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十月 29, 2008
McDonald’s Rolls out New Global Packaging Design that tells Food Quality Story
Beginning in November 2008, McDonald’s will introduce its new generation of global packaging, the most comprehensive rollout in the Brand’s history. All 118 McDonald’s countries will participate in this rollout over the next two years, putting the Bran...
十月 27, 2008
Jim Skinner: McDonald's is 'Recession Resistant'
With the "Plan to Win"in full swing, it's rarely news when McDonald's reports strong quarterly earnings. But amidst an economic crisis, it is surprising to see a company post a 7.1 percent increase in global same-store sales which McDonald's ...
十月 23, 2008
Ganancia McDonalds supera expectativas en 3er trim
En momentos en que los consumidores estadounidenses salen menos a comer ante la desaceleración económica, el negocio de la cadena de restaurantes McDonald's ha crecido con mayor rapidez que el de sus rivales, apoyado por la venta de nuevos sándwiches y...
十月 22, 2008
McDonald's Global Comparable Sales Fuel Strong Third Quarter Results
McDonald's Corporation today announced strong operating results for the third quarter, driven by global comparable sales growth of 7.1%."The strength of McDonald's ongoing results is a testament to our multi-dimensional Plan to Win, which features...
十月 22, 2008
Burger King worries over credit crunch impact
The global downturn is pushing consumers to Burger King's stores in search of cheaper dining, but the company is worried that a prolonged credit crunch could hurt its franchisees' borrowing ability. "In the short run, we've been somewhat of a ben...
十月 21, 2008
McDonald's French Fries: MacFries or McFries?
So here it is, a PotatoPro Newsletter on 'McDonald's World Famous Fries' or MacFries as I will keep calling them in short. Yes, as far as I could figure out they were called MacFries, not McFries, even though Google gives more than twice as much hits on McFries than MacFries. Sponsored Content
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十月 21, 2008
Restaurants Bound to Suffer from Financial Crisis, Finds Technomic
In a recently-completed survey of consumers, Chicago-based foodservice consultants Technomic, Inc. found that the financial market meltdown is likely to cause a high number (74 percent) of consumers to visit both quick- and full-service restaurants les...
十月 18, 2008
For fast-food lovers, bad times are good
With the economy in a slide, US fast-food restaurants are rolling out big discounts and heavily promoting value, making this a golden time for diners on the run.Fast food is the part of the restaurant business that usually holds up best when the econom...
十月 16, 2008
Food and Beverage Industry Concerned About Impact of 'Credit Crisis'
In a survey conducted by Clear Seas Research on October 13th, food industry insiders expressed concern over the impact of the current credit crisis -- both on their companies and on the food/beverage industry as a whole. While some believe the credit c...
十月 15, 2008
Wendy's in hunt for 20 store sites in New Zealand
Jones Lang LaSalle's retail specialist team is hunting for properties for a 20-store expansion planned by fast-food chain Wendy's throughout New Zealand.The property consultants say the timing could not be better with the way the market has moved latel...
十月 13, 2008
Richard Ellis back at McDonald's Restaurants of Canada
Richard Ellis has returned to McDonald's Restaurants of Canada, after three years as the VP of communications for McDonald's USA. Ellis is now senior VP, communications and public affairs for McDonald's Restaurants of Canada, where he led PR from 2002 ...
十月 13, 2008
New York City Restaurants violating Calorie Posting Rule
New York City has issued nearly 700 citations to restaurant chains for not complying with new calorie posting rules. McDonald’s had most violations.The city has issued 682 violations to restaurant chains since a new law took effect five months ago requ...
十月 10, 2008
Cierran 115 McDonald's en Venezuela durante 48 horas por faltas tributarias
Ciento quince establecimientos de McDonald's, la principal cadena mundial de comida rápida, fueron sancionados este jueves en Venezuela con un cierre de dos días por fallas en sus registros de compra y venta, informaron las autoridades tributarias.Los ...
十月 09, 2008
Venezuela shuts McDonald's restaurants in tax fight
Venezuela's tax body has shut all branches of McDonald's in the South American nation for 48 hours as punishment for alleged tax irregularities, the government said on Thursday.Thursday's announcement affects McDonald's 115 restaurants in Venezuela.
十月 07, 2008
Yum! Brands Inc. Reports Strong Third-Quarter
Yum! Brands Inc. Reports Strong Third-Quarter 2007 EPS Growth of 20% or $0.50 Per Share;Raises Full-Year EPS Growth Forecast to 13% from 12%;Plans $4 Billion in Share Repurchases Over Next Two Years. Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) today reported results ...
十月 05, 2008
Analysts Question Wendy's Flight to 'Quality' Positioning
Wendy's really has flipped its wig. The No. 3 burger chain has elected to focus on adult consumers rather than "heavy fast-food users"ages 18-24—a move that some analysts are calling risky.While McDonald's and Burger King have enjoyed a rise ...
十月 03, 2008
US Survey: Feeling the economic crunch, small businesses just try to hang on
Holding onto current sales and customers has jumped to the top priority for entrepreneurial operations like restaurants, surpassing such usual imperatives as growing the business, according to research released Thursday by American Express. Small busin...
十月 02, 2008
Restaurantes de California pronto comenzarán a anunciar calorias
California se convirtió el martes en el primer estado estadounidense que exigirá que las cadenas de comida rápida anuncien las calorías en su menú. El estado estima que sus residentes colectivamente han aumentado 165 millones de kilos en la última déc...