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McDonalds created a sandwich for adults, the Arch Deluxe, to stave off competition and boost sagging sales. The ad campaign reflected McDonald's unsureness about the new product, which has not been a hit with customers. The fast food chain seems to be losing its knack for creating innovations.

LOUISVILLE, KY. -- KFC's pitchman Jason Alexander will fly the coop before the chicken chain launches new advertising in August. KFC made the decision last month to retool its creative [...]

Dunkin' Donuts, a company focusing on coffee and baked goods, announced the signing of a multi-unit store development agreement with existing franchisees Rupal Kadakia, Kamlesh Shakrani and Hiren Pandhi for [...]

Dunkin' Donuts, a company focusing on coffee and baked goods, announced the signing of a multi-unit store development agreement with existing franchisees Rupal Kadakia, Kamlesh Shakrani and Hiren Pandhi for [...]

Dunkin' Donuts has announced the signing of a multi-unit store development agreement with father and son team, Jim and Drew Cownie for 12 new restaurants in Des Moines, Iowa. 'Dunkin' [...]

Dunkin' Donuts has announced the signing of a multi-unit store development agreement with father and son team, Jim and Drew Cownie for 12 new restaurants in Des Moines, Iowa. 'Dunkin' [...]

Wendy's/Arby's International, a subsidiary of Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. has announced the signing of a long-term restaurant development agreement that will give the Wendy's brand significant presence throughout the Eastern Caribbean. [...]

Wendy's/Arby's International, a subsidiary of Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. has announced the signing of a long-term restaurant development agreement that will give the Wendy's brand significant presence throughout the Eastern Caribbean. [...]

In mid-June, Rhode Island became the test market for the 'Dunkin' Panini,' DUNKIN' DONUTS' first foray into lunch. The 239 Rhode Island-area Dunkin' Donuts are the only places the paninis, [...]

* Wendy's International is testing a two-sided grill that officials are promising will speed up service and save the company $10 million a year in labor costs-Restaurant Business (July [...]

SAN FRANCISCO: McDonald's may be more synonymous with French fries than wi-fi, but the fast-food giant is about to change all that. The company debuted its high-speed wireless access at [...]

McDonald's Corp. will soon have 13 stores testing a kiosk system that lets customers place their own orders. The Denver, CO and Raleigh, NC stores involved in the test allow [...]

Dunkin' Donuts has been testing a new line of espresso drinks at a few outlets in Maine and Florida and will unveil its national rollout plans this spring, hoping to [...]

As it gears up to accept credit and debit cards at all its restaurants next year, McDonald's Corp. is already having a noticeable effect on the transaction processing industry. Other [...]

Jack in the Box Inc. is entering the convenience store business with its new Quick Stuff convenience stores, which will be built adjacent to full-size Jack in the Box restaurants [...]

The Dublin, OH-based burger chain is testing four 'entree' salads in Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Minneapolis, Tampa and Denver markets. Unlike other fast food chains that offer the typical iceberg lettuce/tomato wedge [...]

Having it your way at fast-food restaurants these days increasingly means with bacon. The industry has long used bacon as a way to spice up menus, but until recently, marketers [...]

Brian Osborn, the corporate chef who created a pork chop biscuit for Hardee's and a baked potato soup at Frisch's Big Boy Restaurants, now is spicing up the salsas and [...]

VICE PRESIDENT RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, KFC CORPORATION What made the Colonel a pioneer in research and development? He had a passion for quality For example, shortening management. It's amazing to [...]

OAK BROOK, ILL. -- McDonald's Corp. continues regional tests of new products, including a Fruit 'N Yogurt Parfait that is available in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, Salt Lake [...]

REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. -- Fast-food operators' acceptance of credit and debit cards, already on the rise, could accelerate appreciably thanks to new processing techniques that preserve the higher average checks [...]

Ricardo Davila's first contact with Anne Albertine was an eye opener. 'She has tremendous creative instincts,' says Davila, a Taco Bell franchisee and member of the company's Chefs Council. Looking [...]

Dunkin' Donuts signed a multi-unit store development agreement with Wendover Donuts LLC, to develop five restaurants in Greensboro, N.C. The locations will incorporate traditional and combination unit development with sister [...]

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. -- Looking to carve .out a niche in the emerging fast-casual category, 3,200-plus-unit Arby's is experimenting with a new prototype that features an assemble-to-order kitchen and a [...]

Sandwiches, both hot and cold, are among the new big breadwinners for chain restaurants, according to food consultant and Nation's Restaurant News columnist Nancy Kruse. She said during the 2002 [...]

As part of an updating project, the Oxford English Dictionary is adding new entries to its 20-volume, 700,000-word collection on a quarterly basis. New entries include the word 'doh,' Homer [...]

Quick-serve restaurant marketers step up pace for launching new products. New products have traditionally been a tough sell among the big fast-food players, what with the accompanying operational headaches threatening [...]

Arby's is the last of the four leading fast-food chains still active in the home-meal replacement market. The other three, McDonald's Hardee's, and KFC, either have quit or have put the concept on hold. Breaking into the home meal business has proved difficult. Handling chicken is more complicated than handling frozen beef patties and buns, and the required facilities are expensive. Newcomers also face the daunting task of competing with Boston Market., Of the four major fast-food players that were quick to roll the dice in the home-meal replacement game during the past year, only one remains active at the table. McDonald's [...]

Broiled test shelved; focus moves to frozen, fried LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Even though KFC has one of the most sophisticated research-and-development facilities in foodservice, the company is clearly stumbling in [...]