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More consumers are planning to cut back on spending for dining out occasions over the next six months, a new Harris Poll survey found.

The high unemployment rate in California continued to hurt sales at Carl’s Jr. in the second quarter, deepening the loss for parent company CKE Restaurants Inc., the now-private company reported Tuesday.

Jack in the Box Inc. plans to close 40 underperforming corporate stores across seven states, mostly in the Southeast and Texas, by next week.

In spite of a still sluggish economy things are looking up in the convenience store (c-store) channel as traffic, sales, and average visits increased in the second quarter of 2010

The effects of a lingering recession continued to keep visits to U.S. restaurants down for the eighth consecutive quarter this past spring, but the rate of decline eased over the same quarter a year ago, according to The NPD Group, a leading market re...

A new commercial meant to link heart disease to fast food debuted Thursday on television in and around the nation’s capital, and it targets all of its criticism at the world’s largest quick-service chain, McDonald’s.

First lady Michelle Obama called on restaurateurs to help put an end to childhood obesity in an address made Monday to the National Restaurant Association’s board of directors at their fall meeting in Washington, D.C.

McDonald's Corporation today announced global comparable sales growth of 4.9% in August.

Cavendish Farms has purchased the breeding rights for "Prospect", a potato variety it says is suitable for French fries and good for the environment.It's the first time the Prince Edward Island company has bought the rights to an entire vari...

Los inversores brasileños siguen expandiendo sus tentáculos. El fondo de inversión 3G, de capitales provenientes del principal socio del Mercosur de la Argentina, anunció la compra de Burger King, la segunda cadena de hamburguesas del mundo, por un mon...

Burger King Holdings Inc. agreed to be acquired by 3G Capital in a deal valued at $4 billion including debt, giving the New York investment firm control over the second-largest U.S. hamburger chain.

Wendy’s/Arby’s Group is taking the Wendy’s restaurant slogan “Quality is Our Recipe” to a new level – this time, with all-natural French fries in test markets.And interestingly, the new recipe comes at a time when Wendy’s French fries are already popul...

Restaurant traffic growth is projected to lag the nation's annual population growth over the next 10 years as aging baby boomers dine out less frequently, according to The NPD Group.

Burger King Holdings Inc. plans to continue emphasizing its “barbell” strategy of promoting both value and premium menu items and said it remains optimistic that the September rollout of its new breakfast menu will help increase traffic and sales.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released two documents that outline steps to help chain restaurants comply with new federal nutrition labeling requirements. “One of the most important things we can do when it comes to the nation’s health i...

With domestic development slowed greatly among many U.S.-based chains during the past 18 months, international expansion deals have taken on a new importance.   While some heavily franchised chains, such as Quiznos, have made general announcements abou...

McDonald's Corporation today announced global comparable sales growth of 7.0% in July. Performance by segment was as follows: U.S. up 5.7% Europe up 5.3% Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa up 10.1%