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Wednesday, McDonald's raised its annual dividend by 50 percent as part of a plan to return up to $17 billion to shareholders through 2009, sending its shares up more than 2 percent. The world's largest restaurant company said its board of directors dec...

SunChips, Frito-Lay's popular brand of multigrain snacks, announced today the inclusion of the "Green-e"designation across the full line of SunChips snacks. The updated packaging will feature the Green-e logo, a designation from the Center f...

In an attempt to assuage public concern about the obesity problem, major snack brands like Kraft, Kellogs and Frito-lay are responding with 100-calorie packs of their most popular varieties.   According to Tom Vierhile, director of Productscan Online, ...

The Idaho Potato Commission announced initiatives for its 2007-08 season that include the release of two new commercials with spokesperson Denise Austin and the launch of a major cable television commercial campaign expected to make over a billion con...

McDonald's Corporation anunció el día 11 que sus ventas globales comparables subieron 8,1 por ciento en agosto. Las ventas de los restaurantes McDonald's en todo el mundo aumentaron 12,3 por ciento en el mes, dijo la cadena de comida rápida más grande...

Hey, kids: wanna chow down on hot fries — or chilled apple slices cut to look like fries?Burger King (BKC) on Wednesday announced that the apple slices — served in a french-fry-like cup — are on tap to add a fresh fruit option to kid-targeted meals. ...

Fast-food giant McDonald's Corp. said Tuesday its global same-store sales rose 8.1 percent in August. The chain said its U.S. same-store sales grew 7.4 percent during the month due to the company's breakfast menu, beverages and new food offerings. The...

Last night the California Assembly passed a bill requiring calories on fast-food menu boards and additional nutrition information on chain-restaurants’ printed menus. Later today, the state’s Senate will consider separate legislation that would requir...

A judge struck down a New York City rule Tuesday that required fast-food restaurants to post calorie counts on their menus.   U.S. District Judge Richard J. Holwell said he determined the rule conflicted with federal law. Businesses had claimed that t...

A 20-year-old McDonald's employee spent a night in jail and is facing criminal charges after a police officer complained that the burger she prepared with too much salt made him sick. Kendra Bull was charged with misdemeanor reckless conduct and arre...

ConAgra Foods, Inc. announced today that it has acquired Chicago-based Lincoln Snacks, a privately-held popcorn snacks manufacturer.

The 350 to 400 Wendy's workers who lost their jobs in July finally may be able to get their unpaid wages covered by a $350,000 gift fund set up by Wendy's International. The Dublin, Ohio-based restaurant chain announced today that the money has been ...

Americans love their spuds, consuming 130 pounds per person annually. Now that culinary love affair could grow even more passionate with Agricultural Research Service (ARS) findings that some potato varieties are packed with health-promoting compounds...

The U.S.'s largest microwave popcorn maker, ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG), said it will change the recipe for its Orville Redenbacher and Act II brands over the next year to remove diacetyl, a flavoring chemical linked to a lung ailment in popcorn plant wor...

Supermarket operator Kroger Co. said it recalled Kroger brand Mustard and Southern-Style potato salad with a "best if used by"date of Sept. 5 from sale in its stores because it may contain E. coli O157:H7. To date, no illnesses have been repo...

The world’s largest producer of French fries, McCain Foods works to convince the public and food preparers that its trans fat free products are even better than ever.   When McCain Foods made the decision to go totally transfat free by the end of this...

Louisville, Ky.-based Kentucky Fried Chicken's $2.99 Deals was recently introduced. The marketing campaign is focussed around the idea that the smell of KFC in American offices will lure customers into the chain. To carry out the "scent-focused&...

Burger King Holdings Inc said on Wednesday it will use the "strong and consistent cash flow"it expects this fiscal year for plans such as share repurchases, debt retirement and the payment of its dividend. The world's No. 2 hamburger chain al...