Would you like fries with that cappucino?

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McDonald's will open its first McCafe gourment coffee shops in the US, after testing the concept for several years in Australia. The McCafes operate as separate units inside 50 Australian McDonald's stores. The payback could be big for McDonald's, which has 13,500 locations in the US. The fastfood giant could become another giant in the gourmet coffee industry even if only a quarter of its total stores would offer gourmet coffee.

Fast Food Restaurants NEC, McDonald's Corp.

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Burger King recalls toy boats given with Kid's Meals

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King Burger Corp is expected to announce in Mar 12, 2001 a national recall of 400,000 'Rattling, Paddling Riverboat' toys that were given with its Kid's Meals. The company, which received 10 reports of metal pins coming off the toys, will voluntarily recall the toys that have a potential choking hazard. This comes a week after McDonald Corp's recall of its Happy Meal 'Scooter Bug' toy, and 15 months after Burger King's recall of its Pokemon Ball.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Fast Food Restaurants, Burger King Corp.

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Pizza Hut rings new pies with breadsticks to spice up sales

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Pizza Hut Inc, the largest pizza chain in the world, has unveiled plans to introduce Twisted Crust pizza, a two-products-in-one offering, to help increase sales. The pizza has a crust that is actually a large, detachable breadstick, which comes with a choice of ranch or marinara dipping sauce. The company, which posted a 1% increase in same-store sales in 2000, will spend in excess of $70 million to promote the product.

Fast Food Pizza Restaurants, Pizza restaurants, Pizza Hut Inc.

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