Monday, November 27, 2006
Food for thought
ANNA PIEKARSKI
Toronto Star
26 Nov 2006
ast food franchise Extreme Pita was ready to launch four new sandwiches, but they had one problem — they had to simultaneously teach their employees at 200 locations how to make the perfect pita. The Canadian fast-food franchise has stores across the... read more...
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
KFC? Hanoi finds it finger-lickin’ good
BY JOHN M. GLIONNA Los Angeles Times
Seattle Times
18 Nov 2006
HANOI, Vietnam – Decades after the end of the Vietnam War, an American colonel from Kentucky has made a triumphant arrival in this communist capital. But rather than battling for hearts and minds, this newest in-country campaign is being waged over... read more...
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Yum! plans to bring in Taco Bell
Our Bureau
Economic Times
14 Nov 2006
US-BASED $24-bn Yum! Restaurants International, owners of the KFC and Pizza Hut brands, is exploring the possibility of bringing its famous Taco Bell chain of restaurants to India. Worldwide, the company sells a whole range of Mexican fast food under... read more...
Friday, November 10, 2006
McDonald’s sales rise with breakfast items
By Dave Carpenter Associated Press
San Jose Mercury News
09 Nov 2006
CHICAGO — Breakfast offerings and a Monopoly game promotion strengthened U.S. results and helped boost McDonald’s worldwide samestore sales by 5.5 percent last month, the burger chain said Wednesday. While extending its sales momentum, McDonald’s... read more...
Thursday, November 02, 2006
KFC’s Herbs, Spices Stay; Trans Fat Goes
By ANDREW MARTIN The New York Times
Tampa Tribune
31 Oct 2006
The war against trans fat registered a major victory Monday as KFC, whose main course is deep fried, announced that it would remove the artery-clogging substance from its fryers. KFC said it would replace partially hydrogenated soybean oil with a type... read more...
