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Great Harvest to hold 70s-themed contest
August 5, 2008
New Mexico Business Journal: Great Harvest Bread Co. is holding an essay contest themed "Why I Loaved the '70s." All 220 locations throughout the country will…
read nowQdoba parent announces Q3 earnings
August 5, 2008
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box Inc., which also operates and franchises Qdoba Mexican Grill through a wholly owned subsidiary, reported a 13.3 percent drop in net…
read nowCaribou Coffee names new CEO
August 4, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee Co. Inc., the second largest U.S.-based company-owned gourmet coffeehouse operator based on the number of coffeehouses, has named…
read nowStarbucks outlines exec exit package
August 4, 2008
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Outgoing Starbucks Coffee International president Jim Alling will receive a year's salary in a lump sum, plus a year's worth of…
read nowCuppy's to move HQ to Alabama
August 4, 2008
BlueMauMau: Fort Walton Beach, Fla.-based Cuppy's Coffee will move its headquarters to Muscle Shoals, Ala., on Sept. 1, company officials announced. CEO Dale…
read nowCarrols Restaurant Group reports Q2 results
August 4, 2008
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., which operates the restaurant brands Pollo Tropical, Taco Cabana and Burger King, has announced net income was…
read nowThe Horton Group hosts food-product-recall workshop
August 4, 2008
ORLAND PARK, Ill. -- The Horton Group is hosting "Terror at the Table" -- a food product recall workshop, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, at its Waukesha, Wis.…
read nowWing restaurants take flight as economy falters
August 3, 2008
MSNBC: Less expensive dining spots like wing restaurants have become some of the nation's fastest-growing chains, according to Restaurant Business magazine.
read nowTropical Smoothie Café finds success in slow market
August 3, 2008
Florida Today: As fast-food operators continue to suffer from a sluggish economy, the Tropical Smoothie Café chain continues to grow. The Destin…
read nowRubios announces Q2 conference call
August 3, 2008
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Rubio's Restaurants Inc. has announced it will host a conference call on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss…
read nowStarbucks aims for 100 new stores in UK
August 3, 2008
The Scotsman: Starbucks is on track to achieve its target of opening 100 new UK stores in the current financial year, despite recently unveiling the first…
read nowDaphne's Greek Cafe names new VP of marketing
July 31, 2008
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Fast casual restaurant chain Daphne's Greek Cafe has announced that Lowell Petrie has joined the company as vice president of marketing.
read nowSaladworks anounces new VP hires
July 31, 2008
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Saladworks LLC has announced the addition of two new vice presidents. Tom Spadea joins Saladworks as VP of development and Kris Smith as…
read nowMultnomah County, Ore., backs menu labeling
July 31, 2008
The Oregonian: The Multnomah County, Ore., Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 July 31, 2008, to require big chain restaurants and coffee shops to list calorie…
read nowWhile Starbucks' profit drops, Peet's delivers
July 31, 2008
San Francisco Business Times: Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. earned $3 million in the second quarter ended June 29, 2008, up from a profit of $1.8 million in the…
read nowWestern Foodservice & Hospitality Expo opens in 3 weeks
July 30, 2008
NORWALK, Conn. -- With three weeks to go before the opening of the 2008 Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo, more than 300 multiunit operators have…
read nowSonoma Chicken Coop readies for East Coast expansion
July 30, 2008
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Northern Calif.-based fast casual, Sonoma Chicken Coop, has announced that it has closed a multiunit franchise deal in northern New Jersey.
read nowUFood Grill heads into Utah
July 30, 2008
BOSTON — UFood Restaurant Group Inc. has announced that its franchise developer in the Rocky Mountain states has signed a lease for a unit in Draper, Utah, a…
read nowCaribou Coffee to host Q2 earnings call
July 30, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. has announced that it will release financial results for its second quarter ended June 29, 2008, after the market…
read nowStarbucks reports Q3 net loss
July 30, 2008
SEATTLE — Starbucks Corp. has reported financial results for its third quarter ended June 29, 2008, revised its expectations for fiscal year '08 and announced…
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