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An official spokesman for the US Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo, Mimoza Kusari, believes that the appearance of the world-known brand would make Kosovo a much more attractive region. “The opening of a McDonald's in Kosovo would improve the image of th...

Burger King Corp. announced today a green makeover of Kids Meals packaging in the U.S. Beginning in July, Kids Meals will be packaged in bags made from 100 percent recycled materials. In addition, the beverage cups ordered with Kids Meals will be made...

Sales at the nation's eating and drinking places increased just 2.2% over the same month of 2007 during March, the smallest such increase since December of last year, according to Food Institute analysis of government reported sales data. Consumers ha...

Customer support solutions provider vCustomer Corporation has partnered with McDonald's India (North &East) to provide centralised customer support service and order taking for its McDelivery services. With this engagement, all calls to the all In...

McDonald Israel franchisers, Alonyal, is being sued for NIS 100 million in a class action motion that alleged an attempt to mislead eaters about sodium in the food. The salty food poses a health hazard, says plaintiff Yoram Peri, in elevating the risk ...

Brazil Fast Food , a 580-outlet fast-food chain (Bob's) and the second largest hamburger fast-food chain operator in Brazil, announced financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2007.   Leveraging their branding and operational ex...

At a time when many large restaurant chains are struggling, Burger King Holdings Inc. CEO John Chidsey has managed to sustain the once-foundering fast-food company's turnaround. The world's No. 2 hamburger chain by locations behind McDonald's Corp. is ...

McDonald's recorded 12 per cent growth in the Middle East in 2007 compared with just six per cent globally, a senior manager has revealed. And now the US-based fast-food giant plans to increase the number of outlets in the UAE from 52 to 100 in the ne...

Wendy's International Inc named Steve Farrar to the new position of chief of North America operations, effective April 14. The hamburger chain said Farrar will be responsible for improving operations at company and franchise restaurants in the United...

India's oldest western fast food giant Nirula’s is ready for a price battle with McDonald's. And adding to the price zing, Nirula’s will serve up a new menu as well. In an attempt to take on McDonald’s might, Nirula’s is offering a wide array of comfo...

Hamburger chain Wendy's International (NYSE:WEN) Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter same-store sales declined, partly hurt by a shift in the Easter holiday.Same-store sales at U.S. company restaurants slipped 1.6 percent compared with a 3.8 percent r...

McDonald's Corp. has set out to dispel some myths about ingredients and preparation as part of a yearlong food-credibility campaign"We've been hearing over the years that consumers have some misperceptions about the quality of our food at McDonal...

As the Olympic torch makes its way to Beijing, some American fast food companies are following the flame in a bid to capitalize on both the growing Chinese consumer market and the coming influx of tourist dollars. Chains big and small are either openi...

Wendy's International, Incannounced today it has signed development agreements to open Wendy's restaurants in two major Mexico cities--Monterrey and Mexico City. Under these agreements, two new franchisees will build and operate more than 60 restauran...

Martin-Brower Co., a major distributor for McDonald's Corp. restaurants, has will triple in size by purchasing 22 acres in The Woodlands. The Rosemont, Ill.-based company currently services McDonald's stores in South Central Texas out of a distributio...

Burger King Holdings Inc. plans to start building a new version of its restaurants this year called the Whopper Bar that will sell a wider variety of its signature hamburger in a hipper setting. The menu and size of the Whopper Bars will be smaller tha...

McDonald's provided consumers an update on sustainable packaging enhancement they have been making and enacting worldwide. The update was posted on the company's corporate social responsibility blog, Open for Discussion and features a Youtube video. T...

Local counties can't require restaurants to post nutrition information about their menu items under a bill that easily passed the (Georgia) Senate Thursday. The bill, which sailed through the House earlier this session, now goes to the governor's desk...