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Sandella's to open five Texas units
July 15, 2008
WEST REDDING, Conn. — Sandella's Flatbread has closed a multiunit franchising deal with Gourmet Ventures to bring five new restaurants to Houston. The first…
read nowOrganic To Go continues Washington, D.C., expansion
July 15, 2008
SEATTLE — Organic To Go has acquired the Marvelous Market café at 4832 Bethesda Ave. in Bethesda, Md. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Marvelous…
read nowStarbucks launches Vivanno beverage line
July 15, 2008
SEATTLE — Starbucks Coffee Co. has introduced Vivanno Nourishing Blends at Starbucks stores across the U.S. and Canada. The 16-ounce Orange Mango Banana and…
read nowBuffalo Wild Wings to host Q2 Webcast
July 14, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. will conduct a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2008 results July 29, 2008, at 4 p.m. Central Daylight…
read nowAu Bon Pain heads into India
July 14, 2008
Boston — Au Bon Pain will add a total of 100 units over the next two years to the chain through expansion into India.
read nowDaphne's Greek Cafe plans Wash. expansion
July 14, 2008
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Daphne's Greek Cafe has announced plans to expand the company's chain of restaurants to Washington with the opening of two locations there.
read nowMaui Wowi to open in Turkey
July 14, 2008
DENVER — Maui Wowi Hawaiian has announced it has signed a master franchise agreement with ALOHA ALOHA Ltd. Co., an affiliate of TUNC Group, to bring Maui Wowi…
read nowStarbucks releases first 50 locations to close
July 14, 2008
SEATTLE — Starbucks Corp. has released a list of the first 50 retail locations set to close throughout the rest of the year and into the first half of 2009…
read nowN.C. restaurant focus of salmonella investigation
July 13, 2008
The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer: Health investigators have converged on a Charlotte, N.C.-area restaurant suspected of being a source of multiple salmonella…
read nowStarbucks to launch smoothie line
July 13, 2008
MarketWatch: Starbucks Corp. has plans to launch a new line of smoothies, set to debut in some markets as early as next week. The line, called Vivanno, will…
read nowYogen Fruz opens third Ill. location
July 13, 2008
LOMBARD, Ill. — Yogen Früz has opened its third Illinois location in the city of Lombard, the company announced. The grand opening event was held July 11-12…
read nowNexCen Brands acquires Bill Blass Couture
July 13, 2008
NEW YORK — NexCen Brands Inc. has announced that through its wholly-owned subsidiary, NexCen Fixed Asset Company LLC, it has completed a purchase agreement…
read nowPick Up Stix names VP of finance
July 13, 2008
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — Pick Up Stix restaurants has announced the promotion of Rich Fox to vice president of finance. Fox began his career with Pick Up Stix…
read nowCapriotti's plans West, Midwest expansion
July 10, 2008
LAS VEGAS — Specialty sandwich retailer Capriotti's has announced it has signed area development agreements to rapidly expand in the West, Midwest and…
read nowCalifornia Tortilla hosts Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament
July 10, 2008
ROCKVILLE, Md. — California Tortilla will host a Guinness-certified world record Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament at Merriweather Post Pavilion on July 17…
read nowWildflower Bread Co. CAO named 2008 Volunteer of the Year
July 10, 2008
PHOENIX — Wildflower Bread Co. has announced that its chief administrative officer, Alison Johnston, has been selected as the 2008 Volunteer of the Year by the…
read nowQuiznos franchisees in Pa. file class action suit
July 10, 2008
Forbes: A group of Quiznos franchisees in southwestern Pennsylvania are suing the sandwich chain, saying it promotes "grossly inflated" company profits at…
read nowQdoba, Chipotle stop serving raw jalapenos
July 10, 2008
Rocky Mountain News: Chipotle and Qdoba have announced that they have stopped serving raw versions of jalapeno peppers in their salsas, following the Centers…
read nowZaxby's opens latest Ark. location
July 10, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Ark. — Zaxby's has announced that its licensee Henry Hardee has opened the first Zaxby's restaurant in Jacksonville, Ark. The 3,195-square-foot…
read nowGreenz launches peach summer salad
July 9, 2008
DALLAS — Greenz has launched its newest addition, the Grilled Texas Peach Salad, featuring grilled Texas peaches and sweet onions. Greenz' new Texas Peach…
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