News about <![CDATA[wendys]]> News about en-us <![CDATA[America's 10 Most Popular Stores]]> DailyFinance.com: AP Recession or recovery, good times or bad, Americans like to spend. And what's more, we tend to go back to the same stores time and time again to do it. Which retailers get our business month in and month out? The top of the heap is dominated by ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Wendy's First-Quarter Profit Tumbles 83%]]> DailyFinance.com: Gene J. Puskar/AP DUBLIN, Ohio -- Wendy's first-quarter net income fell 83 percent from year-ago results that included a big gain on the sale of an investment. But the fast-food chain operator's adjusted earnings matched Wall Street's expectations. ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Market Minute: Wendy's Lowers Obamacare Cost Estimate]]> DailyFinance.com: Jay LaPrete/Bloomberg NewsStore manager Mark Saad, right, serves a customer during the lunch hour rush at a Wendy's Restaurant in Dublin, Ohio. Produced by Drew Trachtenberg Wendy's (WEN) has sharply lowered its estimate on how much Obamacare will ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Midday Report: Stocks Inch Higher Following 2 Days of Big Gains]]> DailyFinance.com: NEW YORK (AP) - A rally is losing steam on Wall Street as indexes inch higher following two days of triple-digit gains.The Dow Jones industrial average was up 16 points at 14,091 at midday. It's just 73 points below the record high it reached in ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Midday Market Minute: Wendy's 4Q Adj. Profit Tops Wall Street's View]]> DailyFinance.com: DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Wendy's (WEN) fiscal fourth-quarter earnings topped Wall Street's view, even as a key indicator of sales at North American restaurants dipped slightly. The hamburger chain also maintained its fiscal 2013 adjusted earnings forecast ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[McDonald's November Sales Figure Rises]]> DailyFinance.com: NEW YORK (AP) - McDonald's Corp. (MCD) said Monday that a key sales figure rose in November, as U.S. customers snapped up the world's biggest hamburger chain's breakfast offerings and limited-time Cheddar Bacon Onion sandwiches. The increase follows ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Can Burger King Finally Beat McDonald's?]]> DailyFinance.com: Burger King Worldwide (BKW) is back. The Whopper topper posted better than expected financial results on Monday. It may not seem all that impressive at first. Revenue slipped 26% during the company's first full quarter as a new public company. ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Wendy's Pigtails Get First Touch-Up Since 1983]]> DailyFinance.com: By CANDICE CHOI, AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wendy's (WEN) pigtails are getting a tweak. For the first time since 1983, the Dublin, Ohio-based fast food company is updating its logo in a move intended to signal its ongoing ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Copycows: Burger King's New Menu Has It McDonald's Way ... Again]]> DailyFinance.com: If imitation is the sincerest form of culinary flattery, Burger King Worldwide (BKW) is praising McDonald's (MCD) playbook. Burger King rolled out new menu items last week. One of the additions is popcorn chicken. The bite-sized pieces of breaded ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[McDonald's Sales Figure Bounces Back in August]]> DailyFinance.com: NEW YORK (AP) - McDonald's (MCD) said a key sales figure climbed 3.7 percent in August, as the fast-food chain emphasized the value of its menu offerings amid the challenging global economy. The world's biggest hamburger chain's strongest ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Democrats Are From Starbucks, Republicans Are From Visa]]> DailyFinance.com: Can you tell a person's political affiliation from where they do their shopping? According to "global neuro-insight firm" Buyology, you can. And Buyology's come up with some peculiar political observations from the world of retail. Republicans and ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Democrats Are From Starbucks, Republicans Are From Visa]]> DailyFinance.com: Can you tell a person's political affiliation from where they do their shopping? According to "global neuro-insight firm" Buyology, you can. And Buyology's come up with some peculiar political observations from the world of retail. Republicans and ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Lobster and Caviar Burgers? Wendy's Menu Goes Upscale in Japan]]> DailyFinance.com: In the U.S., Wendy's (WEN) serves such signature items as fresh, square ground-beef patties and the Frosty. In Japan, where the fast food chain is looking to expand, it's adding decidedly more upscale fare to its menu -- namely, lobster and ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[McDonald's Next CEO: Don Thompson, the Man Behind McCafe]]> DailyFinance.com: A champion of McDonald's (MCD) expanded menu offerings, spruced-up restaurants and global expansion will soon take the top spot at the country's biggest burger chain. Don Thompson, president and COO of the 33,000-unit fast-food giant, has been named ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Why Wendy's Will Never Be Great Again]]> DailyFinance.com: These should be exciting times for Wendy's (WEN): The company spun off its Arby's sibling last year, freeing it to focus on its flagship burger-flipping chain. In September, for the first time in its 42-year history, Wendy's reformulated its ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Which Burger Joints Are Eating Wendy's Lunch?]]> DailyFinance.com: This is a big week for Wendy's (WEN). For the first time in its 42-year history, the country's third-largest burger chain is remaking its signature sandwich. Monday's debut of Dave's Hot 'N Juicy -- complete with a meatier patty, buttered bun, and ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[CEO Shuffle: Three Major Corporate Chiefs Are Stepping Down]]> DailyFinance.com: Announcements made late Wednesday and early Thursday revealed that three large companies -- Wendy's (WEN), Costco (COST), and Bank of New York Mellon (BK) -- are losing their CEOs. Roland Smith, who became CEO of Wendy's/Arby's Group in 2008, will ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Five Tasty Restaurant Stocks Worth Sampling Right Now]]> DailyFinance.com: Some shareholders invest with their hearts. Others invest with their brains. I, on occasion, invest with my gut. Restaurant stocks will always be a part of my portfolio. I can thank Peter Lynch for that. The legendary investor helped guide the ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Last Week's Biggest Head-Scratchers: Google Slashed, LivingSocial Marked Up, Lumber Liquidator Chopped]]> DailyFinance.com: Wall Street can be fickle, leaving investors scratching their heads in bewilderment. Here are some of last week's biggest surprises, blunders, and just flat out boneheaded moves. Big Trouble for Big G: Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[The 10 Most Unhealthy Fast-Food Items on America's Menu]]> DailyFinance.com: From California to the New York Island, from the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters, this land is filled with fatties, lard butts and people large enough to have their own gravitational fields. Yes, America is the land of the "large and in ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Wendy's Sells Arby's to Private Equity Group]]> DailyFinance.com: Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc. says it has agreed to sell a majority stake in its struggling Arby's brand to a private equity group. The Atlanta company had put Arby's up for sale at the beginning of the year, saying it needed to focus on the ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Subway Leads in Popularity Poll but Burgers Still Rule]]>

