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Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo kicks off
August 22, 2008
LOS ANGELES — The Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo opened Aug. 23 at 10 a.m. Pacific time in Los Angeles. Held in the Los Angeles Convention Center…
read nowMass. lawmaker seeks statewide trans-fat ban
August 21, 2008
The Boston Globe: The Massachusetts public health commissioner has responded enthusiastically to a lawmaker's request that his agency impose a statewide ban on…
read nowSnappy Salads to serve all-natural soda
August 21, 2008
DALLAS — Dallas-based salad concept Snappy Salads has announced that it is now carrying all-natural soft drinks sweetened with cane sugar by Boylan, in an…
read nowSchlotzsky's intros chicken sandwich trio
August 21, 2008
AUSTIN — Schlotzsky's has announced the menu addition of its Hip Chick Trio, slated to debut at participating locations now through Nov. 16. The new chicken…
read nowCamille's rolls out smoothie line
August 21, 2008
TULSA, Okla. — Camille's Sidewalk Café has announced the immediate rollout of its new low-cal smoothie drink creation, the Slim Smoothie, available in…
read nowIndependents no longer fear Starbucks
August 20, 2008
Seattle Times: Independent coffee shops often thrive when a Starbucks is nearby. According to research firm Mintel, independent and small-chain coffeehouses…
read nowCalifornia Tortilla donates to Make-A-Wish
August 20, 2008
ROCKVILLE, Md. — East Coast fast casual chain California Tortilla has donated 4,000 Kids' Meals, valued at $20,000, to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the…
read nowTexas operator signs with Einstein Noah
August 20, 2008
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Einstein Noah Restaurant Group has signed a multiunit development agreement with restaurateur Charles Loflin to franchise Einstein Bros.
read nowRecipes for Restaurateurs marketing guide debuts
August 20, 2008
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Duke Marketing Publishing has announced the debut of "Four Star Restaurant Marketing Cookbook-Recipes for Restaurateurs," a comprehensive…
read nowSalsarita's names SVP of marketing and operations
August 20, 2008
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Salsarita's Inc. has named Charles Bruce as its new senior vice president of marketing and operations, effective immediately. Bruce has…
read nowSalmonella outbreak may have had warning signs
August 20, 2008
KXAN (Austin, Texas): An Associated Press review of Food and Drug Administration records has found there was a warning sign ahead of the recent salmonella…
read nowR&I names top Consumers' Choice chains
August 19, 2008
CHICAGO — Restaurants & Institutions has announced the winners of its 28th annual Consumers' Choice in Chains study. The award winners are selected by a…
read nowNPD: Breakfast drives foodservice industry in China
August 19, 2008
CHICAGO — Market research firm The NPD Group has found in a study that breakfast is the foodservice industry driver in the People's Republic of China. Half of…
read nowBear Rock founder out as CEO
August 19, 2008
Triangle Business Journal: Gary Bryant, the founder and CEO of Bear Rock Cafe, has resigned as the company's chief executive officer. The company, which was…
read nowStarbucks, Pepsi and Unilever partner to grow Tazo Tea
August 19, 2008
SEATTLE — Starbucks Coffee Co., PepsiCo Inc. and Unilever have jointly announced a licensing agreement for the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of…
read nowTropical Smoothie Cafe to launch holiday flavors
August 19, 2008
DESTIN, Fla. — Tropical Smoothie Cafe will launch two new holiday smoothies, available at all Tropical Smoothie locations between Nov. 2 and Dec. 27, 2008. …
read nowQuiznos moves forward with international expansion
August 19, 2008
DENVER — Quiznos has announced that it will significantly expand its international restaurant operations with signed agreements in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. In…
read nowPJ's Coffee marks 30-year anniversary
August 19, 2008
NEW ORLEANS — PJ's Coffee of New Orleans is celebrating its 30-year anniversary Sept. 3, 2008, with the giveaway of free iced coffee and hot drip coffee from …
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NRA 2008: Organic trends
Fast Casual editor Valerie Killifer discusses the various organic & green trends found at the 2008 National Restaurant Association show.
watch nowZpizza signs Colo. expansion deal
August 18, 2008
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Zpizza, the Southern Calif.-based gourmet pizza chain, has signed a multiunit development deal with Jeffrey and Kristin Peterson to…
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