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januari 31, 2008

Burger King Q2 Profit Surges 29% On Higher Revenues

Florida-based Burger King Holdings Inc. (BKC), which operates more than 11,300 restaurants in about 69 countries, reported earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2008, that jumped 29% from prior year. Total revenues for the quarter increased 10% fue...

januari 30, 2008

McDonald's mice 'becoming human'

Mice fed a diet of McDonald's burgers and fries not only put on weight but start to develop human-like genetic traits, scientists have found. The same effect is not seen when mice are given a typical chimpanzee diet of raw fruit and vegetables. Most o...

januari 29, 2008

The Inventure Group: Burger King Snack goes National

The Inventure Group, Inc. today provided an update on the status of its BURGER KING(r) brand salted snack test market and share repurchase plan. The Company reported that vending channel test marketing results for BURGER KING(r) brand salted snacks e...

januari 29, 2008

Online purchasing makes fast food even faster

With just a few clicks of the mouse, Jane Cagle can order a small feast for her bosses at Travelocity. The 60-year-old administrative assistant overcame her skepticism about the accuracy of Web purchases and now uses the Internet to have food delivered...

januari 29, 2008

Wendy's unveils new ad campaign

Wendy’s is set to debut its new advertising campaign — "Waaaay Better Than Fast Food"— on national television. The campaign, recently unveiled at Wendy's National Convention in Orlando, features photography of the chain's food.Wendy's current...

januari 29, 2008

Burger King Seen Earning 32 Cents Per Share in 2nd Quarter Amid Consumer Spending Slowdown

Fast food chain Burger King Corp. is scheduled to report its fiscal second-quarter results Thursday morning. In its fiscal first quarter, Burger King's same-store sales increased 6.6 percent in the U.S. and Canada, and 5.9 percent worldwide. But in w...

januari 28, 2008

Sales Slowdown McDonald's

McDonald's posted a solid rise in fourth-quarter profits, topping analysts' expectations for the period, but a significant sales slowdown for December sent shares of the fast-food giant sliding Monday. McDonald's revenue climbed to $5.75 billion from $...

januari 28, 2008

U.S. Sales Slowdown Hits McDonald's

McDonald's Corp. showed its first sign of vulnerability to the U.S. economic slowdown Monday and uneasy investors responded by selling off the fast-food chain's stock despite its booming international sales and healthy $1.27 billion profit. Chief Exe...

januari 28, 2008

McDonald's gana un 32 por ciento menos en 2007 y un 3 por ciento más en el cuarto trimestre

La cadena estadounidense de restaurantes de comida rápida McDonald's ganó 2.395,1 millones de dólares en 2007, un 32 por ciento menos que el año anterior, y 1.273,2 millones de dólares en el cuatro trimestre, un 3 por ciento más que en el mismo período...

januari 28, 2008

Mc Donald’s encabeza el ranking de las 200 cadenas de franquicias internacionales que más facturan

Mc Donald’s encabeza, un año más, el ránking de las 200 cadenas de franquicias internacionales que más facturan según Franchise Times, la revista norteamericana especializada en el sector. Por tercer año consecutivo, llama la atención el hecho de que e...

januari 26, 2008

Yum Brands OKs additional share buyback

Yum Brands (NYSE:YUM) Inc., which operates the Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut chains, said Thursday its board approved the repurchase of up to an additional $1.25 billion in common stock.The company said this authorization, which lasts over the next 12 ...

januari 25, 2008

McDonald's Shares Rise, but Analyst Lowers Price Target Due to U.S. Economic Weakness

A Thomas Weisel analyst cut his price target on McDonald's Corp., anticipating a U.S. market slowdown. Matthew DiFrisco said he expects the company to do well despite declining consumer spending and other economic issues, however. "With its ti...

januari 25, 2008

McDonald's announces Q4 results monday

McDonald's Corp. reports its fourth-quarter results before the start of trading Monday. Analysts Expect McDonald's to Earn 71 Cents Per Share in the 4th Quarter.

januari 22, 2008

Nueva York: intentan imponer conteo de calorías en menus

Una agencia municipal aprobó el martes un plan para obligar a cadenas de restaurantes de comida rápida a poner la cifra de calorías de sus alimentos en menús, con la esperanza de que eso fuerce a los neoyorquinos a comer de manera más saludable.

New York City reintroduces calorie counts on menu boards

januari 22, 2008

Calorie counts on Menu soon mandatory in New York City

Restaurant chains in New York will be forced to put calorie counts on their menus as part of a healthier eating campaign. The city's health board hopes the fat-filled truth about some dishes will shock diners into choosing alternatives. The new rule ...

januari 17, 2008

McDonald's sees 2008 capital spending at $2 bln

McDonald's Corp's chief financial officer reiterated the company's forecast for capital spending of about $2 billion in 2008, split between new restaurants and renovation of existing ones. Speaking at a conference on Wednesday hosted by Cowen and Co....

januari 17, 2008

McDonald´s quiere reinventarse con una jugosa inyeccion de capital

McDonald´s Corp, la cadena estadounidense de comida rápida proyecta para el año 2008 invertir en capital una suma de de 2,000 millones de dólares, que se repartirán entre los nuevos restaurantes y la renovación de los locales ya existentes.

januari 17, 2008

McDonald's drops report card advertisements

Remember the attention last month over McDonald's using the covers of Seminole County elementary school report cards to pitch Happy Meals to kids? The company defended the practice, saying it was simply giving rewards to students who got good grades by...