Cadenas QSR/Restaurantes

Marzo 14, 2008

Restaurants Feel the Bite Of Stay-at-Home Moms

Restaurants, which have been slumping for two years because of a slew of short-term factors, are waking up to a worrisome long-term trend: The number of harried working moms isn't growing the way it was. For decades, the steady increase of working wom...

Marzo 14, 2008

Daling Franse aardappelexport

De Franse aardappelsector heeft in de maanden augustus tot en met december vorig jaar 635.900 ton aardappelen uitgevoerd. Dat is 60.000 ton ofwel bijna 9% minder dan een jaar eerder. De grootste afnemer, Spanje, nam met 203.100 ton bijna 20% minder Fr...

Marzo 14, 2008

Yum! Brands Appoints Sam Su to Board of Directors

Yum! Brands, Inc today announced that Sam Su, 55, has been appointed to the Board of Directors as Vice Chairman, maintaining his position as President of the China Division. He will continue to reside in Shanghai in this capacity for the long-term

Marzo 12, 2008

McDonald's België maakt voor tweede jaar op rij winst

McDonald's België heeft in 2007 voor het tweede jaar op rij winst gemaakt. De winst is ook gestegen, net zoals het marktaandeel van de Amerikaanse fastfoodketen in ons land. Dat maakte kersvers algemeen directeur Stephan De Brouwer dinsdag bekend op ee...

Marzo 12, 2008

Monsanto, Cargill Offer Farmers Incentive For growing Low Linolenic Soy Variety Vistive

Monsanto Co. and Cargill Inc. are trying to persuade farmers in Iowa and elsewhere to grow the Vistive soybean variety. The two companies began the recruiting effort Tuesday, offering 50 to 60 cents more a bushel for Monsanto's Vistive-brand low lino...

Marzo 11, 2008

McDonald's mejora un 8,6% sus ventas comparables en febrero

La cadena estadounidense de restauración McDonald's incrementó un 8,6% interanual sus ventas comparables en febrero, mientras que en términos mensuales el aumento fue del 11,7%, debido a la favorable situación del cambio de divisas y por los efectos de...

Marzo 11, 2008

KFC handshake for hearing impaired

Thirty-seven boys and girls at the newly-opened Kolkata outlet have been trained to lip-read the customers' requests. In a first of its kind initiative and available only in Kolkata, global fast food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has set up its f...

Marzo 10, 2008

UAE residents lose appetite due to hike in fast food prices

Abu Dhabi/Dubai: Fast food chains in the UAE have significantly hiked their prices with some meals going up as much as 30 per cent. Across the board, there has been an average increase of 14 per cent within the last two months, Gulf News has learnt.KF...

Marzo 10, 2008

McDonald's Posts Strong February Sales

McDonald's Corp. said Monday that February sales at restaurants open more than a year jumped a better-than-expected 11.7 percent, boosted by growth in Europe, the weak dollar and the benefit of an extra selling day this year. Two straight months of so...

Marzo 07, 2008

Burger King Furthers Global Expansion, Enters Curacao

Burger King announced it will open its first location in Curacao in the first half of 2008, partnering with franchisee group JDA Foods B.V. Curacao's first Burger King will be located in the capital city of Willemstad. The chain plans to open additiona...

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 06, 2008

KFC lines up Rs 300-crore investment, to open 66 stores

KFC is targeting 100 quick-service restaurants in India by 2010-end. The $12-billion brand, which is owned by leading global restaurant company Yum! Brands, Inc that also owns other brands like Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, is present with 34 outlets across...

Marzo 06, 2008

Gain report: Foodservice Malaysia

Malaysia is one of the more affluent nations in Asia with a GDP per-capita of about US$6,450 in 2006. Malaysia’s economy grew by 5.9%, compared to 4.2% growth in 2002. Most economic commentators forecast Malaysia’s economy to grow by about 5.7% in 2007...

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 05, 2008

McDonald's will offer breakfast in Ukraine

McDonalds has introduced "McBreakfast", new for the Ukraine market, but a very popular in other countries special morning menu. The components of the new menu will appear in all restaurants of McDonald's chain by the end of 2009 in Ukraine. T...

Marzo 04, 2008

Church’s Chicken to launch in Britain

Texas Chicken, the international brand of Atlanta-based Church’s Chicken, has opened its first restaurant in the United Kingdom, with plans to open 36 restaurants by the end of March and 50 before the year’s end. This growth will make the United Kingd...

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...