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First Pie Five Pizza Co. franchise location to open this month
April 1, 2013
Pie Five Pizza Co. today announced its first franchised location is scheduled to open this month in Holladay, Utah, near Salt Lake City. It will be operated by…
read nowBoston Market making barbecue its business
April 1, 2013
After two years of research and tests, Boston Market is adding St. Louis Style Ribs to its menu. The move makes Boston Market the first national fast casual…
read nowCintas' Battle of the Bowls restroom competition is back
April 1, 2013
Cintas Corporation is now accepting nominations for its annual America’s Best Restroom Contest, where the “Top 10 places to go—when you’ve got to go” are…
read nowThe Habit expanding Utah presence
March 29, 2013
The Habit Burger Grill is opening its second Utah location this year on April 11 at Station Park in Farmington. The location, at 260 North Union Avenue, is in…
read nowPret A Manger an Operator Innovations Awards finalist
March 29, 2013
Pret a Manger's sustainability program has earned the fast casual brand a spot as a finalist for the National Restaurant Association's Operator Innovations…
read nowMean Green Cleaner gets 'meaner'
March 29, 2013
Mean Green Industrial Strength Cleaner & Degreaser has doubled the amount of Chelating Agent in its formula, a blend of biodegradable detergents, just time…
read nowAction Systems adds iPad to POS software portfolio
March 29, 2013
Action Systems Inc., makers of the Restaurant Manager Point-of-Sale System and mobile POS solutions for restaurants, has added v18 software capabilities for…
read nowNRA: RPI falls below 100, but operators 'remain optimistic about sales growth'
March 29, 2013
Due in large part to softer same-store sales and customer traffic levels, the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) slipped…
read nowGreco resigns as Sbarro CEO; replaced by former Wendy's president
March 28, 2013
Sbarro announced today that current Board Chairman J. David Karam has assumed the additional duties of CEO. He replaces Jim Greco, who resigned from the…
read nowMajority Whip among NRA's Public Affairs Conference speakers
March 28, 2013
The National Restaurant Association's 27th Annual Public Affairs Conference, in Washington, D.C., April 17-18, will feature Congressman Kevin McCarthy…
read nowMOOYAH fans to create new burger
March 28, 2013
MOOYAH is calling on its guests and social media fans to create the brand's next featured burger. Through April 17, fans may visit the Facebook page and create…
read nowThe Big Salad to franchise globally
March 28, 2013
The Big Salad, a five-unit chain based out of Detroit, has signed an agreement with Beautiful Brands International to market and franchise its concept on a…
read nowD.C.-area la Madeleines intro dinner menu
March 28, 2013
La Madeleine Country French Café has released a French-inspired dinner menu unique to the Washington, D.C. area. The menu is available in all eight D.C. cafés…
read nowBurger joint hosting 'hands-on' contest
March 27, 2013
Bull City Burger and Brewery's marketing team has launched its latest over-the-top promo. From the same minds who developed a logo tattoo program that gets the…
read nowCaribou Coffee turning 'likes' into trees
March 27, 2013
Caribou Coffee Company Inc. is joining forces with its fans and Project 7, a manufacturer of eco-friendly products, to plant trees in April. As the first major…
read nowPanera adds 'pay-what-you want' chili to St. Louis menus
March 27, 2013
Three years after Panera Bread launched its Panera Cares cafe, where patrons pay what they can afford, the chain is rolling out a smaller version of the…
read nowReport: Restaurant sector boosts franchise growth
March 27, 2013
The International Franchise Association released its updated 2013 forecast today, which predicts that franchise businesses will continue to grow at a slightly…
read nowPie Five and Pizza Inn exec to talk new brand integration
March 27, 2013
Pizza Inn Holdings Inc.'s senior vice president and chief development officer Madison Jobe will speak Thursday at the 2013 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference…
read nowCaliburger to franchise in Kuwait, Iraq
March 27, 2013
CaliBurger announced this week that it has signed a franchise agreement to begin opening CaliBurger restaurants in Kuwait and Iraq. The franchisee, Ali Hashem…
read nowBurger 21 carrying out expansion plans in Florida
March 27, 2013
Burger 21 announced this week the signing of two new multi-unit franchise agreements in Florida. Seven new restaurants will be developed over the next several…
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