Paradise Bakery & Café boosts menu with gourmet coffee line

July 11, 2006

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Paradise Bakery and Café has partnered with Royal Cup Coffee to launch a new line of gourmet coffee in its 43 U.S. restaurants. …

Investors purchase Fresh Bakery Café

July 11, 2006

Charlotte Biz Journal: A group of Charlotte investors has purchased the Just Fresh Bakery Café & Market chain with the goal of adding as many as 1…

Panera posts strong Q2 same-store sales

July 5, 2006

ST. LOUIS — Panera Bread Company reported a solid second quarter.   The company said company-owned same-store sales increased 3.7 percent while franchise…

Bruegger's celebrates 4th of July with Red, White and Blue Bagels Fundraiser

July 4, 2006

To celebrate the United States' independence, Bruegger's partnered with Operation Homefront to support deployed U.S. servicemen and women.   Bruegger's…

The Great Harvest family

by Julie Sturgeon — independent journalist, CEOEditor, Inc.

Breaking bread with genuine people.

Panera Bread creates Panera Kids menu

June 18, 2006

RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. — On June 21, Panera Bread will introduce Panera Kids, a children's menu featuring organic and all-natural offerings.   According to a…

KnowFat Lifestyle Grille sets ambitious goals

June 18, 2006

Boston Herald: KnowFat Lifestyle Grille has commitments for 60 new franchise locations to open over the next six years in markets including Des Moines, Iowa…

Black Gold

Push your profits by matching your premium food with a premium coffee

Corner Bakery hires Noodles executive to lead franchising

June 14, 2006

DALLAS — Corner Bakery Cafe, a fast-casual bakery cafe owned by CBC Restaurant Corp., has hired P.J. Evans to lead the chain's franchise development efforts.

The Bruegger's turnaround

The once fast-growing chain has learned slow-growth is better.

Einstein Bros. introduces new breakfast sandwich

June 8, 2006

GOLDEN, Colo. — Einstein Bros. Bagels, one of the brands under New World Restaurant Group Inc., introduced the Spicy Elmo egg sandwich.   According to a news…

NRA board member joins Caribou Coffee

June 7, 2006

MINNEAPOLIS — The Caribou Coffee Company Inc. announced Rosalyn "Roz" Mallet, chief operating officer of la Madeleine French Bakery, Cafe and Bistro, has…

Panera May sales up 3%

June 7, 2006

ST LOUIS — Panera Bread Co. said sales at bakery-cafes had risen 3 percent in May.   Same-store sales rose 3.4 percent at company-owned outlets and 2.…

Bruegger's reports record Q1

June 4, 2006

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's Enterprises Inc. reported that first-quarter comparable sales grew 8.1 percent at company locations and 5.7 percent system wide.…

Starbucks removed music kiosks

June 1, 2006

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Reports surfaced last week that Starbucks quietly removed CD-burning kiosks from all but 10 of its stores — a move that caused…

Woman slams car into N.Y. Panera Bread

May 24, 2006

Capital News: An Albany, N.Y., woman hit a parked car and sent it through the plate glass window of a Panera Bread store. The restaurant did not have any…

2006 restaurant show wraps up

The 2006 National Restaurant Hotel & Motel Show offered big-time speakers and trendsetting technologies. Even if you attended, you probably didn't see…

Corner Bakery Café updates menu

May 17, 2006

DALLAS — Ninety unit Corner Bakery Cafe, a fast-casual bakery cafe owned by CBC Restaurant Corp., has introduced seasonal updates to its summer menu at all…

Bruegger's sprawls to Alaska

May 17, 2006

BURLINGTON, VT. — Bruegger's Enterprises Inc. announced it will expand to Alaska.  The company signed an agreement April 20 with a new franchise group to…

Raving Brands acquires Flying Biscuit

May 17, 2006

ATLANTA — Raving Brands plans to acquire an interest in Atlanta icon Flying Biscuit, adding to its portfolio that includes Moe's Southwest Grill, Doc Green's…