http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Burger_King_CorporationFind stories, videos, and photos about Burger King Corporation from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:42:52 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Burger_King_Corporation14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Burger King Corporation from CNN.com.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20313035,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20313035,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnIn the NFL cartoon skit, characters joked about the star's weight, dating lifeThu, 15 Oct 2009 20:54:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/17/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/17/markets/thebuzz/index.htmCheap is chic. The recession has proven that.Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:45:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_bowles/01/22/inside.nascar/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_bowles/01/22/inside.nascar/index.htmlHaven't been following NASCAR's annual Media Tour down in North Carolina? Not to worry. I can fit a summary into one simple sentence:Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:18:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1813111,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1813111,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFederal officials hunted for the source of a 16-state salmonella outbreak linked to three types of raw tomatoes, while the list of supermarkets and restaurants yanking those varieties from shelves and dishes grewTue, 10 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/05/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/05/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmU.S. stocks retreated in early trading Monday as Citigroup's mortgage writedown news rekindled concerns about the global credit crunch.Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:32:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/10/01/100434022/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/10/01/100434022/index.htmGPS on cell phones is a no-brainer for consumers: Find whatever you're looking for, wherever you are. But try to develop software for GPS phones and you'll be stumbling through a maze of programming languages, like J2 and Brew, and standards that vary from carrier to carrier and phone to phone.Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/12/news/companies/pluggedin_boyle_burgerking.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/12/news/companies/pluggedin_boyle_burgerking.fortune/index.htmAt Burger King, flame broiling will never be the same again.Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/26/news/companies/bc.apfn.hardee.s.nocages.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/26/news/companies/bc.apfn.hardee.s.nocages.ap/index.htmThe Hardee's and Carl's Jr. fast-food chains will begin purchasing eggs and pork from suppliers who do not keep animals in cages or crates, spokesmen for Hardee's and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said Wednesday.Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/12/news/companies/bc.burgerking.kidsmeal.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/12/news/companies/bc.burgerking.kidsmeal.ap/index.htmBurger King pledged Wednesday to offer healthier fast-food items for children under 12, with plans to sell and market flame-broiled Chicken Tenders and apples cut to resemble thick-cut french fries.Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/12/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/12/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmU.S. stocks were modestly lower at the start of trading Wednesday as oil prices in record territory and a weaker dollar made investors nervous.Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:33:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/24/news/companies/burgerking.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/24/news/companies/burgerking.reut/index.htmBurger King Holdings Inc. on Friday reported a fourth-quarter net profit, reversing a year-ago loss, helped by longer store hours and its low-cost breakfast menu.Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/24/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/24/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmU.S. stocks retreated at Friday's open as jittery investors braced for a fresh reading on housing starts and shrugged off a surprisingly strong jump in orders for durable goods.Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/07/01/100117069/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/07/01/100117069/index.htmLong workweeks -- up to 120 hours -- are common at the Boulder, Colo., offices of Crispin Porter & Bogusky. So the award-winning ad agency, known for inventive campaigns like Burger King's Subservient Chicken website and Virgin Atlantic's mock flight-safety cards, decided to look for an equally creative way to help employees with their work/life balance.Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/06/news/companies/burger_king/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/06/news/companies/burger_king/index.htmFast-food chain Burger King announced Friday that it has begun the rollout of transfat-free cooking oil to its restaurants nationwide.Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/06/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/06/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmU.S. stocks held close to breakeven at Friday's open, with the June jobs report getting a lot of consideration.Fri, 06 Jul 2007 01:33:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/18/news/economy/pluggedin_gunther_climate.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/18/news/economy/pluggedin_gunther_climate.fortune/index.htmCan buying a Canon camera, a pair of Nike sneakers or a bar of Dove soap help curb global warming?Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/18/news/companies/pluggedin_boyle_jamba.