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Subway 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,…
read nowPanera inks Md. expansion deal
January 28, 2008
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. — Panera Bread has announced an agreement with Lemek LLC to develop new bakery-cafés in Maryland. Under conditions of the new…
read nowFreshBerry opens in Tulsa
January 27, 2008
TULSA, Okla. — David Rutkauskas, founder and CEO of Beautiful Brands International, has announced the opening of the new FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt Cafe — BBI's…
read nowCulinary art auction to benefit City Harvest
January 27, 2008
NORWALK, Conn. — The International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York, March 9–11, 2008, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, has announced a…
read nowNCR intros contactless, mobile payment solutions
January 27, 2008
DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp., in partnership with ViVOtech, has introduced a suite of contactless-payment terminals for the point of sale (POS). The solutions…
read nowClass action filed against Panera
January 27, 2008
SAN DIEGO — The law firm of Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP has announced that a class action has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the…
read nowSubway survey: Americans want healthy Super Bowl options
January 24, 2008
MILFORD, Conn. — Subway restaurants has found in a recently released survey that although Super Bowl Sunday ranks as the year's third-highest day of…
read nowBruegger's Q4, FY '07 comps, revenue increase
January 24, 2008
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's Enterprises Inc. has announced that fourth-quarter revenue for comparable sales grew 4.5 percent at company locations and 3.…
read nowBlog: Does fast casual exist?
January 23, 2008
A blog on gothamist.com has asked, "Does 'fast-casual' even exist?" referring to a recent article in the New York Times discussing the popularity of the…
read nowZpizza signs L.A. multiunit franchise deal
January 23, 2008
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Gourmet pizza chain Zpizza has signed a multiunit franchise agreement with N.N.T Enterprises Inc. to build three stores in the West…
read nowDeVito/Verdi named Chipotle agency of record
January 23, 2008
DENVER — Chipotle Mexican Grill has named New York-based DeVito/Verdi its advertising agency of record, the company has announced. The agency has been named…
read nowPanera Bread adds to board
January 23, 2008
St. Louis Business Journal: Panera Bread Co. has appointed W. Austin Ligon and Charles Chapman III to its board of directors, the company said Jan. 22. Ligon…
read nowTechnomic lowers restaurant industry forecast
January 22, 2008
CHICAGO — Citing a larger-than-expected slowdown in discretionary consumer spending, foodservice consultancy Technomic Information Services revised its 200…
read nowStarbucks to test $1 coffee
January 22, 2008
Reuters: Starbucks Corp. is testing $1 coffees and free refills at its Seattle-based locations, The Wall Street Journal has reported. Starbucks charges around…
read nowSweet Peppers Deli expands in Miss., Ala. markets
January 22, 2008
COLUMBUS, Miss. — Ken and Brittany West, husband-and-wife team of Wild West Delis, announced plans to open their first Sweet Peppers Deli in Laurel, Miss., in…
read nowNothing but Noodles heads to N.Y.
January 22, 2008
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nothing but Noodles has announced it will enter the central New York market in 2008. Syracuse, N.Y.-based Fresh Concept Group LLC recently…
read nowSurvey: 85% of consumers eat burgers monthly
January 21, 2008
CHICAGO — In a recent survey of 1,200 U.S. consumers by foodservice consultancy Technomic Information Services, 85 percent of respondents said they eat…
read nowConey Beach makes waves in Texas, N.M.
January 21, 2008
TULSA, Okla. — Beautiful Brands International, parent company of Coney Beach, has announced an agreement to expand the brand into parts of Texas and New…
read nowStarbucks to open first Czech location
January 20, 2008
NewsFinancial: Starbucks Coffee Company and its joint venture partner, AmRest Holdings N.V., will open its first coffeehouse in Prague, Czech Republic, Jan.
read nowFreebirds flocks to Norman, Okla.
January 20, 2008
NORMAN, Okla. — Freebirds World Burrito will open its first Oklahoma location Jan. 21 in Norman's historic retail, dining and entertainment district. To kick…
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