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  <updated>2006-08-08 16:31:02</updated>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[McDonald's Same-Store Sales Up By 3.8 Pct]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?135645"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?135645</id>
    <updated>2006-08-08 16:29:42</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[McDonald's Corp. on Tuesday said sales at its worldwide  restaurants  in July were up by 3.8 percent boosted by strong sales of premium products in Europe. In the United States, the fast food chain reported a 1.9 percent rise in same-store sales, aided by sales from breakfast menus and premium...]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Autogrill signs $3.5 bln contract for motorway 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?128603"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?128603</id>
    <updated>2006-07-28 01:30:58</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - Italian road and airport restaurant chain 
Autogrill  has signed a 30-year contract worth $3.5 
billion to operate shops and  restaurants  along the Pennsylvania 
Turnpike motorway.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Wendy's Quarterly Income Slips]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?128395"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?128395</id>
    <updated>2006-07-27 17:55:53</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Wendy's International Inc., on Thursday posted a net loss for the second-quarter due to charges for its cost-cutting plan and weak sales at its Wendy's and Baja Fresh  restaurants . The hamburger chain reported a net profit for the same period a year earlier....]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Wendy's posts quarterly loss 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?128279"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?128279</id>
    <updated>2006-07-27 15:09:14</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    Reuters - Wendy's International Inc. , 
the No. 3 U.S. hamburger chain, posted a second-quarter net 
loss on Thursday due to charges for its cost-cutting plan and 
weak sales at its Wendy's and Baja Fresh  restaurants .  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Japan To Resume U.S. Beef Importation]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?127970"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?127970</id>
    <updated>2006-07-27 06:50:06</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Japan said Thursday it would resume importing beef from the U.S. despite threats made by many supermarkets and  restaurants  they will avoid the meat because of the persistent fears about the mad cow disease. The government said the U.S. beef will start arriving early next month....]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[McDonald's, Sinopec in China drive-thru store deal 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?109083"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?109083</id>
    <updated>2006-06-20 02:38:01</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - McDonald's Corp. , the world's 
largest restaurant firm, signed a deal on Tuesday with China 
oil giant Sinopec (0386.HK)  to jointly develop 
drive-through  restaurants , the firms said.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Jack in the Box earnings rise 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?88287"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?88287</id>
    <updated>2006-05-16 07:08:22</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters -  Jack In The Box  Inc.  on Tuesday 
reported higher quarterly earnings as newer items like entree 
salads and sandwiches on ciabatta bread helped sales at its 
namesake hamburger  restaurants .]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[McDonald's April same-store sales up 6.2 pct 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?83442"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?83442</id>
    <updated>2006-05-09 10:23:00</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    Reuters - McDonald&#039;s Corp.  on Tuesday 
said sales at its hamburger  restaurants  open at least 13 months 
rose 6.2 percent in April, helped by chicken sandwiches and 
breakfast in the United States and strong business in  Europe .  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[McDonald's to spin off rest of Chipotle restaurants 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?76559"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?76559</id>
    <updated>2006-04-26 20:14:28</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    Reuters - McDonald&#039;s Corp.  on Wednesday 
said it would sell its majority stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill 
  restaurants  and use proceeds to buy back more of its 
stock.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Yum Brands 1st-qtr profits up 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?74834"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?74834</id>
    <updated>2006-04-24 17:28:13</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    Reuters -  Yum Brands  Inc. on Monday reported an 
11 percent rise in quarterly net income, beating Wall Street 
estimates, and raised its full-year profit outlook on strong 
sales at Taco Bell in the United States and improved 
performance at its KFC  restaurants  in China.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[McDonald's March same-store sales up 5.3 percent 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?67997"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?67997</id>
    <updated>2006-04-13 08:42:17</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    Reuters - McDonald&#039;s Corp.  on Thursday 
said sales at hamburger  restaurants  open at least 13 months 
rose 5.3 percent in March and forecast first-quarter earnings 
in line with analysts&#039; estimates.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[McDonald's February same-store sales up 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?44317"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?44317</id>
    <updated>2006-03-08 09:06:48</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    Reuters - McDonald&#039;s Corp.  on Wednesday 
said sales at its hamburger  restaurants  open at least 13 months 
rose 4.7 percent in February thanks to strong sales of a new 
spicy chicken sandwich in the United States, its biggest 
market.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Wendy's fourth-quarter same-store sales fall (Reuters)]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?15304"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?15304</id>
    <updated>2006-01-06 07:56:19</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - No. 3 U.S. burger chain Wendy's 
International Inc.  on Friday said sales at its U.S. 
company-owned  restaurants  open at least 15 months fell 2.9 
percent in the fourth quarter.]]></summary>
  </entry>
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