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Famous Dave's enters agreement for Texas, Okla. locations
September 23, 2007
MINNEAPOLIS — Famous Dave's has announced that Famous Ventures LP has purchased the right to franchise nine Famous Dave's Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que restaurants…
read nowNRA responds to restaurant depreciation legislation
September 20, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association has praised the introduction of a House bill aiming to address the tax code's unfairness toward…
read nowFPI releases 2007 market research study
September 20, 2007
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI) has announced that it has published its "Market Research Study on Foodservice Packaging…
read nowCosi names James F. Hyatt president and CEO
September 19, 2007
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Cosi Inc. has announced the appointment of James F. Hyatt as its president and chief executive officer. Hyatt, 51, most recently was…
read nowFirehouse Subs launches fire safety campaign
September 19, 2007
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation is calling on the public during October to help improve the life-saving capabilities of…
read nowTaco Del Mar to expand in central California
September 18, 2007
SEATTLE — Taco Del Mar soon will introduce its third Fresno location and its first restaurants in Visalia and Tulare. "People are thrilled by what they're…
read nowEinstein Bros. opens at UT
September 18, 2007
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Einstein Bros. Bagels recently opened its newest location, which is on the University of Tennessee campus. Einstein Bros. offers bagels…
read nowZpizza signs multi-unit franchise deal
September 18, 2007
Newport Beach, Calif. — Southern California-based gourmet pizza chain zpizza recently signed a franchise agreement for two stores in the Redlands and…
read nowZoup! looks to Midwest for expansion
September 17, 2007
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Zoup! Fresh Soup Company has announced it is registered to do business in Indiana and Wisconsin. "Our goal is to establish additional…
read nowWingstop to open Chicago locations
September 17, 2007
DALLAS — Wingstop has announced it has signed four franchise agreements that total 13 new locations, a move that will expand the brand throughout the Chicago…
read nowBoudin Bakery to open in Chicago
September 17, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO — Boudin Bakery has announced that the company's new fast-casual restaurant concept, Boudin SF, will open in the Chicago suburb of Lombard. …
read nowMoe's intros fajita burrito LTO
September 17, 2007
ATLANTA — Moe's Southwest Grill has launched its Fajita Burrito, available through Oct. 31, 2007. The Fajita Burrito consists of grilled onions and…
read nowTropical Smoothie Café listed on Inc. 5,000
September 17, 2007
DESTIN, Fla. — Inc. magazine has ranked Tropical Smoothie Café in the top half of its first-ever Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in…
read nowFast-casual brand group selects SpeedLine POS
September 16, 2007
LYNDEN, Wash. — Retail Brand Group has announced the company will equip all new locations of its three fast-casual franchise concepts with SpeedLine…
read nowSandella's to penetrate Florida market
September 16, 2007
WEST REDDING, Conn. — Sandella's Flatbread has announced that it has closed a multiunit franchise deal for five new restaurants in Florida. The first two are…
read nowFazoli's begins restaurant renovations
September 16, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS — Fazoli's has begun a remodeling project for 16 of its Indianapolis-area locations, the company announced in a news release. Following a…
read nowKen Green joins McAlister's as SVP of operations
September 16, 2007
RIDGELAND, Miss. — Ken Green has been named as senior vice president of operations for McAlister's Deli. Green brings more than two decades of restaurant…
read nowOrganic To Go acquires Sunflowers Cafe & Bakery
September 16, 2007
SEATTLE — Organic To Go has acquired Sunflowers Café and Bakery on La Jolla Drive in San Diego, the company has announced. The La Jolla location will be…
read nowCorner Bakery launches 'Get to Know Your Neighbor' program
September 16, 2007
DALLAS — In an effort to rekindle the lost tradition of neighborhood kindness, Corner Bakery Cafe is inviting individuals across the country to "Get to Know…
read nowStarbucks launches Ramadan Frappuccino
September 13, 2007
Dubai City Guide: Starbucks outlets in the Middle East have introduced a Date Frappuccino in celebration of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The new menu…
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