Monday, September 17, 2007
Fast-food contracts questioned
By KATHRYN MAY CanWest News Service
Leader-Post
17 Sep 2007
OTTAWA — Such fast-food outlets as Tim Hortons, Pizza Pizza and Subway are quietly popping up on military bases across the country in sole-source deals that “hand them a captive market,” says the Union of National Defence Employees. It wants to... read more...
By KATHRYN MAY CanWest News Service
Leader-Post
17 Sep 2007
OTTAWA — Such fast-food outlets as Tim Hortons, Pizza Pizza and Subway are quietly popping up on military bases across the country in sole-source deals that “hand them a captive market,” says the Union of National Defence Employees. It wants to... read more...
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Pizza on the grill: Do it fast or take time to make dough
By Cathy Thomas
Charlotte Observer
22 Aug 2007
They don’t look especially inviting. Stashed next to the cheese in Trader Joe’s refrigerated deli case, the satchels of pizza dough look like bags of putty. But pretty is as pretty does. What they lack in glamour, they make up for in convenience. For... read more...
By Cathy Thomas
Charlotte Observer
22 Aug 2007
They don’t look especially inviting. Stashed next to the cheese in Trader Joe’s refrigerated deli case, the satchels of pizza dough look like bags of putty. But pretty is as pretty does. What they lack in glamour, they make up for in convenience. For... read more...
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
PepsiCo has enough fizz to pop without the sweetness of Nestlé
The Wall Street Journal Europe
23 Jul 2007
IS PEPSICO SEEKING a new challenge? The U.S. beverage and snack company is one of the most dependable performers on Wall Street. Yet this spring, the company considered a merger with Nestlé, its larger Swiss rival, in a deal that would have created a... read more...
The Wall Street Journal Europe
23 Jul 2007
IS PEPSICO SEEKING a new challenge? The U.S. beverage and snack company is one of the most dependable performers on Wall Street. Yet this spring, the company considered a merger with Nestlé, its larger Swiss rival, in a deal that would have created a... read more...
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
McDonald’s aims to save energy
By Rebecca Smith And Janet Adamy
The Wall Street Journal Europe
10 Jul 2007
IN A MOVE to squeeze waste out of its energy use, McDonald’s Corp. today will announce an effort to use a networking system in its restaurants to more efficiently monitor and control everything from fryers, grills and milk-shake machines to air... read more...
By Rebecca Smith And Janet Adamy
The Wall Street Journal Europe
10 Jul 2007
IN A MOVE to squeeze waste out of its energy use, McDonald’s Corp. today will announce an effort to use a networking system in its restaurants to more efficiently monitor and control everything from fryers, grills and milk-shake machines to air... read more...
Monday, July 02, 2007
McDonald’s Europe makeover a hit
Gulf News
30 Jun 2007
In this German hamlet 15 miles south of Munich, McDonald’s is conducting an experiment that counters the fast-food, drive-through image of the world’s biggest restaurant company. The McDonald’s restaurant here has a fireplace, leather sofas, wooden... read more...
Gulf News
30 Jun 2007
In this German hamlet 15 miles south of Munich, McDonald’s is conducting an experiment that counters the fast-food, drive-through image of the world’s biggest restaurant company. The McDonald’s restaurant here has a fireplace, leather sofas, wooden... read more...
Monday, June 18, 2007
A FATTY, FRIED FIASCO
Jessica HESLAM — jheslam@bostonherald.com
Boston Herald
17 Jun 2007
Deep-fried chicken f ingers. Creamy macaroni and cheese. Thick pan pizza. Hamburgers. Hot dogs. Rich grilled cheese. Crispy french fries. Sundaes. All of it washed down with a soda. Hangover food? A recipe for a heart attack? morbidly obese man’s... read more...
Jessica HESLAM — jheslam@bostonherald.com
Boston Herald
17 Jun 2007
Deep-fried chicken f ingers. Creamy macaroni and cheese. Thick pan pizza. Hamburgers. Hot dogs. Rich grilled cheese. Crispy french fries. Sundaes. All of it washed down with a soda. Hangover food? A recipe for a heart attack? morbidly obese man’s... read more...
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Fast-food lovers have a lot on their plates
LEONG PHEI PHEI
The Straits Times
04 Jun 2007
MCDONALD’S has Chicken Fan-tastic burger. Delifrance offers otah feuillete. Pizza Hut whips up a black pepper chicken pizza and KFC tosses a tasty oriental chicken salad. They try hard to cook up a storm with new tastes as competition hots up in the... read more...
LEONG PHEI PHEI
The Straits Times
04 Jun 2007
MCDONALD’S has Chicken Fan-tastic burger. Delifrance offers otah feuillete. Pizza Hut whips up a black pepper chicken pizza and KFC tosses a tasty oriental chicken salad. They try hard to cook up a storm with new tastes as competition hots up in the... read more...