Starbucks recalls half a million coffee grinders

June 16, 2009

Pacific Business News: Starbucks Corp. is recalling 530,000 Chinese-made coffee grinders sold from March 2002 to March 2009 and made by Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou…

Smashburger expands to Northglenn, Colo.

June 16, 2009

DENVER — Smashburger has announced it is opening its doors in Northglenn, Colo., on June 27, marking the state's 11th location and the 17th for the brand…

The Counter to give dads free burgers

June 16, 2009

CULVER CITY, Calif. — The Counter will be giving away a free 1/3-pound burger to all dads all day on Father's Day, June 21, the company has announced.   The…

Pizza Fusion to be sold in schools, universities

June 16, 2009

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Compass Group North America and Pizza Fusion have announced a strategic partnership to expand the organic restaurant into schools and…

Fast casuals leverage the power of Twitter

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

How brands are finding value in real-time communication via the microblogging site.

Pollo Tropical, Taco Cabana investors sell common stock

June 15, 2009

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., parent Company of Carrols Corp., has announced that its long-time institutional investors, funds managed by…

Panchero's opens in two new markets: Calif. and Maryland

June 15, 2009

CORALVILLE, Iowa — Panchero's Mexican Grill has announced the opening of its premier restaurants in California and Maryland, in the cities of San Diego and…

Burke Corp. recognized for environmental management system

June 15, 2009

NEVADA, Iowa — Burke Corp. has received a third-tier Master Achiever Pioneer Star (MAPS) Award from the American Meat Institute (AMI) for implementing and…

Wingstop and Troy Aikman renew partnership

June 15, 2009

DALLAS — Wingstop has announced its national spokesman, three-time Super Bowl champion and Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman, has extended his contract with…

Capriotti's opens 17th Delaware location

June 15, 2009

REHOBETH BEACH, De. — Capriotti's has announced the mid-June opening of its 17th location in Delaware, in the town of Rehoboth Beach.   Menu classics such as…

OrderCatcher unveils voice-recognition solution

June 15, 2009

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — OrderCatcher, a provider of voice recognition software, has unveiled a voice recognition application for the automation of order-taking…

Souper Salad execs look to rebuild brand

June 15, 2009

Souper Salad has struggled for about six years to rebuild the success the brand saw in its early years. A low point for the company came last summer when the…

How to use the mobile Web

Tips and tools for extending your restaurants' mobile marketing reach.

Smashburger to open in Grand Junction, San Antonio

June 14, 2009

DENVER — Smashburger has announced it has two Founders Club franchisees opening the company's first franchise stores in the coming weeks.   The first franchise…

Wingstop, Feeding America partner to fight hunger

June 14, 2009

DALLAS — Wingstop restaurants across the country are joining a national campaign with Feeding America to support the organization's mission to feed America's…

U.S. ad spend down 14.2% in Q1 2009

June 11, 2009

NEW YORK — Total measured advertising expenditures in the opening quarter of 2009 plunged 14.2 percent versus a year ago, to $30.18 billion, according to data…

Noodles & Company opens Calif. locations

June 11, 2009

ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Noodles & Company has announced it will open its first restaurant in Roseville, Calif., on June 19 at 11 a.m. The new restaurant will…

El Pollo Loco airs beef with KFC's grilled chicken

June 11, 2009

Orange County Register: El Pollo Loco is waging another attack on KFC's new grilled chicken. This time, the Costa Mesa-based chain is challenging the integrity…

U.S. senators craft compromise national menu labeling bill

June 10, 2009

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate supporters of competing menu-labeling legislation have come up with a compromise bill that has the support of the National Restaurant…

Jamba Juice named top healthy option in Zagat survey

June 10, 2009

EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Jamba Juice was recently named the No. 1 healthy option in the Quick Refreshment category in Zagat's 2009 Fast Food Survey. Jamba had the…