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Jamba Inc. secures $25M line of credit
April 21, 2008
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Jamba Inc. has secured a $25 million line of credit with Wells Fargo Foothill LLC, the company announced. Jamba plans to use the funding…
read nowTropical Smoothie to partner with Camp Sunshine
April 21, 2008
DESTIN, Fla. — Tropical Smoothie Café welcomes the start of summer with its second annual National Flip Flop Day celebration. On June 21, the first 50…
read nowOhio Chipotle closes after illness outbreak
April 20, 2008
Akron Beacon Journal: The Kent city health commissioner said it was unclear whether a Chipotle Mexican Grill there would reopen today after at least 34 people…
read nowEinstein Noah opens first Einstein Bros. franchise location
April 20, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The first Einstein Bros. Bagels franchised location was opened April 17 by Jacksonville, Fla., entrepreneur Mohammed Chaudhry, owner of MC…
read nowMcAlister's president receives IFMA award
April 17, 2008
RIDGELAND, Miss. — The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) has awarded the 2008 Silver Plate in the Chain Full Service category to Phil…
read nowFishbowl partners with state rest. assocs.
April 17, 2008
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Online-marketing solutions provider Fishbowl has partnered withMaine, New Hampshire and New Jersey state restaurant associations, making the…
read nowPinkberry earns live and active culture seal
April 17, 2008
LOS ANGELES — Pinkberry has announced that the National Yogurt Association has approved the use of the Live and Active Culture Seal on its frozen yogurt. The…
read nowMcDonald's CEO to keynote 2008 NRA Show
April 16, 2008
CHICAGO — McDonald's Corp. vice chairman and chief executive officer Jim Skinner will deliver the keynote address at the 2008 National Restaurant Association…
read nowCourts uphold N.Y. menu labeling law
April 16, 2008
Newsday: A federal judge upheld a New York regulation requiring large chain restaurants to post calorie and other nutritional information on menus and menu…
read nowFroots Smoothies signs Fla., Calif., expansion deal
April 16, 2008
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Froots Smoothies, the South Florida-based smoothie and gourmet wrap chain, has annouced it has signed exclusive franchise deals that will…
read nowSpicy Pickle comps increase 5%
April 16, 2008
DENVER — Spicy Pickle's first quarter 2008 same-store sales increased nearly 5 percent compared with the first quarter of 2007, the company announced. The…
read nowJamba turnaround not without challenges
April 16, 2008
The Wall Street Journal: Jamba Inc.'s journey to simplify "healthy living" could be a lumpy ride. Competition in fruit-and-dairy drinks is intensifying…
read nowSpreading the word
by Julie Sturgeon — independent journalist, CEOEditor, Inc.
April 16, 2008
How to win at the PR game without losing your shirt.
read nowQ&A: Panda Express founders
by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance
April 16, 2008
Panda Express founders Andrew and Peggy Cherng talk continued growth, start-up success.
read nowPJs Coffee intros yerba maté
April 15, 2008
ATLANTA — PJ's Coffee of New Orleans has announced the introduction of yerba maté in its coffeehouses, now featured in PJ's Energy Latte for a limited time. …
read nowFirehouse Subs to add 26 Fla. locations
April 15, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Firehouse Subs has announced plans for its expansion into Miami-Dade County and as far south as Key West. The introduction of the…
read nowElevation Burger set for East Coast expansion
April 14, 2008
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Elevation Burger has announced it has signed three multiunit franchising deals to bring new units to New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and the…
read nowN.Y. restaurants post calorie counts
April 14, 2008
AM New York: Chain restaurants in New York now have until Monday to begin posting the calorie counts of their dishes on menu boards. However, restaurants such…
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