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Au Bon Pain to be acquired by LNK
January 16, 2008
Au Bon Pain and LNK Partners, a private equity firm focused on the consumer/retail sector, have entered into an agreement under which LNK will partner with…
read nowQuiznos intros 200-calorie Sammies
January 15, 2008
DENVER — Quiznos has introduced 200-calorie, gourmet flatbread Sammies, further expanding its low-calorie menu. At $2 each, the 200-calorie sandwiches come in…
read nowOrganic To Go reports 60% Q4 revenue increase
January 15, 2008
SEATTLE — Organic To Go has reported preliminary unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2007. Revenues for the quarter increased…
read nowStarbucks becomes part of Beatles Story
January 15, 2008
LIVERPOOL, England — Starbucks Coffee Company (U.K.) Ltd. has entered an agreement with The Beatles Story to open a 2,500-square-foot location inside The…
read nowFazoli's launches 'Aaaahtalian Deal Days'
January 15, 2008
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Fazoli's has launched its "Aaaahtalian Deal Days," every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, the company has announced. Monday Meatball Madness…
read nowUFood Grill partners with George Foreman
January 15, 2008
BOSTON — UFood Restaurant Group Inc. has announced that former world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman has agreed to become spokesman for the UFood…
read nowTropical Smoothie, Warner Bros. partner
January 14, 2008
DESTIN, Fla. — Tropical Smoothie Café will build support through Feb. 16, 2008, for the theatrical release of Warner Bros. Pictures' new comedy "Fool's…
read nowSweet Peppers Deli signs Ga., Tenn. franchise agreement
January 14, 2008
COLUMBUS, Miss. — Sweet Peppers Deli has announced its plans to open multiple locations in Tennessee and Georgia, with the first location slated to open in…
read nowRobert Grimes joins ONOSYS' Board of Advisors
January 14, 2008
CLEVELAND — ONOSYS Online Ordering has announced the addition of Robert N. Grimes to its Board of Advisors. Grimes has worked for more than 25 years in the…
read nowPinkberry adds coffee yogurt
January 14, 2008
LOS ANGELES — Pinkberry is celebrating its third anniversary with the launch of coffee frozen yogurt, the company has announced. The new flavor is available…
read nowSofi's Crepes to franchise
January 14, 2008
BALTIMORE — Sofi's Crepes developer Ann Costlow has announced plans to franchise the Baltimore-based creperie with the help of franchise consulting firm…
read nowAir Canada Centre, SCA Tissue partner
January 13, 2008
NEENAH, Wis. — Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment has announced a multiyear agreement that makes SCA Tissue North America the exclusive sanitary paper…
read nowFranchising Concepts backs new fast casual
January 13, 2008
ROSWELL, Ga. — Franchising Concepts, led by chief executive Mike Lassiter, has invested 42 percent ownership with the founders of Justix, a fast-casual…
read nowSpicy Pickle heads to Windy City
January 13, 2008
DENVER — Spicy Pickle has announced the sale of a multiunit restaurant agreement to develop locations in the greater Chicago metropolitan area, increasing the…
read nowNestlé continues Sjora launch
January 13, 2008
GLENDALE, Calif. — Nestlé FoodServices has launched its new Sjora beverage, made with 10 percent milk and 5 percent juice, to help restaurant operators…
read nowCaribou CFO resigns
January 10, 2008
Caribou Coffee Company Inc.'s chief financial officer George Mileusnic has resigned to "pursue other interests," less than two months after the resignation…
read nowVapiano signs first Fla. location
January 10, 2008
FORT MEYERS, Fla. — Vapiano has signed its first lease in Fort Meyers, Fla., with franchisee Konrad Woest and his family, the company has announced. The…
read nowChipotle to announce 4Q and FY '07 results
January 10, 2008
DENVER — Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has announced it will host a conference call to discuss fourth-quarter and full-year 2007 financial results at 5 p.m. EST…
read nowMintel releases '08 menu trends
January 9, 2008
CHICAGO — Mintel Menu Insights, a national restaurant-tracking service, has identified eight trends sure to transform the American menu in 2008 for restaurants…
read nowUFood Grill opens in Boston's Logan airport
January 9, 2008
BOSTON — UFood Restaurant Group Inc. has announced the opening of UFood Grill at Boston Logan International Airport. The airport's newly renovated Terminal B…
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