Consumers to inspire the next PJ's Coffee blend

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May 18, 2010

PJ's Coffee of New Orleans has developed a consumer-inspired promotion to choose its next coffee flavor. Through the brand's social media venues Facebook and…

Panera Bread opens nonprofit pilot

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May 18, 2010

Panera Bread has opened its first nonprofit location in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton. The new store does not tell customers what to pay for their meals.

NPD: Sandwiches, burgers prove recession resilient

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May 18, 2010

Sandwiches and burgers still prove to bring in revenues for both quick-service and full service restaurants. According to The NPD Group, a leading market…

Ten ways restaurant operators can build their opt-in e-mail lists

If no one is reading your marketing e-mails, it doesn't matter how creative or passionate those messages are.

Starbucks names new consumer products president

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May 18, 2010

Starbucks Coffee Co. has appointed Jeff Hansberry as president of the company's global consumer products group and foodservice. Hansberry will start in June…

Food, beverage manufacturers to cut 1.5 trillion calories by 2015

May 17, 2010

Less than a week after First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled the Childhood Obesity Task Force's action plan, the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) has…

Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill signs first franchise partner

May 17, 2010

Denver-based Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, an eight-unit restaurant group, has announced the awarding of the company's first franchise deal to Doherty…

Dickey's BBQ Pit launches new prototype

May 17, 2010

Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants Inc. has re-designed its store prototype, slashing start-up costs for new stores, in some cases by hundreds of thousands of…

Quiznos ignites growth through new store openings

May 17, 2010

Quiznos has announced a growth initiative to develop up to 600 new stores nationwide by the end of 2010. The planned expansion also will create more than 7,50…

Chipotle expands local supplier program

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

May 17, 2010

Chipotle Mexican Grill is expanding even further its locally grown produce program. The company began serving produce from local farms in all of its…

NY State Restaurant Assoc. selects Mocapay as mobile marketing provider

May 17, 2010

The New York State Restaurant Association (NYSRA), one of the nation's largest restaurant associations, has selected Mocapay as its official mobile marketing…

Food, beverage manufacturers to cut 1.5 trillion calories by 2015

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May 17, 2010

Less than a week after First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled the Childhood Obesity Task Force's action plan, the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) has…

Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill signs first franchise partner

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May 17, 2010

Denver-based Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, an eight-unit restaurant group, has announced the awarding of the company's first franchise deal to Doherty…

Dickey's BBQ Pit launches new prototype

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May 17, 2010

Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants Inc. has re-designed its store prototype, slashing start-up costs for new stores, in some cases by hundreds of thousands of…

Quiznos ignites growth through new store openings

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May 17, 2010

Quiznos has announced a growth initiative to develop up to 600 new stores nationwide by the end of 2010. The planned expansion also will create more than 7,50…

Chipotle expands local supplier program

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

May 17, 2010

Chipotle Mexican Grill is expanding even further its locally grown produce program. The company began serving produce from local farms in all of its…

NY State Restaurant Assoc. selects Mocapay as mobile marketing provider

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May 17, 2010

The New York State Restaurant Association (NYSRA), one of the nation's largest restaurant associations, has selected Mocapay as its official mobile marketing…

NRA Show 2010: Sessions extensively cover social media, marketing

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

May 16, 2010

Restaurant operators will want to start off this year's National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show by marking their calendars to attend at…

NRA Show 2010: NRA, FCSI to offer free design consultations

May 16, 2010

Attendees at the 2010 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show will have exclusive opportunities to receive one-on-one design and…

NRA applauds Senate interchange reform amendment

May 16, 2010

The National Restaurant Association has issued a statement praising the U.S. Senate's passage of an amendment sponsored by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) that will…