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Yum Sells Off Long John Silver's And A&W To Franchisee Groups
By Chris Morran on September 22, 2011 3:45 PM  
After nine months on the market, Yum! Brands has finally announced it has found buyers for its Long John Silver's and A&W restaurant chains. More »

Long John Silver's, A&W Up For Sale
By Chris Morran on January 19, 2011 1:15 PM  
Yum! Brands, the fast food company so excitable it requires an exclamation point, is about to trim some fat from its lineup up eateries. The company has announced its intention to put its Long John Silver's and A&W All-American Food chains on the market. More »

White Castle, Bob Evans, Long John Silver’s Still Use Trans Fats
By Meg Marco on April 27, 2010 3:05 PM  
The always entertaining Center For Science in the Public Interest is attacking White Castle, Bob Evans, and Long John Silver's for still using trans fats in their foods when other chains have eliminated it. More »

South Dakota KFC Double Bills Everyone Who Used A Debit Card There Since April
By Meg Marco on October 30, 2009 5:19 PM  

—>We didn't even know this was possible, but apparently it is: A KFC/Long John Silver's in Watertown, South Dakota has rebilled every debit card transaction since April.   More »

A Global Conservation Controversy Inside Your Fried Fish Sandwich
By Laura Northrup on September 11, 2009 9:00 PM  

—>Here's the problem with fish: it's delicious. So delicious that we humans like to eat some species until they're nearly endangered. (Mmm...sea bass.) "Sustainable" isn't just an environmental concern when it comes to fish—it's good business, too. Which leads us to the problem of the hoki. The what?  More »

"Langostino Lobster" More Closely Related To Hermit Crab Than To Lobster
By Chris Walters on May 14, 2009 1:13 AM  

—>If you see the word "langostino" in front of "lobster" at your local seafood fast food chain (*cough* Long John Silvers), make sure you understand what it is you're about to eat. In the US, langostino can refer to squat lobster, pelagic crab or Colorado langostino—all types of shellfish, and more closely related to crabs and, yes, hermit crabs than to lobsters. "Sweet Buttery Hermit Handfuls" wouldn't be any more accurate than "Buttered Langostino Lobster Bites," but it wouldn't be any less accurate, either. And no, LJS, it doesn't count if you put the shellfish pieces in a cardboard lobster tail.  More »

Yum! Brands Restaurants Now Serving Tomatoes
By Jay Slatkin on June 17, 2008 6:07 PM  

—>Junk food connoisseurs will be elated to learn that according to Fox 5, Yum! Brand restaurants are now restocking tomatoes after the recent salmonella outbreak which has forced many restaurants to take them off the menu. Federal officials say that the outbreak has sickened 277 people nationwide. The Yum! Brand restaurants include Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, A&W and Long John Silver's. This article does not imply, however, that their food alone won't make you sick.  More »

Does Co-Branded Fast Food Gross You Out?
By Meg Marco on February 19, 2007 7:55 PM  

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