El Pollo Loco honored for energy-efficiency excellence

May 12, 2008

LOS ANGELES — Southern California Gas Co. has recognized El Pollo Loco for its energy-efficient equipment upgrades designed to reduce the restaurant chain's…

PJ's Coffee celebrates summer with Free Granita Day

May 12, 2008

ATLANTA — PJ's Coffee of New Orleans has announced its second-annual Free Granita Day in celebration of the first day of summer.   Customers visiting their…

SCA Tissue earns green certification

May 12, 2008

PHILADELPHIA — SCA Tissue has added five SKUs to its list of EcoLogo-certified towels, facial tissues, bath tissues and napkins, bringing the total number to…

Specialty coffee show brews a host of ideas

Conference offers tips on capturing retail success.

Organic To Go schedules Q1 conference call

May 11, 2008

SEATTLE — Organic To Go has announced it will host a conference call May 15 at 1:30 p.m. PDT to review and discuss first quarter 2008 financial results. The…

Network Services Co. ranks SCA Tissue No. 1

May 11, 2008

PHILADELPHIA — SCA Tissue was ranked as the No. 1 supplier in 2007 by the members and owners of Network Services Co., North America's distributor network of…

John McCain to address NRA Show attendees

May 11, 2008

CHICAGO — Senator and Republican presidential candidate John McCain will address restaurant and foodservice professionals attending the 89th annual National…

Pollo Campero heads into Wal-Mart

May 11, 2008

DALLAS — Pollo Campero has opened a restaurant in the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Rowlett, Texas, its first ever in a Wal-Mart Supercenter.   Campero's goal is to…

Zebu Forno intros new menu design

May 8, 2008

RED BANK, N.J. — Zebu Forno has introduced a newly-designed menu that incorporates elements of the chain's store design and graphics, along with recently…

Sandella's hires new marketing director

May 8, 2008

WEST REDDING, Conn. — Sandella's Flatbread recently welcomed Annette Perzan as their new director of marketing.   Perzan is responsible for implementing all of…

Noodles & Co. expands to Texas

May 8, 2008

Food Business Review: Noodles & Co. has signed a development agreement with franchise group Pasta Per Trio to bring several new restaurant locations to the…

Bruegger's launches frozen coffee drink, summer menu

May 8, 2008

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's has announced the launch of its Brrrueggaccino, a new frozen, blended coffee drink.   The summer menu also includes…

Quiznos donates 250 sandwiches to homeless

May 8, 2008

DENVER — Quiznos has announced it is partnering with America's Road Home to donate Quiznos' $5 Deli Favorites sandwiches to 250 homeless families in the Denver…

Raving Brands to consider new concept, name change

May 8, 2008

The Atlanta-Journal Constitution: Raving Brands founder Martin Sprock said one or more of the company's remaining six brands could be sold within the next 1…

El Pollo Loco net dips slightly

May 8, 2008

COSTA MESA, Calif. — EPL Intermediate Inc., parent company of El Pollo Loco Inc., has reported results for the 13 weeks ended March 31, 2008.   Systemwide…

Einstein Noah revenue, comps and net income increase

May 8, 2008

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Einstein Noah Restaurant Group has posted strong results for the first quarter ended April 1, 2008.   Comparable-store sales increased 3.…

Tyson newsletter addresses snack-based dining

May 7, 2008

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — The spring issue of the Tyson Food Service Insights & Discovery newsletter examines the growing consumer trend of consumers letting…

Starbucks reports Q2 results

May 7, 2008

SEATTLE — Starbucks Corp. has reported financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended March 30, 2008, and provided updated information about its revenue…

Caribou Coffee reports $6M net loss

May 7, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. has reported financial results for the first quarter of 2008 ended March 30.   Comparable-store sales decreased 2.…

Spicy Pickle unveils billboard marketing campaign

May 7, 2008

DENVER — Spicy Pickle has unveiled a string of new billboards in the Denver area to promote the sandwich franchise.   The billboards feature creatively spelled…