ATLANTA AFC Enterprises Inc., the franchisor and operator of Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, filed suit Wednesday against Church's Chicken and a former Popeyes franchisee over the Feb. 5 sale of 10 Popeyes units in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. ...
CARPINTERIA Calif. CKE Restaurants Inc. said it would restate its financial results for the fiscal year 2006, ended Jan. 30, 2006, because of an "inadvertent computational error" that overstated the company's income tax benefit and its resulting...
PRAIRIE DU SAC Wis. The Culver's Frozen Custard and Butterburger chain has met its previously announced March 1 target for eliminating artificial trans fats from its cooking oils and salad dressings The 350-unit quick-service chain also has...
OVERLAND PARK Kan. Citing more severe winter weather this year than last, Applebee's International Inc. reported a 4-percent drop in domestic systemwide same-store sales for the four weeks ended Feb. 25. Same-store sales decreased 3.9 percent at...
NEW YORK The New York Department of Health said the inspector who gave a passing grade to the rat-infested Taco Bell/KFC restaurant in Greenwich Village here has been removed from field duty. Health commissioner Thomas Frieden also vowed to review...
OAK BROOK Ill. In another sign that beverage menus may be the next big battleground for the major quick-service chains, McDonald's Corp. president and chief operating officer Ralph Alvarez told investors today that the chain is considering the...
DALLAS Taco Bueno Restaurants said it granted franchise development rights to three groups for 16 units in Louisiana, a new market for the chain. Dan Perry and Green, Herrington & Howell, Inc., an Arkansas development corporation, plan to...
