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Sandella's signs Boston expansion deal
October 28, 2008
WEST REDDING, Conn. — Sandella's Flatbread Café has closed an area development agreement with Five Mikes LLC, to bring 25 locations to the Boston metro area…
read nowPeet's net up 11 percent
October 28, 2008
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Revenues at Peet's Coffee & Tea increased 12 percent to $68.5 million for the company's third quarter ended Sept. 28, compared with…
read nowDigital Signage Today publishes interactive guide for selecting digital signage software
October 27, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Digital Signage Today, the leading daily news and information portal covering the digital signage industry, announced the availability of…
read nowChipotle beefs up online ordering
October 27, 2008
DENVER — Chipotle Mexican Grill has enhanced its online ordering system, including giving customers the ability to pay for their order online. The new system…
read nowBuffalo Wild Wings revenue up nearly 30 percent
October 27, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Same-store sales at Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants increased 6.8 percent at company-owned locations and 2.1 percent at franchised locations for…
read nowNothing but Noodles expands to Canada
October 26, 2008
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Fast casual noodle concept Nothing but Noodles has signed a deal to enter the Canadian market in 2009. Partners Suresh Patel and Sachin…
read nowJittery Joe's names operations VP
October 26, 2008
ATHENS, Ga. — Café chain operator Jittery Joe's Franchising LLC has named Kim Collins to the post of vice president of operations. Collins formerly served…
read nowStarbucks employees head to New Orleans
October 26, 2008
New Orleans Times-Picayune: Starbucks' annual leadership meeting begins today in New Orleans. The meeting, behing held outside of Seattle for the first time…
read nowRubio's rejects takeover bid
October 23, 2008
CARLSBAD, Calif. —The board of directors of Rubio's Restaurants Inc. has rejected the unsolicited acquisition proposal it recently received from Kelly Capital…
read nowFreshBerry expanding to Inland Empire of California
October 23, 2008
TULSA, Okla. — FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt Café has signed a franchise agreement that will produce at least three FreshBerry stores in the Inland Empire region…
read nowSmashburger signs East Coast franchise deal
October 22, 2008
DENVER — Fast casual burger chain Smashburger has secured its first franchisee and "Founders Club" member, Jersey City, N.J.-based Mascott Corp. The company…
read nowChipotle comps up on price increases
October 22, 2008
DENVER — Comparable-store sales at Chipotle Mexican Grill increased 3.1 percent for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, the company announced. Year-to-date comps…
read nowTraffic slump a topic for debate
October 22, 2008
Chain Leader: Consumers are pulling back spending because of the current economic situation, according to recent surveys. The reasons for the decline in the…
read nowQuiznos franchisees feel recession pain
October 21, 2008
Advertising Age: While the recession and banking crisis have hurt the entire restaurant industry, some Quiznos franchisees claim to have been…
read nowRestaurants bound to suffer from financial crisis, Technomic finds
October 21, 2008
CHICAGO -- In a recently-completed survey of consumers, Chicago-based foodservice consultants Technomic Inc. found that the financial market meltdown is likely…
read nowPanera net up 15 percent in Q3
October 21, 2008
ST. LOUIS — Comparable-store sales at Panera Bread increased 3 percent in company-owned stores and 3.5 percent in franchised stores for the quarter ended Sept.
read nowCoalition advocates uniform nutritional info
October 21, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new coalition has announced that it will support federal legislation that provides consumers with detailed nutrition information in…
read nowNY suburb delays vote on calorie count
October 20, 2008
WABC7 (New York): Lawmakers for the New York City suburb of Westchester County have postponed a vote on whether to require chain restaurants to post calorie…
read nowNC restaurant operator acquires 18 Qdoba locations
October 20, 2008
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — QCarolina Restaurants LLC has acquired 16 Qdoba Mexican Grill restaurant in North Carolina and two in Tennessee. QCarolina Restaurant…
read nowFresh City adopts ONOSYS for online ordering
October 20, 2008
NEEDHAM, Mass. — Fast casual chain Fresh City has launched a new online ordering Web site in partnership with ONOSYS Online Ordering, a provider of remote…
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