Cadenas QSR/Restaurantes

Diciembre 18, 2009

The history of Britain's Fish and Chips (french fries) shops

For generations, fish and chips have fed millions of memories - eaten with greasy fingers on a seaside holiday, a pay-day treat at the end of the working week or a late-night supper on the way home from the pub. Few can resist the mouth-watering combin...

Diciembre 18, 2009

Five keys to the foodservice industry in 2010

As 2009 comes to an end, food service operators must focus on how they will better connect with customers in the New Year and prepare for a successful 2010. Mike Amos, president and CEO of customer experience management company Empathica, has put toget...

Diciembre 16, 2009

Yum Brands Bets on India's Young for Growth

Yum Brands Inc. is gearing up for a major expansion in India early next year, where the restaurant chain hopes to position KFC and Taco Bell as youthful, hip brands in a nation of young consumers.

Diciembre 16, 2009

KFC doing well in New Zealand

Restaurant Brands lifted third quarter sales 4.7 per cent to $72.9 million, led by strong growth from its KFC operation.The current economic climate was still not adversely affecting overall positive sales growth, the company said today. The rise for t...

Diciembre 12, 2009

McDonald's ampliará menú de desayuno a un dólar en 2010

McDonald's Corp presentará en enero un menú por un dólar para el desayuno en todo Estados Unidos, en su lucha por sostener el tráfico y recuperar las ventas, golpeadas por la salvaje competencia y una tasa de desempleo del 10 por ciento. Las ventas es...

Diciembre 11, 2009

Wendy's franchisee to close all units in Japan

Zensho Co. Ltd., the sole franchisee for Wendy's in Japan, announced on Thursday that it will end its contract with Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc. on its use of the Wendy's trademark in Japan on Dec. 31. Zensho operates 71 Wendy's units in the country, havi...

McDonald's Hashbrowns in Dollar breakfast menu

Diciembre 10, 2009

Fast Food Trend 2010: Eat Cheap

Fast food's sales hook in 2010 will be just two words: Eat cheap. Many big names in fast food are rolling out products geared to drag in slow-to-spend consumers. Today, McDonald's makes official plans to nationally roll out a Dollar Breakfast Menu in...

Diciembre 10, 2009

Menu trends 2010 according to Technomic

Challenged with one of the toughest years on record, restaurant operators may be looking ahead to 2010 with an eye towards further cost-cutting measures. Menu innovation, however, also plays an essential role for success over the coming year by enticin...

Diciembre 08, 2009

McDonald's US same-store sales down 0.6%

McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) said sales at established U.S. restaurants fell for the second straight month as competitors like Burger King and Taco Bell pushed low prices to attract customers. Weakness in Germany and China also pressured sales that analys...

Diciembre 04, 2009

Burger King opens 12000th restaurant

Burger King Corp. (NYSE:BKC) has reached a significant milestone for the brand with the grand opening of its 12,000th restaurant located in Beijing’s Joy City. The opening supports the company’s overall growth strategy and exemplifies its commitment to...

Diciembre 04, 2009

Yum expects a same store sales drop of 8% for Q4 in the US

Yum! Brands Inc., operator and franchisor of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver’s and A&W, said same-store sales for its final quarter this year will be negative across the board, especially with continued weakness in the United States. ...

Diciembre 03, 2009

Ralph Alvarez abandona la presidencia de McDonald's por motivos de salud

El presidente y jefe de Operaciones de McDonald's, Ralph Alvarez, abandona su puesto al frente de la compañía por su razones de salud después 15 años en la empresa, y será sustituido en sus responsabilidades por el consejero delegado de la compañía,...

Diciembre 03, 2009

FSA: Calories on menus one step closer

Menus with calorie information are one step closer to becoming a reality today, following successful and productive work this summer with twenty-one catering companies. As part of its work to help people make healthier choices when eating out, the Foo...

Diciembre 01, 2009

McDonald’s Chief Operating Officer Ralph Alvarez to Retire

McDonald’s Chief Executive Officer Jim Skinner announced today that Ralph Alvarez has decided to retire as President and Chief Operating Officer of the company for health-related reasons.“After more than 30 years in the restaurant industry, the past 15...

Noviembre 27, 2009

Omzet cafetaria’s stijgt 1,7 procent

Fastfood bedrijven hebben hun omzet in het derde kwartaal zien stijgen met 1,7 procent. Hiermee doen ze het beter dan de overige sectoren. Deze zagen hum omzet allemaal dalen. De prijzen in de cafetaria’s stegen 2,3 procent, maar het omzetvolume daalde...

Noviembre 27, 2009

Interview with Branislav Knezevic, President Western Division McDonald's Europe

Branislav (Bane) Knezevic, President Western Division of McDonald’s Europe was interviewed by Mike Dawson, editor of Lebensmittel Zeitung. Mike Dawson was looking for a fast food and global brand man’s view of food retailing in order to gain some cross...

Noviembre 26, 2009

McDonald's logo gets green background in Europe

McDonald's will swap the traditional red backdrop for a deep hunter green to offset its Golden Arches across German in an effort to promote a more eco-friendly image, the company said Monday. The change is to occur in about 100 German McDonald's rest...

Noviembre 25, 2009

Emblemático logo de McDonald's cambia de color por el medio ambiente

Como una forma de ponerse a tono con la preocupación mundial por el medio ambiente, la mayor cadena mundial de restaurantes, McDonald’s, cambiará el rojo por verde en su logo en los locales de Europa. “Con esta nueva imagen queremos dejar clara nuestr...