QSR ketens / restaurants

juli 30, 2007

Key ingredients of McDonald's success

It's part of the American landscape and a global icon and it has been 50 years in the making. McDonald's attracts 15 million customers a day, and has 31,000 stores in over 118 countries. So, how did McDonald's get this big and how profitable can a fran...

juli 27, 2007

Burger King asks: Would you like chips with that?

Burger King (BKC) will let potato-chip fans have it their way this fall with snacks in Ketchup &Fries and Flame-Broiled burger flavors.To get more exposure, the fast-food chain has licensed its brand for a line of chips to Inventure Group (SNAK). T...

juli 27, 2007

McDonald's Sets Wake-Up Call For Breakfast Rush

McDonald's Corp. wants all its U.S. restaurants to open by 5 a.m., up from 75% today, as Americans increasingly buy breakfast earlier, part of a broader plan to increase average annual sales at McDonald's outlets by $400,000, to an average of about $2....

juli 23, 2007

Frituren met stoom, zonder vet in de HiFri

Frituren zonder vet, maar met oververhitte stoom, die circuleert in een gesloten circuit. Onderzoeksorganisatie TNO heeft een "gezond en veilig'' alternatief voor de traditionele frituurpan ontwikkeld. De HiFri komt eind dit jaar op de markt. De ...

juli 22, 2007

NYT Column: Did McDonald’s Give In to Temptation?

It wasn’t too long ago that the only thing McDonald’s seemed good at was making people fat. Staggered by overexpansion, listless sales and a barrage of negative publicity linking its food to obesity, the chain’s glory days appeared to be fading. In 200...

juli 21, 2007

Burger King and McDonald's too late for Gourmet Burger market in UK?

Burger King and McDonald's, the giants of the burger restaurant sector worth around £11 billion a year in the UK, have seen the writing on the wall and are fighting back to get their share of the gourmet burger market, pioneered in the UK by Gourmet Bu...

juli 20, 2007

Seattle’s host county mandates menu labeling

Chain restaurants in Seattle and other parts of Washington’s King County would be required to post nutrition information on menus and menu boards as of Aug. 1, 2008 under a law approved Thursday by the county Board of Health. The nation’s second menu-...

juli 19, 2007

Dairy Queen expects to grow Grill and Chill concept

Think of Dairy Queen and ice cream likely comes to mind. The company has put a different spin on that image with a “fast casual” restaurant format called DQ Grill &Chill, selling ice cream and menu items like flame-grilled burgers, turkey sandwiche...

juli 19, 2007

Taking rodents off the menu

When a passerby filmed rats scampering around a KFC/Taco Bell restaurant in New York in February, the fallout was immediate and widespread. “There are a lot of rats in New York, and familiarity breeds contempt,” said Mark Sheperdigian, vice president o...

juli 17, 2007

Yum! Builds a Chinese Dynasty

The fast-food operator -- running such names as Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC, Long John Silver's, and A&W -- posted strong second-quarter figures, with -- you guessed it -- revenue growth from China leading the way. Comparable same-store sales from it...

juli 17, 2007

McDonald's CEO Skinner says U.S. potential still 'huge'

McDonald's Corp.'s (MCD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) chief executive sees plenty of room to increase U.S. sales and said it continues to review its debt levels, which it will discuss on a conference call with analysts next week. "We continue to ha...

juli 16, 2007

McDonald's Expects to Post 2Q Loss

McDonald's Corp. said Monday it expects to post its second quarterly loss in more than 50 years because of a hefty one-time charge on the sale of some Latin American operations. But the world's biggest fast food restaurant chain said its business is gr...

juli 01, 2007

Older PotatoPro News on McDonald's in Dutch

20070420 McDonald’s Zwitserland heeft liever IP-Suisse producten CH Dutch 3 20070402 McDonald’s medewerker ontslagen na weggeven frites IT Dutch 4 20061107 McDonald's serveert in Europa gezonder voedsel zonder trans vet EU Dutch 1 20060913 McDon...

juli 01, 2007

Older PotatoPro News on McDonald's in English

20070713 McDonald's to Convert Some Japan Locations Into Cafes JP English 4 20070711 McDonald's Cooks Up Energy-Savings Plan INT English 4 20070705 McDonald's goes green - but not all customers are lovin' it GB English 3 20070703 McDonalds' milk...

juli 01, 2007

Older PotatoPro News on McDonald's in English (2)

20061107 McDonald's Asia chief not satisfied with China unit CN English 3 20061106 Why McDonald's Hasn't Cut the Fat INT English 2 20061101 An oil change for McDonald's Australia AU English 2 20061025 McDonald's gets back to basics GB English 2 ...

juli 01, 2007

Older PotatoPro News on McDonalds in German

juli 01, 2007

Older PotatoPro News on McDonalds in Spanish

20070716 McDonald's preve perdidas por costos en Latinoamerica INT Spanish 4 20070421 Colombiano comprara 1.600 McDonald's de America Latina por 700 millones de dolares INT Spanish 4 20070330 McDonald's se va de la region para invertir en China I...

november 06, 2006

Consumer Reports tests find trans fats in Wendy’s fries

Consumer Reports purchased large servings of fries from three Wendy's restaurants in Westchester County, N.Y., in early September. We sent the fries to an independent lab for fatty-acid analysis. We were surprised to find that the lab tests showed the...