QSR, Restaurant and Food Service Trends

Higher prices and shorter lengths for food contracts are forcing some restaurants to reconsider locking in prices for ingredients and instead buy chicken, beef and other goods on the spot market, exposing themselves to volatile costs. Major food suppli...

Comer en un restaurante a la carta o elegir uno donde predomine la rapidez del servicio conlleva, además de fijarse en el valor nutricional, mirar al bolsillo. Cada vez están siendo más los residentes que se inclinan por esta segunda opción. Los esta...

California will be the first state to ban trans fats in restaurants and bakeries under legislation signed today by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The measure requires restaurants to quit using trans fats by January 2010, and for bakeries to follow suit ...

J. David Karam will succeed Kerrii Anderson, president and chief executive of Wendy's International Inc, when Triarc Cos Inc  completes its purchase of Wendy's later this year, Triarc said on Friday.

The top executive group at Wendy's after its acquisition by the parent of the Arby's chain will include three faces familiar to the Dublin company's employees and franchisees. Triarc Companies Inc. disclosed Friday three high management appointments fo...

Get your $1 double cheeseburgers at McD's while you can - they're not likely to be around much longer! With ingredient costs on the rise and a significant increase in the cost of beef, McDonald's may raise prices on some of its popular dollar menu item...

McDonald's Corp, la mayor cadena mundial de restaurantes, reportó ganancias mayores que las esperadas para el segundo trimestre, impulsadas por sus sólidas ventas en el extranjero. El énfasis de la compañía en ofrecer menús de bajo precio ayudó a sort...

McDonald's Corp, the world's largest restaurant chain, posted a higher second-quarter profit on Wednesday, boosted by strong overseas sales. Net income came to $1.2 billion, or $1.04 per share, compared with its year-earlier loss of $711.7 million, or ...

McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant company, may report a second-quarter profit after European sales rose twice as fast as in the U.S. McDonald's probably earned $1.1 billion, or 95 cents a share, according to John Glass, a Morgan Stanley...

Wendy's International Inc., the nation's No. 3 hamburger chain, said Friday it is making "good progress"in ironing out the details of its takeover by Arby's owner Triarc Cos. Inc. In a letter to employees filed with the Securities and Exchang...

Burger King Corp. has bought 72 restaurants throughout Iowa and Nebraska from franchisee Simmonds Restaurant Management for an undisclosed amount.   The company said that it has expanded its restaurant presence to attractive Midwest markets, enabling i...

Lagging sales at KFC prompted David Novak, chief executive officer of parent Yum! Brands, to unleash of string of criticisms of the fast-food chain this morning during a conference call with analysts.“Taco Bell and Pizza Hut are winning, and KFC is los...

Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) today reported results for the second quarter ended June 14, 2008. SECOND-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS • Very strong system-sales growth of +43% in mainland China and +15% in Yum! Restaurants International (YRI), fueled by broad-bas...

California is poised to become the first state in the nation to ban restaurants and other food facilities from using trans fats, which are known to increase the risk of heart disease, under a bill approved by the state Legislature Monday and sent to ...

Two months after many New York chain restaurants began posting the number of calories in their food, customers are shying away from their calorie-laden favorites and opting for lighter fare. All New York City restaurants with 15 or more branches were f...

After watching its bigger rival McDonald's Corp. try to woo mom, Burger King Corp. is launching a marketing and promotional campaign meant to grab her attention. "A large part of our customer base is parents with children,"said Russ Klein, pr...

McDonald's has launched several programs as part of its sponsorship of the 2008 Olyimpic Games in Beijing, ranging from giving kids an opportunity to travel to China to a Web-based alternate reality game featuring Olympic track and field legend Edwin M...

McDonald's Corporation will be honored for its significant "green"efforts by being featured on an outdoor billboard during the month of July. Drivers will see the outdoor ad going eastbound on I-290, just east of Racine Avenue in Chicago. McD...