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Cold Stone franchisees struggling despite changes
December 25, 2007
Blue MauMau: Cold Stone Creamery locations in Athens, Ga.; Loveland, Colo.; Tallahassee, Fla.; and three cities in Connecticut have closed this fall. Some…
read nowStarbucks settles suit over scalded baby
December 25, 2007
Gloucester (Mass.) Daily Times: Starbucks will pay a Massachusetts couple $70,000 to settle a lawsuit over the spilling of hot coffee on the couple's…
read nowCustomers 'pay it forward' at Wash. Starbucks
December 20, 2007
KIRO-TV: A woman who bought coffee for the customer behind her in line at a Marysville, Wash., Starbucks started a chain of people who paid the deed forward.
read nowBuffalo Wild Wings to acquire 8 restaurant locations
December 20, 2007
MINNEAPOLIS — Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire certain leases and other assets of up to eight Don Pablo's…
read nowEl Pollo Loco to post bond for appeal process
December 19, 2007
COSTA MESA, Calif. — El Pollo Loco Inc. has announced that its principal indirect shareholder, Trimaran Fund II LLC, has entered into agreements to issue a…
read nowShane's Rib Shack rolls into Vegas
December 19, 2007
ATLANTA — Shane's Rib Shack has announced its first location in Las Vegas, set to open in December. In just five years, the barbecue concept has expanded…
read nowStarbucks heads into Portugal, Bulgaria
December 19, 2007
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Starbucks Corp. plans to open its first stores in Bulgaria and Portugal next year, working with partners in Greece and Spain that…
read nowPETA challenges Chipotle chicken suppliers
December 19, 2007
The Associated Press: Animal-rights group PETA has submitted a shareholder resolution asking Chipotle Mexican Grill to buy more from suppliers that use what it…
read nowCuppy's Coffee sees year of growth in '07
December 18, 2007
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — Cuppy's Coffee, Smoothies & More Inc. has announced a record year of growth in 2007 marked by the opening of 33 stores and signed…
read nowSalad Creations receives Entrepreneur honor
December 18, 2007
MARGATE, Fla. — Salad Creations was named the No. 1 salad-only franchise in Entrepreneur Magazine's "2008 Franchise 500" ranking, appearing in the January…
read nowPanda Express receives best people practices award
December 17, 2007
ROSEMEAD, Calif. — Panda Express has announced it is the 2007 winner of the Best People Practices Award given by People Report, a provider of human resource…
read nowFranktitude expands menu offerings
December 17, 2007
MIAMI — Miami-based Franktitude has unveiled a new menu that includes create-your-own salads, a line of sandwiches, wraps and panini, and an array of new…
read nowSpicy Pickle opens first Ariz. location
December 17, 2007
DENVER — Spicy Pickle has announced two new restaurant openings in Arizona and Nevada, marking the 34th and 35th store in the chain and the first Spicy Pickle…
read nowPanera shareholder asks for operational change
December 16, 2007
Yahoo Finance: California-based Shamrock Activist Value Fund LP, partially controlled by family members of entertainment pioneer Walt Disney, issued a list of…
read nowDagwood's lays off corporate employees
December 16, 2007
The Tampa Tribune: The Dagwood's Sandwich Shoppe chain has laid off the bulk of its corporate headquarters employees and allegedly has closed its Florida-based…
read nowBoneheads adds lobster, sea bass menu items
December 16, 2007
ATLANTA — Boneheads Grilled Fish & Piri Piri Chicken has introduced four limited-time seafood entrées: Fire Grilled Chilean Sea Bass, Lobster Salad…
read nowNew Zealand Starbucks catches holiday spirit
December 16, 2007
The New Zealand Herald: Starbucks locations in New Zealand have launched a marketing campaign with a simple premise — attach a fake coffee cup to the top of a…
read nowStarbucks employee 'feels the noise'
December 13, 2007
Reuters: A former Starbucks barista with an ear condition is suing the company for $4 million because she says changes to the Manhattan coffee shop where she…
read nowPanera stock dips after president resigns
December 13, 2007
The Associated Press: Shares of Panera Bread Co. declined Dec. 12 following president Neal Yanofsky's resignation. His resignation is effective Jan. 4.
read nowHurricane Grill opens in Vero Beach
December 13, 2007
VERO BEACH, Fla. — Hurricane Grill & Wings will open its latest location in Vero Beach, Fla., the company has announced. The new location will feature…
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