Noticias sobre las Cadenas QSR/Restaurantes de América del Norte

A new commercial meant to link heart disease to fast food debuted Thursday on television in and around the nation’s capital, and it targets all of its criticism at the world’s largest quick-service chain, McDonald’s.

First lady Michelle Obama called on restaurateurs to help put an end to childhood obesity in an address made Monday to the National Restaurant Association’s board of directors at their fall meeting in Washington, D.C.

McDonald's Corporation today announced global comparable sales growth of 4.9% in August.

Cavendish Farms has purchased the breeding rights for "Prospect", a potato variety it says is suitable for French fries and good for the environment.It's the first time the Prince Edward Island company has bought the rights to an entire vari...

Los inversores brasileños siguen expandiendo sus tentáculos. El fondo de inversión 3G, de capitales provenientes del principal socio del Mercosur de la Argentina, anunció la compra de Burger King, la segunda cadena de hamburguesas del mundo, por un mon...

Burger King Holdings Inc. agreed to be acquired by 3G Capital in a deal valued at $4 billion including debt, giving the New York investment firm control over the second-largest U.S. hamburger chain.

Wendy’s/Arby’s Group is taking the Wendy’s restaurant slogan “Quality is Our Recipe” to a new level – this time, with all-natural French fries in test markets.And interestingly, the new recipe comes at a time when Wendy’s French fries are already popul...

Restaurant traffic growth is projected to lag the nation's annual population growth over the next 10 years as aging baby boomers dine out less frequently, according to The NPD Group.

Burger King Holdings Inc. plans to continue emphasizing its “barbell” strategy of promoting both value and premium menu items and said it remains optimistic that the September rollout of its new breakfast menu will help increase traffic and sales.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released two documents that outline steps to help chain restaurants comply with new federal nutrition labeling requirements. “One of the most important things we can do when it comes to the nation’s health i...

With domestic development slowed greatly among many U.S.-based chains during the past 18 months, international expansion deals have taken on a new importance.   While some heavily franchised chains, such as Quiznos, have made general announcements abou...

McDonald's Corporation today announced global comparable sales growth of 7.0% in July. Performance by segment was as follows: U.S. up 5.7% Europe up 5.3% Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa up 10.1%

Americans may be dealing with one of the hottest summers in recent memory, but they’ve cooled in their perceptions of the nation’s three largest burger chains, according to new data from market research agency YouGov and its measure of public perceptio...

McDonald's Corporation today announced strong results for the second quarter driven by all areas of the world."McDonald's second quarter reflects strong top-line and bottom-line results with each area of the world generating higher comparable sale...

La compañía McDonald's, la mayor cadena de comida rápida en el mundo, anunció hoy que en el segundo trimestre de 2010 tuvo una ganancia neta de 1.225,8 millones de dólares, el 12% más que en el mismo periodo del año anterior cuando sumó 1.093,7 millone...

McDonald's Corp. (MCD) Chief Executive Jim Skinner has rebuffed a call by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) to end the distribution of Happy Meal toys. CPSI has alleged that the giveaway promotions contribute to childhood obesity by ...

Jim Skinner, presidente ejecutivo de McDonald's Corp, ha rechazado el llamado de atención del Centro para la Ciencia en el Interés Público (CSPI, pos sus siglas en ingles) para poner fin a la distribución de juguetes en su “Comida Feliz” o “Happy Meals...

Trans fats have been showing up less often in fast-food restaurant meals.Research from the University of Minnesota's Nutrition Coordinating Center has shows major chains have significantly reduced their use of oils that contain trans fat in French frie...