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一月 17, 2008

McDonald´s quiere reinventarse con una jugosa inyeccion de capital

McDonald´s Corp, la cadena estadounidense de comida rápida proyecta para el año 2008 invertir en capital una suma de de 2,000 millones de dólares, que se repartirán entre los nuevos restaurantes y la renovación de los locales ya existentes.

一月 17, 2008

McDonald's drops report card advertisements

Remember the attention last month over McDonald's using the covers of Seminole County elementary school report cards to pitch Happy Meals to kids? The company defended the practice, saying it was simply giving rewards to students who got good grades by...

一月 17, 2008

Yum's experiment in China: 'East Dawning'

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 ...

一月 16, 2008

82% of UK kids do not see chips (crisps) as a treat

Children's diets are now so poor that more than two-thirds of them do not think fast food is a treat, British Heart Foundation research suggests. A poll of 500 youngsters also found that 82% do not think of crisps as anything special. More than half do...

一月 16, 2008

Westchester trans fat ban now in effect

Westchester County’s ban on the use of cooking oils that contain trans-fat is now in effect for restaurants, school cafeterias and other licensed food service establishments. Starting January 15, 2007, Health Department inspectors will check for trans...

一月 11, 2008

Boston moves towards trans fat ban

Following the lead of New York City and Brookline, health regulators in Boston last night took the first step toward banning artery-clogging trans fat from French fries, doughnuts, and other food sold in restaurants and corner stores. The Boston Publ...

一月 11, 2008

McDonald's shares fall on concern over US consumer

Shares of McDonald's Corp fell as much as 8 percent on Friday, as a survey of franchisees showed December same-store sales grew at the lowest level in the six-year history of the poll. The survey of 31 domestic franchisees, representing 195 restauran...

一月 10, 2008

Belgische frituur introduceert milieuvriendelijke draagtas voor friet

De miljoenen plastic zakjes die jaarlijks worden gebruikt in de Vlaamse frietzaken, zijn Rudy Goris en Trice Verbist van frituur Tiosco al langer een doorn in het oog. Het milieubewuste koppel lanceert daarom als eerste in de provincie Antwerpe een duu...

一月 10, 2008

KFC switch to high stability canola oil finger-lickin good for Canadian canola industry

More than seven million kilos of high-stability canola oil has been used in Canadian KFC restaurants since the company ditched its vegetable shortening frying methods last year in favour of the healthier alternative. Demand from the restaurant chain, ...

一月 08, 2008

Wendy's takes a hit from analysts

With the possible sale of Wendy's International dragging into the new year, questions are being raised about the direction of the Dublin-based burger chain. Some industry analysts have been hammering Wendy's on a number of fronts, pointing to "lac...

Farm Frites Nature's Goodness low fat french fries

一月 08, 2008

Farm Frites presenteert Nature's Goodness op Horecava

Op de 52ste Horecava, die gisteren zijn deuren opende in de Amsterdamse RAI, ligt het woord gezond op ieders lippen bestorven. Frietfabrikant Farm Frites presenteert er Nature's Goodness, patat die naar eigen zeggen binnen de criteria van de schijf van...

一月 07, 2008

McDonald's sells more burgers in the UK than ever

McDonald’s, the US fast-food chain, is selling more burgers than at any time since it arrived in Britain 34 years ago. Despite concerns about bulging waistlines and childhood obesity, there were more than 88 million visits to the “Golden Arches” aroun...

一月 07, 2008

Burger chains All Deploy 99-cent Price Point as Marketing Tactic to Reach Budget-Conscious Consumers

After years of playing into the mass-affluence trend by trying to get their consumers to trade up to pricier, fancier fare, McDonald's, Wendy's and Burger King are all deploying the 99¢ price point as a key marketing tactic going into a year when middl...

一月 07, 2008

Britanicos sucumben a la comida basura, McDonald's bate records de ventas

El gigante estadounidense de comida rápida McDonald's rompió en 2007 el récord de ventas de hamburguesas en el Gran Bretaña en los 34 años que lleva implantado en las islas, lo que significa que la comida basura gana terreno en la dieta de los británi...

一月 04, 2008

McDonalds chief outlines new opportunities in food service sector

McDonalds UK chief executive Steve Easterbrook outlined at the Oxford Farming Conference how changing consumer habits have provided new opportunities for farmers in the food service sector. The traditional image of McDonalds is of a low-cost, low-nu...

一月 04, 2008

Burger Chain Shares Drop After Wendy's Disappoints With Dip in 4th-Quarter Same-Store Sales

Shares of the nation's burger chains fell Friday as disappointing sales results at Wendy's International Inc. made some on Wall Street question whether fast food stocks could be impacted by a consumer spending slowdown. Before the market opened, Wendy'...

一月 03, 2008

Calgary trans fat ban: the risks

Calgary may be making history this week as the first Canadian city to ban trans fats in restaurants, but that doesn't mean eating out will soon become much healthier. Some nutrition experts are concerned the massive push to eliminate trans fats in Ca...

一月 02, 2008

More QSR restaurants stay open late

With Americans working and partying later than ever, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are responding to the midnight munchies with extended hours, and in some cases, throwing away the "closed"sign altogether.Taco Bell, Wendy's and Burger King...