Rita's Italian Ice named in Top 50 Franchises for Minorities

November 4, 2008

TREVOSE, Pa. — Rita's Italian Ice, an Italian ice chain with more than 500 stores in 17 states, has been designated one of the top 50 franchises for minorities…

Back Yard Burgers selects Radiant Systems POS

November 4, 2008

ATLANTA — Radiant Systems Inc. has announced that Back Yard Burgers has selected the company's point-of-sale hardware and software solution for 250 corporate…

IDS Menus to appear on 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'

November 4, 2008

HOLBROOK, N.Y. — IDS Menus, a supplier of restaurant display technologies, will appear in an upcoming episode of ABC Television's "Extreme Makeover: Home…

Papa Romano's and Mr. Pita open first Colorado unit

November 3, 2008

COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Papa Romano's Pizza and Mr. Pita have finalized a lease to open a co-branded location in Boulder, Colo. The new restaurant is…

Bruegger's sees 18th consecutive quarterly sales increase

November 3, 2008

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Comparable-store sales at Bruegger's Enterprises Inc. restaurants increased 1.7 percent for company-owned locations and 1.7 percent…

Media, exhibitor registration opens for NRA Show 2009

November 3, 2008

CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association has announced that registration for news media and exhibitors is now open for its 2009 Restaurant, Hotel-Motel…

Carrols Restaurant Group reports mixed Q3 results

November 3, 2008

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., the parent company of Carrols Corp., has announced financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 28…

Smooth sailing for Tropical Smoothie Cafe

New president works to improve communication with franchisees.

Intura releases Vision POS upgrade

November 2, 2008

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Point-of-sale system manufacturer Intura Solutions has released Intura Vision 4.20, an upgrade to the company's Intura Vision POS software.

Raising Cane's names new marketing director

November 2, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. — Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers has named Jennifer Simler to the position of director of marketing, the company announced.   Simler brings…

FreshBerry intros new frozen yogurt flavors

November 2, 2008

TULSA, Okla. — FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt Café has added new flavors to its frozen yogurt line, the company announced. The new flavors are Pomegranate, Mango…

Rubio's announces third quarter conference call

October 30, 2008

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Rubio's Restaurants Inc. will host a conference call on Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. Pacific time to discuss third quarter 2008 results. The company…

Smashburger hires former Leeann Chin president

October 30, 2008

DENVER — Smashburger has named Greg Creighton to its executive management team, the company announced. Creighton will be responsible for growing the company's…

NRA reports dampened restaurant industry outlook

October 30, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry worsened in September, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…

Shane's Rib Shack tweaks election-day promo

October 30, 2008

ATLANTA — Shane's Rib Shack is changing its previously announced Election Day promotion to a Celebrate American Democracy Day.  One free "Celebrate America…

Lamb Weston debuts new sweet potato products

October 29, 2008

BOISE, Idaho — ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston has developed three new Sweet Things sweet potato products for restaurant operators. The new offerings include…

Consumers responding to restaurant deals, report says

October 29, 2008

CHICAGO -- The NPD Group, a market research company, has reported that discounted price, dollar menus and other promotions are driving customer traffic and…

California Tortilla to announce presidential burrito race winner

October 29, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After three weeks of polling between the McCain-Chilada and O-Chili-Bama Burritos at every California Tortilla location, the restaurant will…

Caribou Coffee announces executive changes

October 29, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee Company Inc. has announced several changes to the company's executive team.   Daniel J. Hurdle is joining the company as the…

Tennessee woman sues Starbucks over coffee spill

October 28, 2008

Knoxville News Sentinel: Jordan Triplett is suing the Seattle-based coffee company for $250,000 over first-degree burns she received from a cup of coffee.