HuHot heats up Facebook with gift card promo

December 8, 2010

For one day only, HuHot Mongolian Grill is having a Facebook Fire Sale on their gift cards. HuHot will give a $20 gift card to the first 200 people who…

Wells Fargo to roll out mobile payments pilot

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

Wells Fargo & Company is rolling out a Visa microSD mobile payment pilot that will include 200 Wells Fargo team members who are users of specific…

Schlotzsky’s named in Top 50 franchises for minorities

December 7, 2010

The National Minority Franchising Initiative's (NMFI) has named Schlotzsky's to its list of "50 Top Franchises for Minorities."

Pizza Fusion targets Tampa

December 7, 2010

Pizza Fusion will be opening two locations in the Tampa, Fla., area in January 2011. The locations are owned one each by Ralph Santell and David Burton.

Fazoli’s un-wraps redesigned restaurants in Central Ill.

December 7, 2010

Fazoli’s is unveiling its new, contemporary look and expanded service model this week at its Normal, Ill., restaurant, just one week after re-opening a…

La Madeleine delivers holiday desserts

December 7, 2010

La Madeleine's is offering a selection of desserts just in time for the holiday season and available from now until Jan. 3, 2011. Included is a selection of…

Freshii launches children’s menu

December 7, 2010

On a mission to build healthy eating habits for children, Freshii is launching its Freshii Kids Menu.

Saladworks warms up winter with paninis

December 7, 2010

Saladworks has announced the addition of panini sandwiches to its menu offering. The available selection includes Buffalo Chicken, Turkey Melt, Chicken…

Tossed names Jason Chodash as company president

December 7, 2010

Tossed has announced Jason Chodash, founder of Tossed Franchise Corporation and current executive vice president of the company, has been named president, a…

MasterCard, Visa websites shut down in WikiLeaks-related hacker attack

Hackers today shut down MasterCard Worldwide's website and disrupted cardholders' payments.

Boloco to unveil PeopleMatter Hire

December 6, 2010

Boloco has announced that it will implement PeopleMatter Hire to help find, hire and manage its workforce. Boloco will deploy the PeopleMatter…

Wingstop launches franchise incentive program

December 6, 2010

As part of its aggressive expansion campaign, Wingstop has announced a franchise incentive program designed to help new and existing franchises open more…

Caribou shareholder offers public common stock

December 6, 2010

Caribou Coffee Company Inc.'s major shareholder, Caribou Holding Company Limited, an affiliate of Arcapita Bank B.S.C. (c), is offering for sale 5 million…

Jamba Juice intros line of frozen yogurt

December 6, 2010

Jamba Juice Company has launched its signature line of Whirl’ns Frozen Yogurt, available in 22 select Northern California locations starting today.

Starbucks, Kraft: Breaking up is hard to do

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

December 6, 2010

In the he said, she said dialogue between Starbucks Corp. and Kraft, the Seattle-based coffee giant has expressed distaste over Kraft's attempt to delay the…

What’s the Five Guys mystique?

by Janet Eden-Harris — CMO & SVP Strategy, Market Force

A year ago, Market Force conducted a survey and asked consumers to tell us their favorite fast casual restaurant, and why they nominated them. And we did it…

Smashburger to open Brooklyn burger joints

December 5, 2010

Smashburger has signed a multiunit agreement with 25/20 Management to open up to three locations in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 2011.

Pennsylvania restaurants on scam alert

December 5, 2010

Restaurants in Pennsylvania have been warned by the U.S. Agriculture Department of a potential scam involving an unidentified caller claiming to be a health…

Mexican menu popularity boosted by fast casual concepts

December 5, 2010

Limited service Mexican restaurant chains were able to increase sales by 2.7 percent and unit counts by 1.8 percent in 2009, despite an overall industry-wide…

UFood expands social media efforts

December 5, 2010

UFood Restaurant Group Inc. is expanding its social media efforts and online presence to better engage with consumers and shareholders through Facebook…