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Financing

Would a trade war hurt McDonald's and KFC?

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 06, 2018

Anti-U.S. sentiment could hurt American brands eager to expand in Asia, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Yum fires up new Chick-fil-A-like concept

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 07, 2014

The parent company of KFC has opened what it says is a one-off chicken concept that could have international applications. Others contend the resemblance to Chick-fil-A is striking.

Burger King’s olive branch to McDonald’s wins a big honor

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 14, 2016

The McWhopper never materialized, but the instigator has a big trophy to show for its efforts.

2017 Top 500: Chicken

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 07, 2017

The limited-service chicken category overall increased total sales by 8% to $22.2 billion and grew units by 4% to 14,166.

Yum! same store sales suffering from Chinese food safety scandal

Jul. 31, 2014

Pegging the financial impact is difficult at present, the franchisor said in an SEC filing, but the damage will likely be “material.” Yum noted that it stopped using the supplier of suspect meat after a Chinese TV station aired scenes of food safety lapses.

Food

New trend in LTOs: Alternative portion sizes

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 14, 2016

The new attention-getters have less to do with the food than the quantities in which it's served.

Top 500 Chains

KFC

Jun. 12, 2017

Diners deem the chicken chain’s quirky Colonel Sanders ads among the most memorable

KFC releases Double Down Dog sandwich

Jan. 28, 2015

A bent piece of fried chicken replaces the bun in the chicken giant’s latest stealth product, and everyone from John Stewart to USA Today is talking about it.

Panera picks a franchisee for Canadian development

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 15, 2016

A New Brunswick-based operator of KFCs and Pizza Huts plans to develop the bakery-cafes across Canada.

Operations

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Radical transitions

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 14, 2017

KFC is tinkering with a new health-minded concept, while also testing life as a retailer. And those aren't the only transformations that snared attention.

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