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Melting Pot Fondue Chain Moving into Burger CategoryJuly 29, 2010
Melting Pot reportedly will develop a Burger 21 upscale burger concept plus Peel, a pizza concept.
An Impressive Menu at Urban Burger BarJuly 28, 2010
Urban Burger Bar opens this week in Chicago with a stand-out menu of burgers.
BK Introduces Hottest Sandwich Yet: Crazy WhopperJuly 28, 2010
Burger King Japan’s $6.50 Crazy Whopper layers on bhut jolokia peppers, also known as ghost chilis.
NPD Research Compares QSRs vs. SupermarketsJuly 28, 2010
QSRs’ drive-thru windows are advantage. So too are consumers’ cravings for specific items.
LEYE Opening Second M Burger in ChicagoJuly 27, 2010
Lettuce Entertain You already is readying a second M Burger, this one in Chicago’s River North.
Baja Fresh/Canyons Burger Co. Hybrid OpensJuly 27, 2010
Fresh Enterprises opened the first dual-brand location in Bozeman, Mont.
Former Outback CMO Joins Ruby TuesdayJuly 23, 2010
Dan Dillon joined Ruby Tuesday as SVP-Brand Development, overseeing brand strategy, marketing, culinary and more. He last was CMO for OSI’s Outback Steakhouse brand.
McDonald’s Reports 4.8% Rise in Global SalesJuly 23, 2010
U.S. Q2 comp sales rose 3.7% while Europe was up 5.2% and APMEA increased 4.6%.
Biglari Holdings Takes 6% Stake in Red RobinJuly 22, 2010
Financier Sardar Biglari’s company, which owns Steak n Shake, has upped its Red Robin stake.
Smashburger Takes Regional Menu Favorites NationalJuly 21, 2010
Sweet Potato Smashfries and Fried Pickles will be added to menus in all 71 units.
Burger King Promotes Healthy Kids Breakfast MealJuly 21, 2010
The $3.38 meal includes a new BK Kids Breakfast Muffin Sandwich with egg and cheese, BK Apple Fries and apple juice.
Carl’s Jr. Adds Hawaiian Grilled Chicken SaladJuly 21, 2010
Bringing together familiar Carl’s Jr. ingredients, the salad is priced at $4.99. Kim Kardashian is absent, perhaps having taken her talents to South Beach or elsewhere.

Is Montreal’s m:brgr the Next Hot Burger Chain?

If Girl Scout cookies are your idea of fundraiser food, take a look at the burger to the left. That is a fundraiser. Jeff Dichter and Lenny Lighter opened m:brgr brgr bar in Montreal in January 2008 as a way to help kids by feeding people of all ages. A percentage of sales is donated [...]

Ten Top Burger-Topper Condiments

A collateral benefit of build-your-own-burger concepts’ popularity is that operators and diners more clearly understand that a good burger is the sum of its several parts. Beef quality counts, of course, but so do the bun, cheese and condiments. Spreadable toppings are the language in which most signature burgers are written. The Umami Burger [...]