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Mick Rynning appointed Growers Direct Coffee director
August 11, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO — The board of directors of Growers Direct Coffee Co. Inc. has appointed Mick Rynning as a new director of the company. In addition, J.D.
read nowSpicy Pickle, Sweet Leaf Tea raise funds for BBBS
August 11, 2008
DENVER — Spicy Pickle partnered with Sweet Leaf Tea to help children from Big Brothers Big Sisters set up lemonade-style iced tea stands in Denver to raise…
read nowSuper Mex opens first fast casual location
August 11, 2008
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Long Beach, Calif.-based Super Mex Restaurants Inc. has announced the grand opening of its first Super Mex fast-casual restaurant in…
read nowMexican Restaurants Inc. revenue increases
August 11, 2008
HOUSTON — Mexican Restaurants Inc. has announced its financial results for the company's 2008 second quarter ended June 29, 2008. For the second quarter…
read nowCold Stone launches ice cream creation contest
August 11, 2008
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Cold Stone Creamery has announced the launch of iMix America Ice Cream Creation Contest, an interactive and progressive contest engaging…
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El Pollo Loco comps rise, net falls
August 10, 2008
COSTA MESA, Calif. — EPL Intermediate Inc., parent company of El Pollo Loco Inc., has reported results for its 13-week second quarter and 26 weeks ended June…
read nowWestern Foodservice Expo to move to San Diego in '09
August 7, 2008
NORWALK, Conn. — Reed Exhibitions and the California Restaurant Association (CRA) have announced plans to relocate the Western Foodservice & Hospitality…
read nowCEO, CFO out at Jamba Juice
August 7, 2008
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Jamba Inc. chief executive officer Paul Clayton and chief financial officer Donald Breen have resigned, the company announced. Both…
read nowTim Hortons Q2 net up 11.5%
August 7, 2008
OAKVILLE, Ontario — Same-store sales at Tim Hortons Inc.'s Canadian restaurants increased 5.7 percent for the company's second quarter ended June 29, 2008…
read nowYogen Früz signs Latin American expansion deal
August 6, 2008
MARKHAM, Ontario — Frozen yogurt chain Yogen Früz has signed development agreements for 29 stores in Argentina and 21 stores in Peru. The new shops will…
read nowRubio's net falls 33 percent
August 6, 2008
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Comparable-store sales at Rubio's Restaurants Inc. decreased 3.9 percent for the company's second quarter ended June 29, 2008, compared with…
read nowEinstein Noah records 15th straight comp increase
August 6, 2008
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Comparable-store sales at Einstein Noah Restaurant Group increased 1 percent for the company's second quarter ended July 1, 2008. The…
read nowCaribou net loss narrows
August 5, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS – Comparable-store sales at company-owned Caribou Coffee Co. restaurants fell 1.7 percent in the second quarter ended June 29, the company…
read nowNRA show attendee wins Caribbean cruise
August 5, 2008
BOISE, Idaho — ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston announced that Tom Fremarek, of Cheeseburger in Paradise, is the winner of its "Get Tantalized" promotion, held at…
read nowGreat Harvest to hold 70s-themed contest
August 5, 2008
New Mexico Business Journal: Great Harvest Bread Co. is holding an essay contest themed "Why I Loaved the '70s." All 220 locations throughout the country will…
read nowQdoba parent announces Q3 earnings
August 5, 2008
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box Inc., which also operates and franchises Qdoba Mexican Grill through a wholly owned subsidiary, reported a 13.3 percent drop in net…
read nowCaribou Coffee names new CEO
August 4, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee Co. Inc., the second largest U.S.-based company-owned gourmet coffeehouse operator based on the number of coffeehouses, has named…
read nowStarbucks outlines exec exit package
August 4, 2008
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Outgoing Starbucks Coffee International president Jim Alling will receive a year's salary in a lump sum, plus a year's worth of…
read nowCuppy's to move HQ to Alabama
August 4, 2008
BlueMauMau: Fort Walton Beach, Fla.-based Cuppy's Coffee will move its headquarters to Muscle Shoals, Ala., on Sept. 1, company officials announced. CEO Dale…
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