QSR, Restaurant and Food Service Trends

McDonald's Japan said Thursday its net profit jumped more than five-fold last year as the burger giant introduced more round-the-clock restaurants and updated its menu. Japan's leading fast-food chain predicted profits to keep growing this year as it c...

McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) Ltd.  informó hoy que sus ganancias netas consolidadas del 2007  ascendieron a 7.820 millones de yenes (73,77 millones de dólares USA) , lo que significa que se quintuplicaron respecto al año anterior.  La mayor cadena ...

Riding on the back of a major expansion spree, global fast food chain McDonald's on Monday said it expects the Indian operations to be profitable from the next fiscal, 17 years after it set up shop in the country. The company, which achieved break-even...

Millions of rail travellers may soon have the option of gorging on McDonald's burgers on-board trains, discussions for which are on between the railway authorities and the global fast food giant. Buoyed by the successful bid for opening a restaurant at...

Qatar Food Company (Americana Group), the franchisee owner of KFC, yesterday set a record for the largest serving of fried chicken at the Villagio Mall.An adjudicator of the Guinness World Records made the announcement and presented a certificate to th...

McDonald's Corp, the world's largest fast-food chain, plans to open 150 outlets in China in 2009, the company's top China executive said on Tuesday, as competition heats up in the rapidly expanding market. The company expects to maintain 15 percent ann...

McDonald's Corp, la mayor cadena de comida rápida del mundo, está incrementando su presencia en China gracias al aumento tanto de los ingresos como del apetito por la comida occidental, tendencias que también han identificado sus rivales.   McDonald's ...

Cosmo Restaurants Sdn Bhd, which holds the franchise for Burger King restaurants in Malaysia, plans to open 50 more outlets in the next five years.  Director of operations Khaled Hamman said the company was finalising its business expansion plan.  “W...

China Petroleum &Chemical Corp (Sinopec) and McDonald's Corp have opened their first combination service station and restaurant in Beijing, the Shanghai Business Review reported, citing sources.

With its Chinese lettering and unremarkable name, the fast-food outlet in a Shanghai shopping mall looks like many others selling local fare. East Dawning is crowded with customers on this winter evening, and they're sampling a menu that includes pork ...

It's a long way from the east side of Detroit to the east side of China, but that's the story of Jerry Schafer's career under the Golden Arches. Schafer, 53, is senior vice president and chief operating officer at McDonald's China. He grew up in the ...

Burger King, now making up for years of soggy growth and a decaying global business, is plotting an expansion into Asia in the coming half-decade to narrow the gap with arch-foe McDonald's. Chief Executive John Chidsey told Reuters on Thursday that the...

Fast food giant chain McDonald's has opened its 102nd restaurant in Turkey in the Anatolian city of Eski?ehir. The restaurant opened last week in the Espark Shopping Center. McDonald's Turkey General Manager Sadi Fansa said at the opening ceremony that...

McDonald's Holdings Co. Japan Ltd., a unit of the world's biggest restaurant operator, said four franchise restaurants sold outdated salads and used expired ingredients, in a filing yesterday to the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The disclosures by McDonald's...

La cadena de restaurantes McDonald's ha reconocido que podría haber vendido ensaladas y otros alimentos caducados en cuatro de sus locales de Tokio. Según la empresa, algunos empleados habrían cambiado las etiquetas de algunas ensaladas que aún no vend...

For years, McDonald's Corp. executives have boasted of endless opportunities in China, one of the largest untapped regions for the world's biggest burger chain. Yet the Golden Arches' brain trust isn't lovin' it enough to ramp up expansion in one of ...

Both Burger King and Wendy’s have held talks with DLF, a leading real estate developer to discuss an entry into the Indian market. Sources say that the ball is now in DLF’s court for zeroing in on a partner. The exact partnership model that is being ex...

In India, McDonalds reveals unique local flavours — both on its very resistable menu and otherwise. Much to the surprise of ultranationalists and leftists who thought the American food giant would be routed, it has stuck around, growing and expanding ...