DUBLIN Ohio Wendy's broke a new TV advertising campaign during Wednesday's "American Idol" finale that focuses on freshness with the tagline, "Fresh, never frozen. Wendy's. That's right." The campaign is the first work for the 6,600-unit...

DALLAS The Corner Bakery Cafe chain has granted franchise development rights to The Rose Group for 25 restaurants in the greater Philadelphia area. Rose Group, an Applebee's franchisee, agreed to build the bakery-cafes--Corner Bakery's first free...

OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s is considering the addition of more fruit and vegetable side dishes to its menu as a way of appealing to more health-conscious consumers, parent company McDonald’s Corp. told reporters at the company’s annual shareholder...

ORLANDO Fla. After pulling the plug on its Smokey Bones Barbecue and Grill chain, Darden Restaurants Inc. has reassigned Smokey president JJ Buettgen to the new post of senior vice president of business development. Darden, whose other...

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