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Agency sees more regulations for foodservice ahead
December 16, 2008
Los Angeles Times: The Center for Science in the Public Interest predicts that more regulations for the food service industry may be ahead under the Obama…
read nowFirehouse Subs opens 50th location in 2008
December 15, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Firehouse Subs has opened its 50th restaurant for 2008 in Columbia, S.C. This is Judy and Charlie Divita's fourth Firehouse Subs…
read nowBeverage group decries New York obesity tax proposal
December 15, 2008
Advertising Age: The governor of New York has included a 15 percent tax on full-calorie, sugar-sweetened soft drinks, a so-called 'obesity tax,' in a list that…
read nowFroots deploys DineBlast Mobile technology solution
December 15, 2008
MARGATE, Fla. — SoftTouch LLC has announced that it has incorporated significant enhancements to its DineBlast Mobile solution, which allows take-out…
read nowRaising Cane's founder honors 'Secret Millionaire' contestant
December 15, 2008
BATON ROUGE, La. — Raising Cane's has congratulated the South Plaquemines High School Hurricanes. Coach Cyril Crutchfield, one of the recipients featured on…
read nowFast Casual conducts sustainability survey
December 15, 2008
Fast Casual magazine is inviting readers to participate in a survey looking at sustainability efforts and trends in the restaurant industry. The survey should…
read nowPapa Romano's, Mr. Pita to enter Ill., Ind. markets
December 14, 2008
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Papa Romano's Pizza and Mr. Pita have finalized an agreement to open multiple locations in Indiana and Illinois. The two chains…
read nowSandella's to expand to Alabama
December 14, 2008
WEST REDDING, Conn. — Sandella's Flatbread Café has finalized a deal with franchisee Ronald Roan to bring two units of the fast casual concept to Birmingham…
read nowTogo's names VP of branding and marketing
December 14, 2008
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Togo's Eateries Inc. has named Renae Scott as the company's new vice president of branding and marketing. Prior to joining Togo's, Scott…
read nowNational Restaurant Association names EVP
December 11, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elizabeth Johnson has joined the National Restaurant Association as executive vice president for public affairs, the organization has…
read nowMintel forecasts 2009 restaurant trends
December 11, 2008
CHICAGO — Mintel Menu Insights, which tracks U.S. restaurant menus, expects five trends to influence foodservice in 2009. Restaurants will reinvent comfort…
read nowTomato industry rebounding from salmonella scare
December 11, 2008
Bradenton (Fla.) Herald: An increase in tomato supplies since last spring has dropped prices for consumers, encouraging them to buy tomatoes. The industry was…
read nowBread & Co. in the spotlight
December 11, 2008
WKRN-TV (Nashville, Tenn.): Bakery cafe chain Bread & Co. is in the spotlight thanks to their appearance on the Top 100 Movers & Shakers list. Click…
read nowMcDonald's billboards take jab at Starbucks
December 11, 2008
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: McDonald's has erected a billboard near the Starbucks headquarters that reads, "four bucks is dumb." Another billboard reads…
read nowOrganic to Go laying off a third of staff
December 10, 2008
Puget Sound Business Journal: After the company announced a $7 million third-quarter loss, Organic to Go Food Corp. said it plans to cut its labor force by 3…
read nowNoodles & Co. adds meatballs
December 10, 2008
BROOMFIELD, Colo. -- Noodles & Co. has added a new signature dish, Spaghetti & Meatballs, to its Colorado menu, the company has announced. This marks…
read nowWingstop hits 1.5 billion wings sold
December 10, 2008
DALLAS — Chicken wing chain Wingstop has achieved two milestones as it wraps up the year. The chain has now hit 1 million wings sold per day at the same time…
read nowNRA unveils 2009 top menu trends
December 9, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new National Restaurant Association survey of more than 1,600 professional chefs — members of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) …
read nowCoffee deficit of 8 million bags projected in 2009-10
December 9, 2008
Bloomberg: World coffee consumption may outstrip production by as much as 8 million bags in 2009-10 because of the smaller crop in Brazil, the top grower…
read nowNew Zoe's Kitchen CEO outlines expansion plans
December 9, 2008
The Birmingham News: Greg Dollarhyde, new CEO of Zoe's Kitchen, plans to double the size of the 21-unit chain within 18 to 24 months. He plans to focus on new…
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