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Freshii CEO gets fresh perspective from 'Undercover Boss'
February 28, 2013
Freshii founder and CEO Matthew Corrin wore a disguise and went undercover in his own Canadian franchises to learn about his employees' dedication to the brand.
read nowRestaurant sales devastated by winter storm
February 28, 2013
Boston and Connecticut restaurants were hit hard by this month's blizzard, called Nemo, that blew through the area during the weekend of Feb. 8-10.
read nowUncle Maddio's giving away free chili samples today
February 28, 2013
In celebration of National Chili Day today, Feb. 28, Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint will give away free samples of its chili throughout the day.
read nowSchlotzsky's shatters company record with 170-unit franchise deal
February 27, 2013
Schlotzsky's has signed its largest franchise agreement in more than 40 years; the partnership calls for 170 Schlotzsky's locations throughout California…
read nowJohnny Rockets lands in Ecuador
February 27, 2013
Arriving on schedule at the New Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito's Tababela parish are two Johnny Rockets restaurants, dovetailing with the…
read nowIFA's VetFran partners with VA Business Accelerator program
February 27, 2013
The International Franchise Association's VetFran initiative has partnered with The Department of Veterans Affairs' VA Business Accelerator program to ensure…
read nowBuffalo Wild Wings launches NCAA ad, mobile campaign
February 27, 2013
Buffalo Wild Wings is launching a new ad campaign, mobile and online game and a partnership with NCAA, in its quest to become "The Official Hangout of NCAA…
read nowDallas Elevation Burger earns LEED certification
February 27, 2013
Elevation Burger's Dallas location has become the first restaurant in the city to earn its LEED-Silver Certification, meaning the building meets high standards…
read nowQuickcue unveils table management solution
February 27, 2013
Quickcue, a tablet app created to serve restaurant hosts, staff, managers and owners, has launched its Table Management solution. Building upon its waitlist…
read nowWFF announces changes to board of directors
February 27, 2013
Women's Foodservice Forum has added new members to its board of directors: Karen Bowman of Deloitte, Twila Day of Sysco and Jack Sinclair of Walmart. Current…
read nowNoshList launches mobile waitlist apps
February 27, 2013
Firespotter Labs has announced that its waitlist app for iPad, NoshList, has launched for iPhone, iPod Touch and Android platforms. The NoshList app is free…
read nowBlaze Pizza continues wildfire growth
February 26, 2013
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza today announced that Lessing's Hospitality Group, a New York-based restaurant and catering company, has signed an agreement to develop…
read nowStarbucks launching frozen drinks in grocery stores
February 26, 2013
Starbucks is expanding its presence in the retail market by teaming up with Inventure Foods to launch Seattle's Best Coffee Frozen Coffee Blends, the coffee…
read nowSmoothie King enjoys 20 months of positive sales
February 26, 2013
Smoothie King Franchises Inc., announced this week that it has experienced 20 months of consecutive positive same-store sales. Coming off an overall…
read nowFuddruckers opens 5th Puerto Rican unit
February 26, 2013
Fuddruckers has opened its latest unit in Puerto Rico at 501 Main Avenue in Bayamon, under the direction of franchisee Max Olivera of Carolina-based Caribbean…
read nowOutback co-founders opening fast casual restaurants
February 25, 2013
Palm Beach, Fla.'s Tim Gannon and his Outback Steakhouse co-founder Bob Basham have opened their first PDQ unit, with plans to open four more this year and up…
read nowIntegrated mobile wallet allows customers to pay at the table
February 25, 2013
Paydiant, a provider of a cloud-based mobile wallet and offer-redemption platform, today announced that Menusoft has integrated the Paydiant mobile wallet…
read nowFront Flip upgrades app, expands to six more cities
February 25, 2013
Loyalty marketing company Front Flip is offering restaurants and retail shops across the country an upgraded mobile app and a more sophisticated customer…
read nowNRA names board members
February 22, 2013
The National Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation announced today that they have elected officers to their…
read nowJamba partners with Marqeta to run fundraising, loyalty platform
February 22, 2013
Jamba Juice Company is enhancing its Sip to Support community fundraising and customer loyalty program by partnering with Marqeta, an online-to-offline…
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