Church's Chicken

Type Private
Founded April 17, 1952
Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia
George W. Church, Sr. (Founder)
Key people
Harsha Agadi
Industry Food

Church's Chicken is a US-based chain of fast food restaurants specializing in fried

chicken. The chain was founded as Church's Fried Chicken To Go by George W.
Church, Sr., on April 17, 1952, in San Antonio, across the street from The Alamo.[1] The
company now has more than 1,600 locations worldwide.[2] Their slogan is "I know what
good is."

History:

Initially the restaurant sold only chicken, but french fries and jalapeños were later added
in 1955. The company had four restaurants when George W. Church died in 1956.
Following Church's death, his son George W. Church, Jr., took control of the company.
By 1962, the family had expanded the company to eight restaurants. Among the later
distributors of the chain in Texas was B.P. Newman of Laredo.

Rapid growth followed, and Church's became the second-largest chicken restaurant chain
in 1989, when it merged with Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits.[1] The brands had their supply
lines consolidated but were still marketed as separate chains. Hala Moddelmog was
appointed as president of Church's Chicken in 1996, making her the first female president
of a fast-food restaurant chain.

Church's was owned by AFC Enterprises, along with Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits and
Cinnabon through the end of 2004, when it was sold to Arcapita (formerly Crescent
Capital Investments). Because Arcapita is an Islamic venture capital firm, pork products
were removed from the menu after the sale (pork not being halal) in 2005.[3][4]

Church's Chicken began a corporate partnership with the Children's Miracle Network in
association with Saidu Momoh in the summer of 2004.[5]

In some areas Church's is co-franchised with the White Castle hamburger chain.[6] In
Canada, Church's Chicken items were once available in Harvey's restaurants, but the co-
venture was discontinued.[citation needed]

To date, Church's Chicken has 1,600 locations in sixteen countries. There are locations in
Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, and Indonesia.[2]
The menu for Church's includes many more items now, including fried okra, cole slaw,
mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, and honey butter biscuits.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church's_Chicken

McDonald's Menu and prices

McDonald's is proud to offer you wide variety of high-quality, great tasting menu
options. You can choose well-balanced and delicious meals from McDonald's menu by
mixing and matching choices each and every time you visit. Our downloadable menu will
provide you with a list of our national food and beverage items. Enjoy!

There's no escaping rising inflation - signs of it are everywhere. The latest sign could be
in your meal at a fast-food outlet. McDonald's, the world's largest fast food chain, raised
its prices in China on Wednesday, for the second time this year, following measures to
increase prices in January. The US group is not alone in its decision. Many Western food
chains are now increasing prices on their menus in China. Its major competitor, KFC,
adjusted the prices of some of its products in March. And Pizza Hut, a pizza chain under
the Yum! Brands Inc, which is also the parent company of KFC in China, raised the price
of its pizza and salad this month. The groups give similar reasons for raising prices.
They say it is the high price of raw materials, food, labor cost, and the recent
skyrocketing oil price, that lead to the move.
Gu Hua, a spokesman for McDonald's, said the company has so far only decided to raise
prices in China and did not say if there were plans for further changes globally.
Consumers, of course, are no strangers to rising prices. Many said McDonald's price
adjustment will not influence their decision to eat at a particular outlet as prices for daily
necessities have also been on the up. "They did not increase the price much," said a
customer at one McDonald's outlet in Beijing. "Plus, everything is getting more
expensive, so it is understandable."
Items on McDonald's menus have risen from between 0.5 to 1.5 yuan, depending on the
product.
Industry experts said profit margins for fast food groups have been shrinking since last
year due to a substantial increase in operation costs.
"The price increase for foreign fast food chains makes sense," said Qiao Jie, spokesman
for China Cuisine Association. "Many Chinese restaurants have raised prices already."
Some Chinese fast food chains, such as Kungfu, are also reportedly planning to adjust the
prices of some of its products as a result of the cost pressure.
Food prices account for one-third of the consumer price index, which went up by 7.7
percent year-on-year last month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Food
prices alone increased 19.9 percent year-on-year in May, compared with 22.1 percent in
April.

Some main item of McDonalds:

The McChicken is a chicken sandwich sold by the international fast food chain
McDonald's in many countries.

The sandwich consists of a toasted bun, breaded chicken breast meat patty, lettuce, and
mayonnaise. McDonald's franchisees in the United States choose to sell either the plain
or Hot 'n Spicy McChicken. Franchises in a number of areas, such as Texas, Arizona,
Colorado, and New York State sell the Hot & Spicy McChicken.

Outside the US, the McChicken comes on a sesame seed bun and is not spicy.
Additionally, in United States, the sandwich is somewhat smaller than it was previously,
as it is now on the Dollar Menu, which offers various food products for the price of
US$1.00. In Canada, with McChicken still its original size, the one on its value menu
("Value Picks") is called Junior Chicken and is sold at $1.39.

The shaped chicken patty in the McChicken sandwich used to be 50% white meat and
50% dark meat. Beginning in late 2007 McDonald's started advertising that the
McChicken contains only 100% white meat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McChicken

Quarter Pounder
The Quarter Pounder is a hamburger sold by international fast food chain McDonald's.
Along with the Big Mac, it is one of the company's signature products.

The Quarter Pounder was introduced in Fremont, California, USA in 1971-1972 and
became part of the national American menu in 1973. It is sold with or without two slices
of processed cheese, but the Quarter Pounder with Cheese (QPC) is the more popular
item.

In early 2007 the meat in the United Kingdom changed to "Euro Meat", a new style patty
which has a smaller diameter but larger height. The new patty is more like a "home-
made" burger than the older ones.

The burger comprises a beef patty weighing 4 oz. (113.4 g.) before cooking[1] and 3 oz.
prepared, pickled cucumber, raw onion, ketchup, and mustard. The more common
variant, the Quarter Pounder with cheese, adds two slices of American cheese.

Happy Meal

A "Happy Meal" is a meal which is specially made for kids, sold at the fast-food chain
McDonald's since June 1979. A toy is typically included with the food, both of which are
usually contained in a small box or paper bag with the McDonald's logo.

In the United States the Happy Meal includes:

 • a side order consisting of small order of fries or sliced apples with a side caramel
dip.
• a child size soft drink (12 ounces), milk, chocolate milk, orange juice or apple
juice.
• a hamburger, cheeseburger, or four piece order of Chicken McNuggets.

In some regions, different names are used. In Quebec, it is called "Joyeux Festin"
(literally meaning Happy Feast in French), in Hispanic America and Puerto Rico it is
known as Cajita Feliz (Happy box in Spanish), and in Brazil is known as McLanche Feliz
(Happy McSnack in Portuguese).

In Japan, it was called Okosama Lunch from 1987 to 1988, then Okosama Set from 1988
to 1995 (Okosama is a polite word for "child"), before being renamed to Happy Set. In
Germany, it was known as Juniortüte (Bag for Juniors in German) until 1999.

Big Mac, Happy Meal, Quarter Pounder, McRib, McChicken, McMuffin, Filet-O-Fish,
McGriddles, Arch Deluxe, Shamrock Shake