Subway tops a Harris Poll of fast-food brand recognition but sandwiches still trail burgers among Americans favorite meals.

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Subway Leads in Popularity Poll but Burgers Still Rule originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:00:00.

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]]> <![CDATA[Face-Off on Stocks: McDonald's, Yum, Wendy's/Arby's [Video]]]>

Fast-food restaurants appear to have put the worst of the downturn behind them, but new industrywide challenges have emerged for 2011. That got us wondering if there's fast money to be made in fast-food stocks -- or if shares are too hard to swallow at current levels. [Video]

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Face-Off on Stocks: McDonald's, Yum, Wendy's/Arby's [Video] originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:00:00.

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]]> <![CDATA[Wendy's/Arby's Group Considers Spinning Off Arby's]]> Wendy's/Arby's Group Considers Spinning Off Arby's

Wendy's/Arby's Group, the third-largest U.S. fast food company, said Thursday it is considering selling the Arby's chain to focus on the Wendy's brand. Arby's is the second-largest quick-service sandwich chain in the U.S., but its performance lagged behind Wendy's during the downturn.

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Wendy's/Arby's Group Considers Spinning Off Arby's originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:23:00.

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]]> <![CDATA[Wendy's/Arby's Reports Loss for Third Quarter]]> WEN) reported a net loss of $900,000 for the third quarter, compared with a profit of $14.7 million for the third quarter of 2009.

Revenues at the fast-food company dropped to $861.2 million for the quarter, compared with $903.2 million a year earlier, the company said in a statement. Sales at stores open at least one year fell 1.7% in North America.

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Wendy's/Arby's Reports Loss for Third Quarter originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:50:00.

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]]> <![CDATA[Coffee Break: Hilary Kramer's Post-Election Stock Picks]]>
Grab a cup of java and listen to this short video of Hilary Kramer, editor of GameChangerStocks.com. Now that the elections are over and the Republicans have control of the House of Representatives, Kramer says that trillions of dollars on the balance sheets of corporations will be put to good use. Here's how you can profit.

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Coffee Break: Hilary Kramer's Post-Election Stock Picks originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:00:00.

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]]> <![CDATA[Wendy's Buyout Could Be a Tasty Value Deal For Unnamed Suitor]]> Unnamed Suitor Pursuing Wendy's/Arby's Buyout Deal

No. 3 fast-food company Wendy's/Arby's Group has seen its stock jump during the last couple of days thanks to buyout chatter. An unnamed party has indicated interest in a deal, and given the company's current business situation, that deal could be something of a bargain.

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Wendy's Buyout Could Be a Tasty Value Deal For Unnamed Suitor originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:57:00.

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]]> <![CDATA[Flame-Broiled Seduction: Burger King Hosts a Meat-and-Greet]]>

I've never seen a Burger King with a doorman, but the restaurant near New York's Penn Station sported a formidable guard at the entrance and an honest-to-goodness velvet rope. The company was going all out to introduce its new burgers, as well as a eco-friendly new oven.

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Flame-Broiled Seduction: Burger King Hosts a Meat-and-Greet originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:00:00.

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]]> <![CDATA[McDonald's is winning three-way fast-food fight, at home and abroad]]> DailyFinance: In its three-way food fight with Burger King (BKC) and Wendy's (WEN), category leader McDonald's (MCD) is finishing a tough year in the industry battered but victorious. The company announced Friday that it will being offering an extensive dollar ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Wendy's fast food chain says 'sayonara' to Japan]]> DailyFinance: Wendy's (WEN) will close all of its 71 restaurants in Japan by the end of the month, the chain's Japanese franchisee, Zensho Co. Ltd., announced on Friday. The news arrived just a matter of days after rival McDonald's (MCD) reported that sales in ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[McDonald's $1 breakfast menu banks on America's love of cheap meat]]> DailyFinance: Breakfast for a dollar will become more varied than ever at McDonald's (MCD) restaurants early in January, a company spokesperson said Thursday. The choices, including the sausage McMuffin, sausage burrito, sausage biscuit, small coffee and a hash ... Read more]]> <![CDATA[Chick-fil-A tops survey of drive-through chains]]> DailyFinance: Anyone who's ever tried to grab lunch in a pinch knows how exasperating it can be, especially if it involves fast food at a drive-through window. But for customers of Chick-fil-A, the experience is routinely a satisfactory one, according to the ... Read more]]>