Burger King Holdings, Inc.

Burger King Profit Slips on Weak Sales
Wall Street Journal, The | 25 days 10 hours 23 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- Burger King Holdings Inc.'s fiscal first-quarter earnings fell 3.2% as high unemployment among the chain's core customers led to declining same-store sales.

BK cites currency, traffic woes in 1Q
Nation's Restaurant News | 25 days 5 hours 10 minutes ago
MIAMI (Oct. 29, 2009) Burger King Holdings Inc. said Thursday its profit fell 6.4 percent for the companys September-ended first quarter, as consumers dined at home or sought bargains elsewhere and foreign currency conversion rates hurt earnings.

McDonald's, Burger King Accused of Selling Cancer-Causing Grilled Chicken
Bloomberg | 33 days 4 hours 25 minutes ago
Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- McDonald's Corp.,Burger King Holdings Inc. and Friendly Ice Cream Corp. were accused in a lawsuit of selling chicken they know contains a chemical that can cause cancer even in small amounts.

Carrols: BK's $1 double cheeseburger set to spark sales
Nation's Restaurant News | 19 days 23 hours 29 minutes ago
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Nov. 3, 2009) Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., one of Burger Kings largest franchisees, said this week that same-store sales at its BK units fell 6.1 percent for the third quarter, but that trends may improve following the debut of the chains new $1 double cheeseburger.

Burger King Marketing Executive Klein to Resign
ABC News | 13 days 1 hour 16 minutes ago
Burger King marketing exec Russ Klein to resign; Peter Robinson to fill role temporarily

Burger King marketing executive Klein to resign
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Texas) | 13 days 1 hour ago
The Associated Press MIAMI — Burger King, the nation's No.

BRIEF-Soros Fund Management takes share stakes in Blackrock, Capital One, Coca Cola
Forbes | 7 days 18 minutes ago
Nov 16 (Reuters) - Soros Fund Management Llc: * Ups share stake in AT&T Inc to 4.2 million shares as of September 30 - SEC filing * Ups share stake in AutoZone Inc

The week ahead
Sun (Baltimore), The | 42 days 19 hours 12 minutes ago
Monday Earnings: Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. Tuesday Reports: August consumer confidence Earnings: Big Lots Inc.; Burger King Holdings Inc.; Medtronic Inc.; Myriad Genetics Inc.; Staples Inc.

Talking Back to the TV
Wall Street Journal, The | 7 days 17 hours 10 minutes ago
A host of nifty technical tricks has brought much-needed razzle-dazzle to Web ads. Now, the once stagnant television commercial is having its star turn.

McDonald's Investing To Prep for Recovery
Wall Street Journal, The | 10 days 17 hours 12 minutes ago
McDonald's Corp. is testing and rolling out new products, remodeling restaurants and experimenting with technology as it prepares for a global economic recovery.

Panelists offer best global expansion intel
Nation's Restaurant News | 28 days 7 hours 5 minutes ago
DALLAS (Oct. 26, 2009 ) â??More than 90 percent of the net new restaurants added by McDonalds and Burger King in their last completed fiscal years opened overseas, illustrating the importance of international expansion to maturing U.S.-based chains.

Burger King, Jack in the Box join discounting free-for-all
Nation's Restaurant News | 46 days 11 hours 13 minutes ago
(Oct. 05, 2009) The quick-service value deals just keep on coming, and operators dont expect them to end any time soon.

McDonald's Tests Products, Processes in Preparation for Recovery
Wall Street Journal, The | 11 days 2 hours 28 minutes ago
McDonald's Corp. is testing and rolling out new products, remodeling restaurants and experimenting with new technology as it prepares for a global economic recovery.

At McDonald's, time is money Selling a mass-scale product, 'they have to operate as though they're a premium product,' expert says.
Restaurants & Institutions | 7 days 6 hours 27 minutes ago
SPONSORED LINKS At a McDonald's Corp. test kitchen in an unmarked Illinois warehouse, next year's menu plan for the U.K.

From Foods to TVs, Consumer-Focused Businesses Say Frugality Is Guiding Principle
Wall Street Journal, The | 14 days 7 hours 9 minutes ago
The recession may be over but companies that cater to consumers believe people are digging in for a long, frugal winter.