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  • Spice Up Your Portfolio with this Cajun Style Franchise

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - March 15, 2013 | Tickers: AFCE, JACK, YUM

    Maybe Jim Cramer should have listened to me when I wrote about AFC Enterprises (NASDAQ: AFCE), the owner of Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen and Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits quick serve restaurant chains, in October when it was in the mid-$20s. He recommended the stock this week, and it closed at a 52 week high of $33.66 on March 8.

    As I wrote in October, this company had a more »

  • Yum (still) On the Up and Up

    By Jon Quast - December 10, 2012 | Tickers: AFCE, DPZ, MCD, YUM

    It seems that all reports of the demise of Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) have been greatly exaggerated.  It was rumored that the Chinese would stop eating, and the Mayan doomsday would come as scheduled, and therefore impede Yum's growth plans forever.  

    Joking aside, Yum did announce slowing growth in China.  Not only did they announce that it has slowed slightly, they also felt the need to adjust their outlook more »

  • Fried Chicken Is the Exception

    By Michael Carter - December 5, 2012 | Tickers: AFCE, BKW, YUM | Editor's Choice

    The average person might not realize it, but fried chicken actually has some legit health benefits.  These include regulating cholesterol (vitamin B3 niacin), maintaining an optimal immune system (high quality protein), reducing arthritis (high selenium content), reducing heart disease (vitamin B6), keeping bones healthy (calcium and phosphorus), regulating blood pressure (potassium), and maintaining body tissues (riboflavin).  Personally, I think a stock involved in producing and selling fried chicken is even more »

  • The Fast Food Monopoly Game

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - October 2, 2012 | Tickers: AFCE, JACK, YUM

    At holidays after the feasting my family has a holiday tradition of playing Monopoly. Strange, I know, but there it is. I just found a company that reminds me of how my cousin plays. One year finding himself landing on income tax several times in a row and then landing on a hotel, he had to sell two premium properties just to pay the taxes. He was wayyy behind. But more »

  • Is Popeye Eating his Spinach?

    By Jon Quast - September 12, 2012 | Tickers: AFCE, JACK, MCD, YUM

    If you aren't familiar with Popeye's restaurants, you're not alone.  This is a relatively small chain operated by AFC Enterprises (NASDAQ: AFCE).  Contrary to what you might think, these are not restaurants serving up spinach inspired delicacies; they specialize in fried chicken.  Specifically, they cook Louisiana specialties which include things like fried shrimp and red beans.  They are a stock play for people interested in bayou food more »

  • Fast Food Companies' Fracas

    By Tony Daltorio - June 6, 2012 | Tickers: AFCE, MCD, YUM

    When thinking about growing their business, fast food companies face a dilemma. Do they add restaurants in slower-growing economies such as the United States and Europe or do they opt to expand in the faster-growing emerging economies with an ever larger middle class? 

    The leader in the fast food business, McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), is trying to do both by expanding both domestically and overseas. One of its main rivals more »