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/18/news/companies/pluggedin_boyle_jamba.fortune/index.htmIn 1990 four Southern California health nuts founded a smoothie joint called Juice Club, which quickly gained a loyal following and inspired copycats. Five years later the name changed to Jamba Juice, and last November Jamba went public after merging with a special-purpose acquisition company. Wall Street analysts like Piper Jaffray's Nicole Miller Regan believe the stock, currently at $9, has upside potential. CEO Paul Clayton, previously a senior exec at Burger King, recently sat down with Fortune's Matthew Boyle to talk about Jamba's expansion, the perfect pick-me-up for tired CEOs, and why you'll never see a beige store in Manhattan ever again.Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:33:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/24/news/companies/mcdonalds/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/24/news/companies/mcdonalds/index.htmMcDonald's is messing with the sacred french fry -- and doing it for our own good.Thu, 24 May 2007 17:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/22/news/companies/burger_interview/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/22/news/companies/burger_interview/index.htmAs long as young and hungry guys continue to crave big and juicy burgers, bigger will always be better as far as fast-food chains Carl's Jr. and Hardee's are concerned.Tue, 22 May 2007 14:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/28/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/28/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmStocks took a hit at Wednesday's U.S. open as investors pondered tough news on oil and the economy.Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/01/markets/late_movers_1101/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/01/markets/late_movers_1101/index.htmHere are some stocks that were moving in late trading Wednesday:Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:18:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/21/8383637/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/21/8383637/index.htmNot since the late 1980s has the world of private equity so entranced Wall Street. The deals are huge ($33 billion for hospital chain HCA), and the investment dollars continue to pour in (new recor... Tue, 08 Aug 2006 15:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/12/commentary/streetlife.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/12/commentary/streetlife.fortune/index.htmRegarding the train bombings in Mumbai, not a lot of effect on the Sensex, essentially India's Dow. In fact, today that index is up almost 3 percent. Terror has become rote?....With all the violence in the world, where the hell is the U.N.???Wed, 12 Jul 2006 12:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/10/smbusiness/selling.a.business/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/10/smbusiness/selling.a.business/index.htmBuilding a business takes more time, energy and focus than most small business owners could ever anticipate, and sometimes walking away is the hardest task of all.Mon, 10 Jul 2006 14:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/15/markets/ipo/private_equity/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/15/markets/ipo/private_equity/index.htmPrivate equity-backed companies often come to the market with plenty of baggage, but that doesn't mean investors should always take flight.Mon, 15 May 2006 21:31:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/12/markets/ipo/week_ahead/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/12/markets/ipo/week_ahead/index.htmBurger King's hot-off-the-grill offering could heat up the IPO market for other companies looking to go public next week.Fri, 12 May 2006 21:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/12/markets/ipo/burger_king/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/12/markets/ipo/burger_king/index.htmInvestors have gorged on restaurant deals this year, but do they have room leftover for Burger King?Fri, 12 May 2006 13:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/05/markets/ipo/big_ipos/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/05/markets/ipo/big_ipos/index.htmThe IPO market could be set to sizzle the next few months as some big-name companies trying to capitalize on the bull market go public.Fri, 05 May 2006 11:33:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/03/news/beverage_guidelines/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/03/news/beverage_guidelines/index.htmThe nation's biggest beverage makers have agreed to end sales of nearly all sugary sodas to public schools, a group led by former President Clinton announced Wednesday.Wed, 03 May 2006 14:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/02/markets/ipo/burger_king/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/02/markets/ipo/burger_king/index.htmBurger King expects to raise around $375 million to $425 million through its initial public offering, according to a SEC filing the company made Tuesday.Tue, 02 May 2006 17:53:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/11/technology/business2_browser0411/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/11/technology/business2_browser0411/index.htmIn February, the defiant Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy predicted a triumphant resurgence for his company to Business 2.0: "Four years ago we told our engineers to throw out everything that doesn't matter." Now, apparently, McNealy has decided that 200 employees are among what doesn't matter. The layoffs came from the company's high-end server group which has recently been giving away computers to anyone who asks for one to test. Indeed, even Sun president Jonathan Schwartz has acknowledged in his blog that the free trial offer has proved a bit rocky, and these cuts make that all the more apparent.Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/27/news/companies/restaurant_trends/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/27/news/companies/restaurant_trends/index.htmNew technology innovations could soon force the restaurant industry to rejigger an often-used acronym -- QSR, or quick-service restaurant -- to SSR, or self-service restaurant, instead.Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:19:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/06/8370602/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/06/8370602/index.htmAny day now, barring unforeseen calamity, Burger King will join the ranks of publicly traded corporations. It marks a first for the home of the Whopper, which since its founding in 1954 has been a ... Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:59:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/02/news/companies/burger_kings.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/02/news/companies/burger_kings.dj/index.htmNEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Burger King Corp.'s (BKG.XX) private equity backers are looking to king-size their returns from the chain ahead of its initial public offering, with plans to collect a $400 million dividend, according to Moody's Investors Services.Thu, 02 Feb 2006 02:58:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/11/01/8217814/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/11/01/8217814/index.htmeiled a new $10 bill this fall, the focus on currency as art was refreshing. We seized the moment by asking some of the world's foremost creative minds to show us how they would design a better bill and to explain why they'd do it differently. As we recently changed the way MONEY looks with a redesign of our own (printed on paper, of course, not 75% cotton and 25% linen, like money), the timing seemed perfect. ...Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:39:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/12/12/8363133/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/12/12/8363133/index.htm[Last month, I visited New Orleans for the first time since the hurricane. I live in Lafayette, about 140 miles west of there, and so missed the wrath of Katrina. My comic strip had been published ... Mon, 12 Dec 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/12/01/8364602/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/12/01/8364602/index.htm[MISS] The burghers are revolting! With its arch, ad-driven revamp, Burger King has climbed back atop its throne, with U.S. same-store sales rising 9 percent in the past two years. Yet the enlighte...Thu, 01 Dec 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/11/01/8358908/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/11/01/8358908/index.htmMoney--actual dollar bills--doesn't get much attention these days. Your paycheck magically appears in your account. You swipe your debit card, transferring unseen dollars. So when the Treasury unve...Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/27/markets/ipo/burger_king_ipo/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/27/markets/ipo/burger_king_ipo/index.htmBurger King is seeing strong sales gains and could have an initial public offering within the next year, according to a published report.Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/03/news/midcaps/burger_king/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/03/news/midcaps/burger_king/index.htmIn pursuit of the ultimate snack food, Burger King will cross a chicken strip with a french fry.Fri, 03 Jun 2005 09:46:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/24/news/midcaps/starwars_burgerking/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/24/news/midcaps/starwars_burgerking/index.htmAn entertainment watchdog group is asking Burger King to pull its "Star Wars"-themed children's meals because the latest movie is rated PG-13, according to a published report.Tue, 24 May 2005 10:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/30/commentary/wastler/wastler/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/30/commentary/wastler/wastler/index.htmAmerica is hungry, dang it, and it doesn't want a salad.Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:23:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/28/news/midcaps/burgerking_breakfast/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/28/news/midcaps/burgerking_breakfast/index.htmBurger King has unveiled a new breakfast sandwich that's a huge bet that not everyone is dieting.Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:21:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/21/news/newsmakers/burger_king_apprentice/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/21/news/newsmakers/burger_king_apprentice/index.htmA burger developed by the winning team in the season premiere of the Donald Trump reality show "The Apprentice" went on sale Friday at Burger King restaurants nationwide.Fri, 21 Jan 2005 15:52:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/12/03/news/midcaps/spongebob_reward/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/12/03/news/midcaps/spongebob_reward/index.htmBurger King really wants its SpongeBob inflatables back, and the burger chain is even willing to offer a one-year's supply of free Whoppers, salads or any other item on its menu as a reward for information leading to their safe return.Fri, 03 Dec 2004 12:47:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/08/09/377886/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/08/09/377886/index.htmThe room is white--pristinely white. We're inside the sensory panel room at Wendy's headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, where employees of the $7.3 billion fast-food giant get to taste-test new products ...Mon, 09 Aug 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/07/26/377153/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/07/26/377153/index.htmIf the big investors who own Burger King have it their way, the next CEO of the floundering fast-food chain will be Greg Brenneman, former president of Continental Airlines. The man chasing Brennem...Mon, 26 Jul 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/06/28/374370/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/06/28/374370/index.htmAs if the advertising industry didn't have enough trouble already, a new development is catching on in schools: programs to "ad-proof" children. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/23/news/midcaps/burger_king/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/23/news/midcaps/burger_king/index.htmBurger King is searching for a new CEO less than two years into the tenure of its current boss, according to published reports.Wed, 23 Jun 2004 11:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/04/01/366192/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/04/01/366192/index.htmOn a Wednesday morning in late January, as subfreezing gusts blasted the length of Madison Avenue, the temperature was 70 degrees and rising at the red-hot epicenter of the ad universe. Inside the ...Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/04/01/365043/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/04/01/365043/index.htmKEVIN MARSHALL Granby, Conn. Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/16/commentary/wastler/wastler/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/16/commentary/wastler/wastler/index.htmThe low-carb thing is getting pretty silly.Fri, 16 Jan 2004 12:45:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/10/01/353439/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/10/01/353439/index.htmCoke vs. Pepsi. Burger King vs. McDonald's. Color-A-Cookie vs. FooDoodler? The latest brand war isn't among megacorporations but between two small firms that make color-and-eat cookies. And the bat...Wed, 01 Oct 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/10/28/330950/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/10/28/330950/index.htmIs it really only a year ago that a dozen Burger King managers at a retreat burned their feet walking over hot coals in a team-building exercise? Mon, 28 Oct 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/29/321994/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/29/321994/index.htmChances are, if you hear of a "Big Mac Attack" these days, it comes with chest pains. At least at McDonald's headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill., where the bad news tends to be super-sized. When the fa...Mon, 29 Apr 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/03/04/319117/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/03/04/319117/index.htmAdvertisers have made some dubious claims over the years. We've been asked to believe that buying a car is a patriotic act, that Burger King just tastes better (than what?), and that Michael Jackso...Mon, 04 Mar 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/02/15/254953/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/02/15/254953/index.htmThere's an episode of Seinfeld in which Elaine--during her days as the brassy CEO of J. Peterman--can't manage to fire an incompetent mail clerk. Why? The clerk, a former soldier who sports militar...Mon, 15 Feb 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/02/01/254397/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/02/01/254397/index.htmAs Washington continues to scramble for reasons why last November's elections didn't play out as forecast, a poll by a New York market researcher named Mark DiMassimo has a simple explanation: Not ...Mon, 01 Feb 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/10/27/233332/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/10/27/233332/index.htmTo understand the history behind Tyson Foods' acquisition of Hudson Foods in early September, you have to know a little bit about an over-the-fence. As in "I had an over-the-fence with Hank yesterd...Mon, 27 Oct 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/04/03/224109/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/04/03/224109/index.htmEQUITY MARKETING Mon, 03 Apr 1995 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/08/08/79604/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/08/08/79604/index.htmERNEST H. DREW, the amiable CEO of Hoechst Celanese, the chemical giant, remembers exactly when he became an advocate of a more diverse work force. He was attending a 1990 conference for Hoechst's ...Mon, 08 Aug 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/04/01/88763/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/04/01/88763/index.htmBeef is back -- big and juicy. Since 1976, when annual consumption averaged a stomach-satisfying 88.8 pounds per person, sales of beef have dwindled as cholesterol counts and grazing "lite" increas...Fri, 01 Apr 1994 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/12/28/77288/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/12/28/77288/index.htmSome years back we took an IQ test (don't ask why). One section was designed to elicit information about one's common-sense understanding of various phenomena in everyday life. Among the questions ...Mon, 28 Dec 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/12/14/77273/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/12/14/77273/index.htmA penchant for this more potent coffee is moving beyond such sissified metropolises as Seattle, where even Burger King and McDonald's sell espresso. ; Now it's steaming across the rest of the U.S. ...Mon, 14 Dec 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/19/76988/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/19/76988/index.htmYOU'RE SITTING ON a bench outside your local Rally's fast-food restaurant, inhaling a Rallyburger with cheese and batter-dipped fries, when a middle-aged man in jeans comes over and joins you. Alar...Mon, 19 Oct 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/10/76725/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/10/76725/index.htmWHAT DO KIDS know about the world of work, that mysterious adult realm hidden behind the concrete walls of factories and the reflective windows of office towers? Not much, and not nearly enough to ...Mon, 10 Aug 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/09/23/75503/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/09/23/75503/index.htmJEFFREY CLEMENTS, 45, stopped wearing tailored suits and starched white shirts to work last January and switched to blue sweat pants, T-shirts, and sneakers. It's a good thing. Clements used to be ...Mon, 23 Sep 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/07/16/73796/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/07/16/73796/index.htmTRUMP, CAMPEAU, Wang, Eastern -- hardly a day passes without news of some business in need of a rescue. ''In the 1980s, LBOs, takeovers, and global competition left a path of destruction out there....Mon, 16 Jul 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/07/16/73814/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/07/16/73814/index.htmMANAGING/Cover Story 36 THE NEW TURNAROUND CHAMPS When a business is in distress, these company doctors don't leech it like some medieval physician. They find the root trouble and stanch the bleedi...Mon, 16 Jul 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/07/03/72178/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/07/03/72178/index.htmPERKINS FAMILY RESTAURANTS LP When Donald Smith took over this Memphis chain in late 1985, sales and profits were, well, unappetizing. Its 319 restaurants earned a meager $3 million on revenues of ...Mon, 03 Jul 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/19/72125/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/19/72125/index.htmRoy Bostock, president of D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles, has more beef in his diet since his team won half of the Burger King advertising account in May -- and topped that off by wresting Kraft Gen...Mon, 19 Jun 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/03/13/71728/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/03/13/71728/index.htm''My style is to grin when the water is just rising over my lower lip,'' says Barry Gibbons, the Grand Metropolitan executive charged with turning around Pillsbury's Burger King unit. He's got a Wh...Mon, 13 Mar 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/03/13/71729/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/03/13/71729/index.htmLOOK QUICKLY, and the blue-eyed, pudgy-faced Allen Sheppard, 56, boss of Britain's Grand Metropolitan, could pass for the double of a corporate symbol he recently acquired -- the cuddly Pillsbury D...Mon, 13 Mar 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/01/30/71580/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/01/30/71580/index.htmThis could be the year for franchisees. Goods and services sold through them reached almost $640 billion in 1988, a 30% increase over 1984, says the U.S. Commerce Department. Franchises now account...Mon, 30 Jan 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/08/15/70901/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/08/15/70901/index.htmWHAT HAPPENED to the Rust Belt workers whose jobs were swept away? Some never recovered. But those FORTUNE interviewed across the region, along with union officials and job training counselors, agr...Mon, 15 Aug 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/03/28/70373/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/03/28/70373/index.htmEven though retired chairman William Spoor's return to Pillsbury to ''help'' his successor, John Stafford, was billed as temporary, it looked as if Spoor could end up replacing his heir (FORTUNE, N...Mon, 28 Mar 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/11/23/69877/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/11/23/69877/index.htmON THE 40th floor of Pillsbury's corporate tower in Minneapolis, the sounds of hammers and buzz saws echo through the hallways as workmen busily prepare a cavernous office for the return of William...Mon, 23 Nov 1987 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/08/31/69459/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/08/31/69459/index.htmA specter is haunting America. An underclass of unemployable young people, particularly minority youth, is expanding steadily, abetted by drug abuse, adolescent pregnancy, and illiteracy. This may ...Mon, 31 Aug 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/02/02/68646/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/02/02/68646/index.htmIf you think your teenager's after-school job builds character, instills leadership, and teaches him the value of a buck, think again. For middle- and upper-middle-class offspring, recent research ...Mon, 02 Feb 1987 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/09/15/68038/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/09/15/68038/index.htmMcDonald's is the leading fast-food retailer outside the U.S., and it keeps on widening its lead. While McDonald's U.S. sales rose 9% to $4.6 billion for the first six months of the year, internati...Mon, 15 Sep 1986 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/03/17/67271/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/03/17/67271/index.htmIT'S THURSDAY and Jim Wronski, director of recruitment for Chicago's Andy Frain Services, is frantic. The town will be jumping with cultural and sports events over the weekend, and Frain should hav...Mon, 17 Mar 1986 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/01/20/67012/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/01/20/67012/index.htmHOUSEHOLDERS who find their mailboxes wadded with catalogues may not believe it, but the growth of the consumer mail-order business seems finally to be slowing. According to Maxwell Sroge Publishin...Mon, 20 Jan 1986 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/12/09/66759/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/12/09/66759/index.htmFresh lettuce and tomatoes -- or more precisely, ''cool'' lettuce and tomatoes -- are making a comeback in fast food. For years Burger King, Wendy's, and Roy Rogers have tried to bite into McDonald...Mon, 09 Dec 1985 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/09/30/66483/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/09/30/66483/index.htmIn reaction against what threatens to become a never-ending pitch from advertisers, yuppies seem to be tiring of all the adulation, and some marketers seeking all those upwardly mobile dollars are ...Mon, 30 Sep 1985 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/07/22/66161/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/07/22/66161/index.htmANNISTON, ALABAMA -- Dexter Gooden said he was laid off for three days for drinking a Pepsi at the Coca-Cola bottling plant where he works. He said his wife brought him a Burger King lunch on Monda...Mon, 22 Jul 1985 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/06/24/66062/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/06/24/66062/index.htmGetty Trust: War and Pieces The $4-billion Getty family trust sparked a war among the heirs of J. Paul Getty, who demanded that Getty's son Gordon be removed as sole trustee, and haggled over who s...Mon, 24 Jun 1985 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/03/04/65647/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/03/04/65647/index.htmJay O. Darling Darling's rise should inspire burger flippers everywhere. He joined Burger King Corp. (1984 sales: $1.2 billion) 14 years ago as an assistant manager trainee at a branch on his nativ...Mon, 04 Mar 1985 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/02/04/65565/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/02/04/65565/index.htmWith a sizzling reputation from top jobs at McDonald's, Burger King, and PepsiCo, fast-food whiz Donald N. Smith moved on to beef up Chart House Inc. (FORTUNE, November 14, 1983). But his record fi...Mon, 04 Feb 1985 05:01:00 EST