Cadenas QSR/Restaurantes de Los Estados Unidos

Marzo 07, 2008

Wendy's trying to regain its lead in fast-food innovation

Its salads were a novel addition copied by its biggest competitor. Its baked potatoes and chili remain unique fixtures on its menu. Its value menu has indisputably become an industry staple. But Wendy's International Inc.'s history of innovation is ...

Marzo 06, 2008

Trends improving for McDonald's

After rising steadily for much of 2007, shares of McDonald’s Corp. have fallen off roughly 8% so far this year on weakening trends in the fast food industry. But the stock may soon get a lift now that those trends appear to have improved in February,...

Marzo 05, 2008

Burger King banishes two Manhattan sites over value menu dispute

Have it your way - you're out of business. That's the message from Burger King to the owners of two midtown franchises who have been embroiled in a food fight with the company over the restaurant chain's value menu. Luan Sadik and his sister, Elizabeth...

Marzo 04, 2008

Arby's plans 197 new restaurants in 2008 in US and Canada

Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Triarc Companies, Inc. announced today that it exceeded its development goals for 2007 with the opening of 148 Arby’s restaurants and the signing of new commitments to open an additional 197 restaurants th...

Febrero 28, 2008

José Armario designado Presidente de Grupo de McDonald's Canadá y America Latina

McDonald's Corporation anunció hoy que José Armario ha sido designado Presidente de Grupo de McDonald's Canadá y América Latina, con vigencia inmediata. Armario ha sido el Presidente de McDonald's América Latina desde 2003.

Febrero 27, 2008

With US Sales Slowing, Fast Food Players Carry Out International Expansion Plans

Fast food companies are feeling the squeeze. On one hand, sales are growing in the emerging markets abroad. At the same time, however, the quick-service restaurants also are wrestling with a slowdown in their home U.S. market, and a backlash from med...

Febrero 27, 2008

Jose Armario Appointed Group President of McDonald's Canada and Latin America

McDonald's Corporation today announced that Jose Armario has been appointed Group President of McDonald’s Canada and Latin America effective immediately. Armario has been President of McDonald’s Latin America since 2003. In his expanded role, Armario ...

Febrero 26, 2008

Restaurants in Europe, the United States and Japan are testing E-menu's

Restaurants in Europe, the United States and Japan are testing technology to let diners order their food direct from a screen at their table instead of depending on a fellow human being to note their choice. Besides cutting costs, companies that sell ...

Febrero 25, 2008

Court Rebuffs Burger King in Trans Fat Case

Lawyers for Burger King failed to have a lawsuit over the company’s use of artificial trans fat dismissed. The Center for Science in the Public Interest sued the chain in May 2007 because it is the only one of the three top burger chains not to promise...

Febrero 20, 2008

Wendy's CEO Kerrii Anderson hopes new items will spur sales

Wendy's International Inc is aiming to roll out inexpensive sandwich wraps and a new hamburger to increase sales as the U.S. economy weakens, Chief Executive Kerrii Anderson said on Tuesday. "The consumer environment from a year ago has changed d...

Febrero 19, 2008

McDonald's tops customer loyalty ranking

McDonald’s has taken its lumps in the past for its high-calorie menu options, but now the fast feeder has become a textbook example of how to change with the times.For the first time, McDonald’s topped the “Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index ...

Febrero 13, 2008

New York restaurants go green

Many New York City restaurants are going green and the y do so in different ways. Lately, when restaurateurs create a menu or settle on a design, they’re considering the environment along with the cuisine. Some do it to save money and others to tap int...

Febrero 12, 2008

Peltz Aims to Expand, Control Wendy's Board

In the latest twist in the battle to control Wendy's International Inc., investor Nelson Peltz's firm said it wants to expand and gain control of the hamburger chain's board.Mr. Peltz's firm, Trian Fund Management LP, said it wants to increase the size...

Febrero 09, 2008

McDonald's January sales up 5.7%

McDonald's Corp. said Friday that global sales rose 5.7 percent in January, boosted by a stronger-than-expected showing in the U.S. and growth in Europe and Asia.The report eased investor concerns about fallout from an economic slowdown and sent the co...

Febrero 06, 2008

YUM considers KFC changes, including a 'non fried chicken platform'

YUM Brands is looking at significant makeovers of its mature fast- food outlets. One option it is considering is restructuring KFC, using what the company calls a "non-fried chicken platform"sometime next year. KFC has experimented with non-...

Febrero 04, 2008

Profit jumps at Wendy's, but it sees challenges ahead

Wendy's International said Monday that its fourth-quarter earnings more than quadrupled from a year ago, when it took major charges for discontinued operations, and restaurants reported better margins despite high prices for beef and chicken prices.Wen...

Febrero 01, 2008

Ganancias de Burger King trepan en 2do trim fiscal por ventas

La cadena de comida rápida Burger King Holdings Inc. anotó un aumento en su ganancia operacional del segundo trimestre fiscal, impulsado por mayores ventas en el mundo y el fuerte desempeño de su sándwich Homestyle Melt en el mercado local. Burger Ki...

Febrero 01, 2008

Burger King Shares keep rising

Shares of Burger King Corp. rose for a second day Friday, after the nation's No. 2 burger chain reported growth in quarterly profit in the face of a difficult consumer environment that slowed sales at its biggest rival, McDonald's. On Thursday, Burger ...