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Schlotzsky's launches first online contest
June 20, 2007
AUSTIN, Texas — Schlotzsky's is giving restaurant patrons a chance to win $25,000 a year for life through its new online Winning Combination Game. Between…
read nowFatburger eyes China market
June 20, 2007
CattleNetwork: Fast casual chain Fatburger has plans to expand into China within the next year. Expansion plans for the California-based chain involve the…
read nowBakery café Zebu Forno launches franchise program
June 20, 2007
RED BANK, N.J. — Zebu Forno, a European-style bakery and café, has announced plans to expand through the sale of franchises in other parts of New Jersey and…
read nowRestaurants to miss July 1 calorie deadline
June 19, 2007
MSNBC: Fast food restaurants in New York are getting a temporary reprieve from a precedent-setting rule requiring them to put calorie information on their…
read nowNoodles & Co. launch Good Balance initiative
June 19, 2007
BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Noodles & Company has announced the launch of its Good Balance educational program in all 150 restaurants and on the company's Web…
read nowQuiznos investor bets on gourmet burgers
June 19, 2007
Chain Leader: Quiznos investor Cervantes Capital is launching another fast-casual restaurant concept: high-end burgers. The concept, Smashburger, will let…
read nowMoe's intros the Chicken Club Quesadilla
June 19, 2007
ATLANTA — Moe's Southwest Grill has introduced its first limited time offer — the Chicken Club Quesadilla. The new LTO combines the choice of chicken, steak…
read nowNextep deploys self-order kiosks
June 18, 2007
TROY, Mich. — Nextep Systems, provider of automated-ordering solutions to the restaurant, concession and casino industries, announced the completion of several…
read nowFour chains partner to build franchise interest
June 18, 2007
Saladworks, Nathan's Famous, Carvel and Philly Soft Pretzel have teamed up on franchise seminars designed to boost franchise interest. Each of the chains are…
read nowRecord sales reported at Kansas Bar-B-Cutie
June 18, 2007
HAYS, Kan. — Record sales were reported at the Hays, Kan., grand opening of fast-casual chain Bar-B-Cutie. The opening marks the company's 13th location. …
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Q & A with Chris McCracken
by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance
The curtain is open for Planet Smoothie to take center stage.
read nowStarbucks adds salad to menu, settles discrimination lawsuit
June 17, 2007
Starbucks Corp. will begin selling a curried chicken and Asian sesame-noodle salad at its U.S.-based locations, according to an article in the Seattle…
read nowSandella's set for Nevada expansion
June 17, 2007
REDDING, Conn. — Fast casual flatbread chain Sandella's has secured in April its first master-franchise agreement for Nevada. Dan Rowe and Stephen Crystal of…
read nowPanera inks California expansion deal
June 17, 2007
St. Louis Business Journal: Panera Bread Co. announced that it has formed an agreement with a new, four-member franchise group to develop 12 bakery-cafes in…
read nowPortion control top-of-mind, new report shows
June 17, 2007
BELLEVUE, Wash. — According to a new report released by The Hartman Group, consumers are exhibiting a heightened interest in alternatives to large portions…
read nowCBORD Group signs with Silver Diner Development
June 14, 2007
ITHACA, N.Y. — The CBORD Group Inc., provider of software solutions to the foodservice and hospitaility industries, has signed a deal with Silver Diner…
read nowNRA foundation names new officers
June 14, 2007
CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) June 14 announced that three new officers have been elected by the NRAEF's Board…
read nowStarbucks, Jones Soda end partnership
June 14, 2007
MarketWatch: Starbucks Corp. has ended its relationship with beverage company Jones Soda in order to make room for more lunch items such as salads and…
read nowBaja Fresh hires new director of operations, general counsel
June 13, 2007
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, has announced the hiring of Jim Hicks as the company's new Director of Operations Services and Michael Conway…
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