QSR ketens / restaurants

april 06, 2011

McDonald's on what's behind big hiring plans

McDonald’s Corp. officials said the company’s plan to hire 50,000 people in one day presents it with an opportunity to show that a “McJob” isn’t a dead end but rather the start of a career.

april 05, 2011

What the FDA menu-labeling regulations really mean

So you don’t quite feel up to struggling through all 183 pages of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s proposed menu-labeling regulation?

april 05, 2011

Stamppot to go stopt er mee

Stamppot to go, een innovatief eetconcept uit 2009, houdt op te bestaan. Het stamppotconcept is geen succes geworden.

april 05, 2011

McDonald’s wil op 19 april 50.000 mensen aannemen

McDonald’s wil in de Verenigde Staten op 19 april 50.000 nieuwe personeelsleden in dienst nemen, meldde het concern gisteren.

april 04, 2011

FDA proposes draft menu and vending machine labeling requirements, invites comments

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued two proposed regulations regarding calorie labeling on menus and menu boards in chain restaurants, retail food establishments, and vending machines.

maart 31, 2011

Studenten verkopen friet voor Japan

Voor de Haagse Hogeschool staat deze week een tijdelijke patatkraam. De opbrengst van de frietjes, broodjes, en drankjes gaat naar het Rode Kruis om de slachtoffers van de tsunami en aardbeving in Japan te helpen.

maart 29, 2011

KFC opens first restaurant in Zambia

KFC opened its first unit in Zambia last week. The restaurant is located in Lusaka and the opening was marked by First Lady Thandiwe Banda.

maart 28, 2011

Wendy's New French Fries a 'Huge Success'

Want some fries with that? At Wendy's the answer increasingly seems to be yes, thanks to the chain replacing its thin and soggy french fries with a crisper, skin-on version flavored with sea salt.

maart 24, 2011

FDA delays menu labeling rule

As members of the restaurant industry eagerly await federal menu-labeling guidelines, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the complexity of the issue is delaying the promulgation of the regulations.

maart 23, 2011

McDonald's expanding rapidly in South and West of India

HardCastle India, which runs the south and west franchisee of McDonald’s in India, is on in expansion mode ever since McDonald’s Corp conferred it with the Development Licensee status.

maart 22, 2011

French Fries orders may suffer from Calorie Counts on Menus

As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) readies to submit its proposed regulations for the federal menu labeling law by the March 23, 2011 deadline, the lingering question is how will U.S. consumers react to seeing calories on menus?

maart 14, 2011

Five Guys Burgers and Fries fastest growing restaurant brand in 2010

Five Guys Burgers and Fries was the fastest-growing US restaurant chain in 2010

maart 13, 2011

McDonald's Global Comparable Sales Rise in February 2011

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) today announced global comparable sales growth of 3.9% in February.

maart 13, 2011

Rational Has Designed a New Baked Potato Accessory

Rational's new potato baker, designed for the SelfCooking Center, ensures that baked potatoes are cooked perfectly, with crisp skins and light and fluffy insides – and all at the touch of a button. The 1/1GN potato baker accessory can hold up to 28 potatoes at a time.