Consumer spending takes a dip

June 4, 2008

Marketing Daily:  The rising cost of basic household expenses such as gas and food is affecting discretionary spending on all levels.    According to Discover…

Digital Ad screens help Dairy Queen reach local audience

Brendan Lee, manager of the Morehead City Dairy Queen in North Carolina, explains how digital signage screens from Digital Ad, powered by BroadSign, are…

Santa Clara County adopts calorie count rule

June 3, 2008

KGO ABC7: Like New York City and several California counties, Santa Clara County, Calif., has passed an ordinance requiring fast-food restaurants to post…

Interim Crispers CEO guilty of theft

June 3, 2008

Tampa Bay's 10 News: David C. Haas, 45, the former interim CEO of Publix subsidiary Crispers restaurant chain agreed to a plea deal for stealing…

FreshBerry expands into Texas

June 3, 2008

TULSA, Okla. — Beautiful Brands International (BBI) has announced that its concept, FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt Café, has signed two franchise agreements to…

Einstein Bros., Noah's to offer 99-cent Bagel and Shmear

June 3, 2008

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — To encourage guests to donate to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, all company-owned Einstein Bros. Bagels and Noah's Bagels locations, except…

Juice it Up! selects Vivonet as POS provider

June 3, 2008

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Juice It Up! has chosen Canada-based Vivonet for its Halo Secure Web-based Point-of-Sale system as Juice It Up's sole POS…

Schlotzsky's rolls out limited-time summer promo

June 2, 2008

AUSTIN, Texas - Schlotzsky's has announced that now through Aug. 17, at participating locations, it is serving up two new products: the Ranch Club Sandwich and…

Bruegger's signs Conn. multiunit development deal

June 2, 2008

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's Enterprises Inc. has announced a new development agreement with Five Star Equity Partners to build three Bruegger's bakeries in…

VIDEO: Organic trends take NRA Show stage

June 2, 2008

CHICAGO — Restaurateurs wanting to offer organic products had plenty to sample from at the National Restaurant Association's 89th annual Restaurant…

VIDEO: NRA Show tech trends, new products

June 2, 2008

CHICAGO — Exhibitors at the 89th annual National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, held May 17-20 in Chicago, promoted products from…

VIDEO: Wine, spirits event debuts at NRA Show

June 2, 2008

CHICAGO — The first International Wine, Beer & Spirits Event at the 89th annual National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show in Chicago…

Fast casual concept design

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

For a successful restaurant, every aspect must work together.

Organic To Go expands into Washington, D.C.

June 1, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Organic To Go has announced it has expanded its West Coast chain with the acquisition of four additional cafés and a catering business…

Buffalo Wild Wings launches after-dinner menu

June 1, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS — Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. is targeting the growth of its after-dinner daypart with the launch of its Night Hunger menu.   The after-dinner crowd…

Saladworks signs deal for 10 Atlanta locations

June 1, 2008

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Saladworks has entered into an agreement with RAMM Alliance LLC of Pennsylvania to open 10 Saladworks locations throughout the Atlanta…

Starbucks settles antitrust suit

June 1, 2008

Seattle Weekly: Starbucks Corp. has quietly settled an antitrust lawsuit brought by a Bellevue, Wash., coffee-shop operator who says the designer-coffee giant…

VIDEO: New NRA chairman discusses host of industry issues

June 1, 2008

CHICAGO — Michael Kaufman, newly named chairman of the board of the National Restaurant Association, is ready to move the NRA into a higher position of…

Sandella's Flatbread expands to Midwest

May 29, 2008

FARGO, N.D. — MacDella's LLC has signed a large franchise-development agreement with Sandella's Flatbread to bring more than 200 restaurants to nine Midwest…

McAlister's Deli hosts annual Central Park picnic

May 29, 2008

RIDGELAND, Miss. — McAlister's Deli has announced its first year as an event sponsor of the 29th annual Mississippi Picnic in Central Park. The picnic will be…