BOSTON — UFood Restaurant Group Inc. has announced that its Chicago franchisee has terminated the operation of his three UFood Grill Restaurants in that city.
"We are disappointed that our franchisee has elected to make this decision. These locations were being operated well through most of the year, but the areas around them were particularly hard hit by the recent failure of the financial markets and the U.S. economy," said George Naddaff, the company's chairman and chief executive officer. "Everyone at UFood, including our other franchisees, is committed to the success and growth of the UFood Restaurant concept which serves ‘better-for-you' food to the American public."
UFood also announced that it has signed a lease agreement with Westfield Concession Management for a UFood Grill restaurant in Boston's Logan Airport Terminal C. This will be UFood's second location inside Boston Logan Airport and its third airport location (the other airport location is Dallas/Fort Worth). Management anticipates the new restaurant will be opened by early October 2009.
UFood also has enhanced its menu offerings to include additional value-priced items as well as new value-priced bundled specials. The newly developed menu items have been introduced at the company operated Landmark Center location in Boston.
"We will begin to introduce these new menu items at our other locations across the country in the coming weeks," Nadaff said.
