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Port City Java makes top new franchise list
February 4, 2008
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Entrepreneur magazine has listed Port City Java in the Top 50 New Franchises for the second consecutive year, the company has announced.
read nowNothing but Noodles collects for National Canned Food Month
February 4, 2008
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Participating Nothing but Noodles restaurants throughout the country are celebrating National Canned Food Month by offering a…
read nowStarbucks comps increase 1%
February 4, 2008
SEATTLE — Starbucks Corp. has reported a 1-percent consolidated same-store sales increase for the company's first quarter, ended Dec. 30, 2007. The increase…
read nowSaladworks signs with real-estate broker
February 3, 2008
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Saladworks has signed Site Development Incorporated as its exclusive real-estate broker for the chain's targeted growth areas, the company…
read nowEllianos selects first HeroFran franchisee
February 3, 2008
LAKE CITY, Fla. — Ellianos Coffee Company welcomes Catherine Tune to the franchise family, as the first franchisee selected under the new HeroFran program.
read nowMiss. bill: No service for obese
February 3, 2008
(Miss.) Sun Herald: House Bill 282 would prohibit restaurants in Mississippi — which has been ranked as the most obese state — from serving food to people who…
read nowCorner Bakery Cafe inks Ariz. deal
January 31, 2008
LAKEWOOD, Calif. — Corner Bakery Cafe has signed a franchise agreement with Phoenix-based Roland Spongberg and WKS Bakery Cafe Inc. to develop 15 Corner…
read nowPanda Express to ring in Chinese New Year
January 31, 2008
ROSEMEAD, Calif. — Panda Express associates will host Chinese New Year celebrations Feb. 7 at elementary schools in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix and San…
read nowSpicy Pickle expands with 2 corporate locations
January 31, 2008
DENVER — Spicy Pickle Franchising Inc. has announced the signing of two leases for new corporate-owned restaurant locations, both to be opened in the spring of…
read nowPanera Bread plans Ark. growth
January 31, 2008
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. — Panera Bread has announced a new agreement with Oklahoma City Bakery Inc. to develop bakery-cafés in the Little Rock, Ark., area.
read nowTop QSR ads driven by health, humor
January 30, 2008
BOSTON — Communications & Brand Analytics, a Phoenix Marketing International practice, has announced that Subway received the highest marks in Phoenix's…
read nowMad Greens opens in Fort Collins
January 30, 2008
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Mad Greens Inspired Eats has opened its newest location, which is in Fort Collins, Colo., the company has announced. Grand-opening…
read nowBruegger's celebrates 25 years
January 30, 2008
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's Enterprises Inc. will celebrate its 25th anniversary in February 2008. The company started in 1983 in Troy, N.Y., where original…
read nowChipotle promotes two, restructures
January 30, 2008
DENVER — Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has announced the promotion of two executives to officer positions. Effective March 1, Rex Jones becomes chief development…
read nowStarbucks to release Simon & Garfunkel CD
January 29, 2008
Billboard: The Simon & Garfunkel live album, originally due in September 2007 via Columbia/Legacy, has been revived as a Starbucks exclusive, beginning…
read nowWingstop to showcase at Super Bowl event
January 29, 2008
DALLAS — Wingstop will have a team at the Super Bowl this weekend in hopes of adding more former NFL players to its franchise rosters. The company is a title…
read nowHernandez named Daphne's Greek Cafe VP of operations
January 28, 2008
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Daphne's Greek Cafe has named Greg Hernandez vice president of operations, the company has announced. Hernandez will be responsible for…
read nowBuffalo Wild Wings to conduct earnings webcast
January 28, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. has announced that it will conduct a conference call to discuss its fourth-quarter 2007 results at 4 p.m. (CST) Feb. 12…
read nowEx-CEO of Starbucks receives $1.25 million
January 28, 2008
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Jim Donald, former chief executive of Starbucks Corp., will receive a $1.25 million severance payment. He also agreed not to…
read nowSubway files suit against Quiznos
January 28, 2008
International Herald Tribune: Subway franchisor Doctor's Associates has filed a suit against Quiznos and iFilm over the "Quiznos vs. Subway TV Ad Challenge,…
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