said it is upgrading its Ultimate Salads line with a new lettuce blend, a choice of warm chicken strips and a more portable, square container. The salad line has also been expanded for a limited time with the...
Taco Bell adds a quesadilla to its bargain menu
Jun 04, 2007
IRVINE Calif. Taco Bell has added the Extreme Cheese and Beef Quesadilla to its Big Bell Value Menu – the first quesadilla to grace the quick-service chain's value menu. Priced at about $1.29 and available for a limited time, the new item...
Kids see fewer food ads, but more during their shows, FTC study finds
Jun 04, 2007
WASHINGTON Restaurant chains and other food marketers are under attack for how much television advertising they aim at kids, but the Federal Trade Commission says children actually see fewer ads for food than they did in 1977. Anew report...
ON BEVERAGE: Last call: A toast to the past 11 years and the bright future of the barroom
ON BEVERAGE: Last call: A toast to the past 11 years and the bright future of the barroom
Jun 04, 2007
Eleven years ago, when I penned my first column for Nation’s Restaurant News, I declared that “the glory days of the American barroom are upon us—right now.” I wasn’t wrong. I wasn’t 100 percent right, either.Fact is, in 1996, we were...
Dunkin’ Brands boss Luther wins coveted Gold Plate Award
Dunkin’ Brands boss Luther wins coveted Gold Plate Award
Jun 04, 2007
CHICAGO Dunkin’ Donuts from a regional chain into a national brand while heading up a 13,000-unit franchise system that includes the Baskin-Robbins and Togo’s brands, won the 2007 Gold Plate Award for excellence and achievement in foodservice. ...
High-profile chefs the latest brands in Macy’s with new dining concepts
High-profile chefs the latest brands in Macy’s with new dining concepts
Jun 04, 2007
CINCINNATI —A growing number of prominent chefs are linking up with Macy’s Inc. as the department store giant works to reposition itself as a national retail chain and bring some brand-name sizzle to its in-store foodservice outlets...
Franchising a key, new ingredient in Corner Bakery growth recipe
Franchising a key, new ingredient in Corner Bakery growth recipe
Jun 04, 2007
DALLAS Corner Bakery Cafe, the 98-unit chain concept devised in 1991 by Richard Melman’s Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises and formerly owned by Brinker International, is moving more aggressively to challenge segment leader Panera Bread by taking...
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