Reports about the decline of traditional radio as an effective advertising medium have not been greatly exaggerated. The news just hasn’t reached the restaurant industry, which still considers radio alive and kicking.Overall radio revenue was flat...
NEW YORK Marble Slab Creamery Inc., a 336-unit system, and MaggieMoo’s International LLC, whose franchise system has 184 units, to consolidate the No. 2 and No. 3 brands, respectively, in the premium hand-dipped ice cream category under one owner...
LOUISVILLE Ky. KFC is introducing its first-ever systemwide fish item, the 99-cent KFC Fish Snacker, with a potentially controversial publicity ploy that involves a religious plea to the Pope. The new item was unveiled on Ash Wednesday, the...
NEW YORK NexCen Brands Inc., based here, said Thursday it had agreed to acquire the 184-unit Maggie Moo's International LLC and the assets of the 336-unit Marble Slab Creamery Inc., consolidating the No. 2 and No. 3 brands in the premium hand...
WASHINGTON Two members of the Congress have re-introduced a bill that calls for developing a single food-safety agency to absorb the functions of the 15 distinct federal bodies now charged with safeguarding the nation's food supplies. Sen...
LOUISVILLE Ky. An E. coli outbreak at Taco Bells in the Northeast lowered same store sales for all domestic restaurants operated by franchisor Yum! Brands Inc. by 2 percent for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 30, the company indicated. Comparable...
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. —The 260-unit Firehouse Subs chain, based here, recently honored associates for setting high leadership standards. Among the honorees was Southeast Interstate Group, or SIG, for Area Representative of the Year...
Always looking for ways to move more product, key fast-food players are expanding their snack offerings and finding they make for tasty incremental sales, especially during slow periods.The growing trend could be seen as a quick-service corollary...
