Summary Box: A look at McDonald's February sales around the globe

Los Angeles Times

By ap sales up: McDonald's Corp. said sales at its fast food restaurants open at least a year rose 4.8 percent in February. That's a key indicator of ...

McDonald's Hits The Spot Forbes

McDonald's February same-store sales rise 4.8% MarketWatch

Asia Rescues McDonald's From Stale US Sales The Big Money (blog)

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Tomato shortage hitting some fast - food restaurants

Plain Dealer (blog)

Florida traditionally tops the nation in growing fresh market tomatoes favored by fast - food restaurants . (Ohio ranked third in producing sold-at-market ...

Big Ramifications For Industry As Florida Tomato Growers Exchange Agrees To ... Jim Prevor's Perishable Pundit

Freezing weather not salmonella to blame for tomato shortage this time. Examiner.com

Tomatoes Get Sliced From Menus Wall Street Journal

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Chef Bryan's Food Notes: L&L Hawaiian Barbecue

In Utah This Week

Food presentation is the most important part of any restaurant . I have never understood why so many of these fast - food restaurants simply slop the food into ...

CKE to go private, stay local

Pacific Coast Business Times

Carpinteria-based CKE, the parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's fast - food chains, agreed on Feb. 26 to a buyout by a Boston-based private equity firm ...



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Debate around meals tax heats up

Boston Globe

... tax might discourage out-of-town diners from a burgeoning restaurant scene trying to earn notice beyond the fast - food signs that beckon on the Lynnway. ...



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dwntn uptrn, Part 2

Biscayne Times

By day it was strictly a 9-to-5 business area with mostly low-rent support amenities -- fast - food joints for office workers, discount electronics and ...



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US Fast Food Industry Set to Prosper in 2010

Emailwire (press release) (blog)

During the recession, it is observed that people in the US shifted their food spending from dinning outside at restaurants to fast food products. ...

The Viper Vibe: Panchero's fires up fulfilling Mexi-meals

my.hsj.org

Panchero's, located in the London Square Mall, offers diners a fresh alternative to fast food . This slogan proudly belongs to the ne w Pan c hero's Mexi c ...

Dining out shows a decline in 2009

Ventura County Star

In 2008, consumers appeared to trade down some full-service visits for fast - food visits. In 2009, they made fewer visits to restaurants overall, said ...



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THE 1st annual cocoa beach wine & food festival

Beachside Resident

And then there's the cost of food in general. It's much easier for low-income families to buy cheap, fast food than to buy fresh alternatives. ...



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2nd Annual Lake Greenwood Cleanup Blitz Saturday

Greenwood Today

Whether it's fast food wrappers, old tires, beer cans or cigarette butts, it's litter and this Saturday Greenwood residents will set out to tackle the ...

Jack in the Box rolls out new McDonald's-style french fries

OCRegister (blog)

My take: Adding a new burger or side dish is routine this time of year for fast - food chains. But to tweak a mainstay item such as French fries can trigger ...



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Foreign firms bet on larger consumption

China Daily

"In the early onset of recession fast food tends to do well since people trade down to eat in quick-service restaurants . The challenge for us is when the ...



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Fry sauce and Arctic Circle hit big 6-0

Deseret News

But to really give the fast food outfit its due, the governor needs to designate an Arctic Circle Day. On that day, at high noon, every Utahn should stop ...

McDonald's Dresses to Impress

New York Press

It looks more like an IKEA or a trashy European night-club than a fast - food restaurant . McDonald's is making these upgrades to compete with the ...

Food for thought

ModernHealthcare.com

For one thing, hospitals have to carefully consider whether bringing in fast - food vendors is in keeping with their mission to prevent disease and promote ...

Residents along Ponce band together to fight crime

Atlanta Journal Constitution

There's an empty bank, a closed gas station, two fast food restaurants with waxed windows and a shuttered camera store. Even the Old Spaghetti Factory ...

Research and Markets: Franchising in Consumer Foodservice: The Rise of the ...

Business Wire (press release)

The report looks at market trends by sector (cafes/bars, full-service restaurants , fast food , home delivery and street stalls). ...

Franchisee Turned Franchisor Reinvents Mama Fu's

Franchising.com (press release)

In addition, Mama Fu's retooled its food and beverage menu and implemented a unique "flex-casual" service model that includes a fast casual approach to ...



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March 15-21, 2010 is National Safe Place Week

The Commercial Dispatch

Nationally, businesses such as fast food restaurants and convenience stores and community buildings like fire stations and libraries are designated as Safe ...