News on QSR, Restaurant and Food Service Trends from the United States

McDonald's Corporation today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013. For the quarter, the Company posted higher revenues, operating income and earnings per share compared with the prior year.

Burger King’s latest efforts to improve its perception among health-focused consumers has been successful so far and could have more staying power than similar efforts from McDonald’s, according to industry watchers.

After all the attention that has been paid to cars' cupholders over the years, finally a fast-food chain has figured out that it can hold food, not just beverages.

Under pressure to provide healthier meals, McDonald’s announced on Thursday that it would no longer market some of its less nutritional options to children.

Burger King Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: BKW) is proud to introduce new SATISFRIES, great tasting crinkle-cut French fries with 40% less fat(1) and 30% fewer calories (2) than the leading French fries.

Already heard of the French Fry Burger? Well, I'll bet you will hear a lot about it...

Eight in 10 Americans report eating at fast-food restaurants at least monthly, with almost half saying they eat fast food at least weekly.

McDonald's Corporation today announced that global comparable sales increased 0.7% in July.

Thousands of fast-food workers at many of the biggest US restaurants have staged walkouts in 7 US cities. The workers are demanding a pay raise to $15 an hour, compared with average wages across the industry closer to the federal minimum wage of $7.25.

The number of restaurants in the United States increased only 3,045 compared to spring 2012, according to a restaurant census conducted this spring by The NPD Group, a leading global information company.

For the past 25 years, Don Odiorne, Vice President-Foodservice for the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC), has focused his considerable energies on creating national awareness and customer preference for Idaho® Potatoes in the foodservice sector.

McDonald's Corporation today announced that global comparable sales increased 2.6% in May.

McDonald's says its Dollar Menu is "a tasty way to fill up for less"but those deals could be eating into the company's profits, analysts say.

Beloved fries and tots are taking another turn in the limelight, this time nestling under flavorful sauces and bold toppings.

More than two decades after McDonald’s Corp. (MCD)’s outlet on Moscow’s Pushkin Square began offering a golden-arched alternative to grey communist eateries, the fast-food pioneer is on the defensive.

In the midst of its first soft sales patch in nearly a decade, the McDonald's is re-emphasizing its Dollar Menu, a 10-year-old idea that became the linchpin of the last turnaround in its U.S. business.

Recently the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement with Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, concluding that severe food allergies, including celiac disease (an autoimmune disorder), qualify as a disability under the Americans...

Restaurant chains that serve more lower-calorie foods and beverages have better business performance, according to a study by Hudson Institute.