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Qdoba same-store sales increase 14 percent in Q1
February 18, 2015
Qdoba Mexican Grill reported a 14 percent same –store sales increase system-wide in Q1 2015, with a 12.9 percent increase for company-owned stores and a 15.…
read nowSalata adds LeBoeuf to R&D team
February 18, 2015
Claire LeBoeuf will support Salata Director of Product Development David Laborde. Her primary responsibilities include new product development, nutritional…
read nowBurger 21's 'B Charitable' initiative nets $127,000 in contributions
February 18, 2015
Burger 21 donates 10 percent of its restaurants' sales to schools and local charities on the 21st of each month to support the communities in which it operates.
read nowSaladworks files for Chapter 11
February 18, 2015
Pennsylvania-based Saladworks LLC announced it has filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
read nowLettuce Entertain You selects Paytronix as its loyalty partner
February 18, 2015
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises (LEYE) has moved its 25-year-old Frequent Diner Club loyalty program to the Paytronix Rewards platform.
read nowTop 100: Restaurants - Giardino
February 18, 2015
Giardino makes the top 25 of this year's Top 100: Movers & Shakers.
read nowNative Foods Cafe appoints new CEO
February 17, 2015
Craig Grimes, who has served on the company's board of directors since April 2012, will succeed Daniel Dolan and assume responsibilities effective immediately.
read nowWayback Burgers franchisor teaming up with Uncle Willie's BBQ
February 17, 2015
Jake's Franchising LLC hopes to take Uncle Willie's BBQ nationwide starting in April.
read nowShake Shack set to enter Japan in 2016
February 17, 2015
Shake Shack will partner with SAZABY LEAGUE Ltd., which plans to open ten units in Japan through 2020.
read nowFuddruckers, Luby's set to open first co-branded location outside Texas
February 17, 2015
Luby's Inc. will open a dual concept location incorporating its Luby's cafeteria and Fuddruckers fast casual better burger restaurant at 5471 I-55 North in…
read nowSeveral fast casual brands land a spot on Parents' healthy kids menu list
February 17, 2015
Fast casual chains snagged nine of 20 spots on Parents' Best Kids-Menu Dishes list.
read nowTop 100: Restaurants - Blue Lemon
February 17, 2015
Blue Lemon ranks number 26 on this year's Top 100: Movers & Shakers.
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Stutz ready to gear up growth for McAlister's
by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group
McAlister's Deli plans to add 30 new locations in 2015, and Carin Stutz, its new president, would like to step up the pace even more.
read nowUncle Maddio's expands in South Carolina
February 16, 2015
Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint opened its first Charleston, South Carolina-area restaurant in Mount Pleasant.
read nowPie Five elects new 'President of Pizza'
February 16, 2015
Pie Five, a fast casual pizza brand, swore in its new President of Pizza to office, Hunter Todd of Franklin, Tennessee, according to a company release.
read nowRave Restaurant Group release Q2 financial results
February 16, 2015
Rave Restaurant Group Inc., parent company of Pizza Inn and Pie Five Pizza, reported financial results for Q2 2015 ended Dec. 28.
read nowFazoli's posts 13.6 percent same store sales increase for January
February 16, 2015
Fazoli's franchisees and company units posted a combined 13.6 percent same-store sales increase in January – more than double that of their quick-service…
read now'Tea Business Boot Camp' offered in advance of World Tea Expo 2015
February 16, 2015
A Tea Business Boot Camp (TBBC) will be held in advance of the World Tea Expo 2015, from May 4 – 5 in Long Beach, California at the Long Beach Convention…
read nowCensus Bureau releases hospitality industry data for Colorado, Hawaii
February 16, 2015
This release is the first for the accommodation and food services sector and covers Colorado and Hawaii.
read nowE la Carte named one of Fast Company's World's 50 Most Innovative Companies
February 16, 2015
E la Carte announced it has been named by Fast Company as one of the magazine's World's 50 Most Innovative Companies for 2015.
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