LOUISVILLE Ky. KFC is promoting a new Boneless Variety Bucket with the latest in a series of interactive TV ads, this one containing a high-frequency "Mosquito Tone" that most adults can't hear but most kids can, according to the chain. ...
PHILIPPINES Golden Arches Development Corp., the McDonald's master franchisee in the Philippines, reportedly will undertake an initial public offering in the second half of this year, with proceeds earmarked for further expansion in its local...
NEW YORK Operators of restaurants with multiple rodent-related health-code violations would be required to take a course at the health department's new "anti-rodent academy" under remedial measures issued by the city yesterday in response to the...
CARPINTERIA Calif. CKE Restaurants Inc. plans to sell more than 200 Hardee's units in the Midwest and Southeast to franchisees and emphasize development in the chain's core markets. Andrew Puzder, CKE's president and chief executive, said...
THE COLONY Texas Pizza Inn Inc. has named Bo Czyz as director of operations, a new position for the 361-unit pizza chain. Czyz most recently was an area director for Applebee's International Inc. and previously had worked at Pizza Hut."Bo...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John's International Inc. has hired longtime Sara Lee veteran Derek Walker as vice president of R&D/Quality Management. He was Pizza Hut’s business and new-product development manager before his 10-year stint with Sarah Lee. ...
MONTEREY CALIF. —Mindful of recurrent illness outbreaks linked to vegetables and fruits, executives of major chains that met here late last month complained about the slow pace of reforms and called...
Pay matters, says Sunitha Ramaiah, owner of Bombay Talkie, a sleek New York City restaurant that serves contemporary Indian food. Now in its third year, Bombay Talkie has retained about 85 percent of its original two-dozen employees. Ramaiah...
