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The 350 to 400 Wendy's workers who lost their jobs in July finally may be able to get their unpaid wages covered by a $350,000 gift fund set up by Wendy's International. The Dublin, Ohio-based restaurant chain announced today that the money has been ...

Americans love their spuds, consuming 130 pounds per person annually. Now that culinary love affair could grow even more passionate with Agricultural Research Service (ARS) findings that some potato varieties are packed with health-promoting compounds...

The U.S.'s largest microwave popcorn maker, ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG), said it will change the recipe for its Orville Redenbacher and Act II brands over the next year to remove diacetyl, a flavoring chemical linked to a lung ailment in popcorn plant wor...

Supermarket operator Kroger Co. said it recalled Kroger brand Mustard and Southern-Style potato salad with a "best if used by"date of Sept. 5 from sale in its stores because it may contain E. coli O157:H7. To date, no illnesses have been repo...

Root vegetables seem to be coming out of a long hiatus and anyone who has tasted roasted roots like parsnips, beets, carrots and rutubaga will no doubt cheer. "When I was growing up, before we got all this imported produce coming into the countr...

Louisville, Ky.-based Kentucky Fried Chicken's $2.99 Deals was recently introduced. The marketing campaign is focussed around the idea that the smell of KFC in American offices will lure customers into the chain. To carry out the "scent-focused&...

The world’s largest producer of French fries, McCain Foods works to convince the public and food preparers that its trans fat free products are even better than ever.   When McCain Foods made the decision to go totally transfat free by the end of this...

Burger King Holdings Inc said on Wednesday it will use the "strong and consistent cash flow"it expects this fiscal year for plans such as share repurchases, debt retirement and the payment of its dividend. The world's No. 2 hamburger chain al...

Wendy's International Inc. has gone from being a case study for activist investing to a poster child for waning interest in mergers and acquisitions. Before Wendy's disclosed that billionaire investor Nelson Peltz would gain access to see confidential...

Wendy's International Inc. has agreed to let a major shareholder have access to crucial information about the third-largest hamburger chain so he can decide whether to bid for the company. Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz has said his company, Triarc...

Mr Skinner has masterminded a comeback at McDonald's. The global restaurant chain lost customers in the late 1990s and early 2000s as it focused on expansion at the expense of the quality of its food and service.   A fast talker who likes to use his ha...

Boston Market Corp. gained a new president and CEO Monday as private-investment firm Sun Capital Partners Inc completed its acquisition of the restaurant chain from McDonald's Corp. Richard K. "Rick"Arras was named president and CEO of Gol...

Reducing fat intake continues to be the main priority of consumers looking to improve their diets, according to a new report from market analyst Datamonitor.The new report, Moderation and Avoidance Trends in Food and Drinks: Implications for 'Better-Fo...

Comparable-store sales for Burger King Holdings Inc. rose 3.4 percent for the 2007 fiscal year ended June 30. The company reported worldwide comparable sales increased 4.4 percent for the fourth quarter, making it the 14th consecutive quarter of posit...

Leading food starch firm National Starch could be up for a change in ownership, following news of a possible takeover of its parent company Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI).Great Britain-based ICI, which is active in the coatings, adhesives, starch ...

Agricultural processor Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) said Wednesday that it has offered buyouts to about 40 managers as it reorganizes its operations. Most are members of upper management. The Decatur-based company is creating a single operations gr...

Jim Delligatti took two years to convince McDonald's that the Big Mac was a good idea but 40 years on he takes pride in having invented one of the world's most widely eaten foods that is getting its own museum. In 1967, the McDonald's franchisee got ...

Cargill said Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings rose sharply on strong results in its financial and ingredient sectors and lower tax bill.Cargill earned $628 million during the quarter ending May 31, up 75 percent from $358 million earned a year ago.