First Watch Restaurants expand to Cleveland

March 12, 2006

BRADENTON, Fla.—Specializing in unique breakfast, brunch and lunch dining, First Watch Restaurants Inc. is entering the Cleveland market. The…

Teens foil sandwich store robbery

March 12, 2006

Seattle Post Intelligencer: Even with a string of armed robberies under his belt, a would-be robber wound up captured after a group of teens tackled him when…

Alterra Coffee owns Milwaukee

Alterra Coffee has created a cult-like following within the large Midwestern town.

Randy Moss joins Inta Juice

March 12, 2006

BATON ROUGE, La. — Inta Juice announced Randy Moss's increased involvement as an owner of Inta Juice stores. Moss, NFL player and Inta Juice executive, will…

Port City Java same-store sales rise 12% in Feb.

March 9, 2006

WILMINGTON, N.C.—Port City Java Coffeehouse Cafes announced its comparable same-store corporate sales for Feb. increased 12.2 percent. According to a news…

Bruegger's assists Feed the Children

March 9, 2006

BURLINGTON, Vt. — With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner and the luck of the Irish in the air, Bruegger's bakeries nationwide are gearing up for their…

New food legislation to assist manufacturers

March 8, 2006

WASHINGTON — Legislation that would limit the ability of states to demand additional food warnings easily cleared the House Wednesday, marking a preliminary…

Panera system-wide sales up 7.9%

March 8, 2006

ST LOUIS — Panera Bread Co. reported Wednesday its system-wide bakery-café sales increased 7.9 percent for the five weeks ended Feb. 28.   The St.

Chef Bruno partners with Tri-Star Systems

March 8, 2006

MIAMI—Tri-Star Systems, creator of QSR Chick-N-Grill, announced Chef Bruno has joined the company to develop and franchise a new family-friendly Italian…

Starbucks settles labor dispute

March 7, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO — Starbucks Corp. has entered into an informal settlement agreement with the National Labor Relations Board to resolve complaints filed by the…

El Pollo Loco places new Spanish commercials

March 6, 2006

IRVINE, Calif.— El Pollo Loco Inc. unveiled the first of four new Spanish television commercials from its Hispanic advertising agency of record, Los…

uWink successfully completes $1.5 million private placement

March 6, 2006

LOS ANGELES — uWink Inc., a digital entertainment company, announced it has completed a $1.5 million private placement of 5 million shares of common stock…

Atlanta Bread sues former head chef

March 6, 2006

Associated Press: Atlanta Bread Company International Inc. has sued its former head chef, claiming he stole the menu and store designs for a new restaurant…

Seattle's Best to open on Marine facility

March 5, 2006

Stars & Stripes: Seattle's Best Coffee will open a store at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni.   The goal is to "create a relaxing, European-style coffee…

Yum! Brands settles labor lawsuit

March 5, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Yum! Brands announced in a regulatory filing that its Pizza Hut chain agreed to settle with 88 plaintiffs involved in a labor lawsuit.   The…

Yum! Brands settles labor lawsuit

March 5, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Yum! Brands announced in a regulatory filing that its Pizza Hut chain agreed to settle with 88 plaintiffs involved in a labor lawsuit.   The…

Let's Dish! expands

March 5, 2006

MINNEAPOLIS — Let's Dish! announced a franchise area development agreement with Cherry Hill, N.J.-based LD Philly to franchise 11 Let's Dish! retail meal…

Seattle's Best to open on Marine facility

March 5, 2006

Stars & Stripes: Seattle's Best Coffee will open a store at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni.   The goal is to "create a relaxing, European-style coffee…

Starbucks to serve breakfast sandwiches

March 5, 2006

SEATTLE — Starbucks announced its creating a breakfast menu. In its hometown cafes, Starbucks tested toasty egg and cheese sandwiches three years ago. …

Experts create the first virtual brand

Camp Out Grill is not real. For now, it's a virtual brand.