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Taco Cabana, Pollo Tropical sign multi-year deal with Coca-Cola
February 4, 2014
Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc., parent company of Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana, has announced a multi-year product and marketing agreement with The Coca-Cola…
read nowBruegger's celebrating birthday with free bagels
February 4, 2014
Bruegger's Bagels will celebrate National Bagel Day and its birthday Thursday with its third annual Three Free Bagel Day. From opening through 11 a.m., guests…
read nowGRILLiT sales increase with intro of organic, grass-fed beef
February 4, 2014
GRILLiT Inc. today announced that it has added Gaucho Ranch steaks to the menu as a result of a supply agreement with Natura Foods, the exclusive distributor…
read nowBig Smoke Burger serving Olympic-inspired burger
February 4, 2014
Big Smoke Burger is wrapped up in the Olympic festivities and is serving the Sochi Burger in its Greater Toronto Area and Denver locations, according to a…
read nowSalsarita's going big in Texas
February 4, 2014
Salsarita's Fresh Cantina is expanding its presence in Texas thanks to a new multi-unit development agreement with Barton & Agha, LLC for North Texas…
read nowPinkberry giving freebies to celebrate National Fro Yo Day
February 4, 2014
Pinkberry will celebrate National Frozen Yogurt Day by giving customers a free small Pinkberry frozen yogurt with toppings of their choosing when they 'like…
read nowCaliburger coming to America
February 3, 2014
CaliBurger announced today that it has completed additional equity financing from two U.S.-based venture capital groups. The capital will be used to establish…
read nowCowboy Chicken continues West Texas expansion
February 3, 2014
Cowboy Chicken has signed its newest franchisee, Cowboy C West Texas LLC. The five-store development agreement will expand the Cowboy Chicken brand to West…
read nowOrange Leaf teams up with Ghirardelli
February 3, 2014
Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt and Ghirardelli Chocolate have teamed up to give two people a free trip to the Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival in San Francisco. The…
read nowNoodle Box launches Sweet Chilli Prawns
February 3, 2014
To celebrate Chinese New Year, Noodle Box has launched a new dish — Sweet Chilli Prawns — according to a company press release.
read nowTaco Republic Truck launches video series
February 3, 2014
Kansas City, Mo.'s Taco Republic and the Taco Republic Truck have undertaken a video project highlighting the recent exploits of a local taco lover named "Taco…
read nowTogo's ends 2013 with 48 franchise agreements
February 3, 2014
Togo's Eateries Inc. announced today it signed 48 new franchise agreements in 2013, to develop new restaurants throughout Colorado, Arizona, California…
read nowUncle Maddio's to mark Colorado debut
February 3, 2014
Uncle Maddio's has signed a deal with James Smethie to open units in the Denver area, including Colorado Springs and Fort Collins.
read nowOn-premise alcohol sales up modestly after five years of declines
February 3, 2014
Just as the overall economy has been slowly stabilizing, so has the on-premise alcohol segment. After almost five years of steep declines, 2012 marked the…
read nowChili debuts at Salsarita's
February 3, 2014
Salsarita's has added chili to its menu for a limited-time only.
read nowNewk's on growth mission
February 3, 2014
Newk's Eatery, which began as a small, locally owned sandwich shop in the college town of Oxford, Miss., has grown to 66 units across 13 states, according to a…
read nowNRA chief lands spot on 'Most Powerful People in Food' list
January 31, 2014
The National Restaurant Association's President and CEO Dawn Sweeney has been named one of 2014's "Most Powerful People in Food" by The Daily Meal. Sweeney was…
read nowSeveral fast casuals named to list of Top 10 limited-service chains
January 31, 2014
A new report published this week ranked the Top 10 limited-service chains, and several fast casual brands made the cut, including Café Rio, Firehouse Subs and…
read nowRestaurant operators report slightly softer sales, traffic in December
January 31, 2014
As a result of softer same-store sales and customer traffic levels, the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance Index registered a moderate…
read nowMindshare Technologies announces text analytics tool for customer comments, reviews
January 31, 2014
Mindshare Technologies, a provider of cloud-based Voice of the Customer (VoC) technologies, has announced the general availability of Comment Poster, a new…
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