Wendy's International Incorporated

McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant company, reported July sales that rose more than analysts estimated after selling more dollar-menu items and expanding or promoting more heavily its menus in the U.S. and abroad. Sales by European...

Procter & Gamble Co., flexing its brand strength, reported a 33 percent jump in fiscal fourth-quarter profit Tuesday as the consumer products-maker battles soaring energy and commodity costs with higher prices and product improvements. The maker of...

On Friday the state attorney general's office announced that four food manufacturers have agreed to reduce the levels of acrylamide, a cancer-causing chemical, in potato chips and french fries. California sued H.J. Heinz Co., Frito-Lay, Kettle Foods Inc....

Monday Reports June personal income and spending, June factory orders Earnings Anadarko Petroleum Corp.; Dish Network Corp.; Humana Inc.; Nicor Inc.; Principal Financial Group Inc. Tuesday Reports Federal Reserve meeting, Institute for Supply...

The Americanization of the planet is evident in the restaurant world. There's an Applebee's in Athens; a Papa John's pizzeria in Karachi; two Ruby Tuesdays in Bucharest; a Denny's in Christchurch, New Zealand; and a Chili's Grill & Bar on a riverboat on...

Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend. Since a salmonella scare has caused many customers to shun what's normally a summer favorite, tomato farmers across the nation have had to plow under their fields and leave...

The clown trying to win your mother's heart has a new rival and this guy's royalty. After watching its bigger rival McDonald's Corp. try to woo mothers and grab a share of the family budget, Burger King Corp. _ known for its edgy ads featuring a man with...

For the second year in a row, three Long Island companies rank among the top 100 businesses nationwide for adoption benefits, according to an Ohio-based foundation that compiles the Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces list. United Business Media --...

One of Dave Thomas' daughters says the family is devastated by today's news that Wendy's is being sold to the parent company of Arby's. Pam Thomas Farber says her father would not be amused and says her sister Wendy is in "horrible" shape. Triarc...

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin delayed Thursday's scheduled vote on AT&T Inc.'s purchase of BellSouth Corp., a sign he needs more time to win approval of the $79 billion transaction. The FCC meeting on the merger was postponed...

In sports, recycling of former managers or head coaches is no big deal. They're already trained in how to run a team, even if they weren't great at their first, second or third cracks at it. In business, when a chief executive leaves to "spend more time...

Midway between San Diego and Columbus, Ohio, on Skybus Flight 241, attendant Olivia Champ had had enough of "the $10 question." Yes, there were people who had paid only $10 for a seat on the July 16 flight, she announced to the cabin. And for those who...