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Starbucks cuts 600 positions
February 21, 2008
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Starbucks Corp. has laid off 220 employees nationwide — about 73 of them in Seattle — and will allow another 380 planned or current…
read nowVirginia Barbeque, Business Advisers Int'l partner
February 21, 2008
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Barbeque founder Rick Ivey has selected Business Advisers International BAI as a partner to provide business coaching and advisory…
read nowRadiant Systems partners with Jason's Deli
February 20, 2008
ATLANTA — Radiant Systems Inc. has announced that Deli Management Inc., owner and operator of Jason's Deli restaurants, has selected its point-of-sale…
read nowSpicy Pickle to enter Fla., Okla. and N.Y.
February 20, 2008
DENVER — Spicy Pickle has announced five of its franchisees recently signed leases for new locations.
read nowQ&A with Buffalo Wild Wings' Kathy Benning
February 19, 2008
The Buffalo Wild Wings' senior VP of marketing and brand development dishes about the chains growth strategy and overcoming obstacles.
read nowMarble Slab celebrates 25 years
February 19, 2008
NEW YORK — In celebration of its 25-year anniversary, Marble Slab has introduced a line of nonfat and no-sugar-added frozen yogurts, announced parent…
read nowExtreme Pita, Cellfire partner for mobile-coupon promo
February 19, 2008
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Cellfire Inc. has announced its national mobile-coupon campaign for Extreme Pita to provide consumer discounts at 27 locations across the…
read nowWingstop sets '07 franchise-sales record
February 19, 2008
DALLAS — Wingstop had a record year for franchise sales in 2007, closing agreements on 145 stores, the company has announced. The 145 stores include…
read nowBurgers-N-Cream inks first franchise deal
February 19, 2008
METROPOLIS, Ill. — Burgers-N-Cream Franchising International Inc. has signed its first franchise agreement for a location in Cool Springs, Tenn., the company…
read nowOrganic To Go closes $10 million placement
February 19, 2008
SEATTLE — Organic To Go has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to close a $10 million equity private placement made by Inventages Venture…
read nowBeef recall largest in U.S. history
February 18, 2008
Los Angeles Times: The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the largest beef recall in its history Feb. 17, calling for the destruction of 143 million…
read nowDaphne's intros FireFeta at Costco
February 18, 2008
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Daphne's Greek Cafe has partenered with Costco Warehouses to sell its brand of FireFeta topping and spread, available for a limited time.…
read nowTropical Smoothie launches 'supercharged' menu
February 18, 2008
DESTIN, Fla. — Tropical Smoothie Café has introduced its new menu category of Supercharged Smoothies that contain pomegranate, goji and acai at all 250-plus…
read nowLa Salsa, Baja Fresh name franchisees of '07
February 18, 2008
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — La Salsa Mexican Grill has named Odette Valles as La Salsa Franchisee of the Year for 2007. Valles was the first La Salsa franchisee…
read nowStarbucks opens 100th Malaysian outlet
February 18, 2008
The Star (Malaysia): Berjaya Starbucks Coffee Company Sdn Bhd has opened its 100th Starbucks location in Malaysia, and plans to open another five to six…
read nowCalifornia Tortilla plans leap-year promotion
February 18, 2008
ROCKVILLE, Md. — California Tortilla has announced it will give a free side order of tortilla chips and queso to customers who order an entrée Feb. 29 while…
read nowChipotle goes all-natural in Minn. restaurants
February 17, 2008
DENVER — Chipotle Mexican Grill has announced that it is serving naturally raised beef in all 44 of its Minnesota restaurants. All of Chipotle's naturally…
read nowSite sends restaurant nutrition data by text
February 17, 2008
The Press of Atlantic City: Diet.com recently launched Nutrition on the Go, a text-messaging service that lets consumers check out the calories, carbs and fat…
read nowCaribou Coffee reports flat comps growth
February 17, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee Company Inc. has reported flat comparable-store sales growth for the company's fourth quarter ended Dec. 30, 2007. Franchised…
read nowFOCUS Brands announces international developments
February 14, 2008
ATLANTA — FOCUS Brands Inc. has announced the opening of several Schlotzsky's locations in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, South Africa and Jordan, set to take place…
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