Smashburger targets South Korea for 2011 growth

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August 30, 2010

Smashburger has partnered with Bridging Culture Worldwide, a professional consulting, strategic planning and cross-cultural management service, to lead its…

Vermont mobile burger joint franchises

August 22, 2010

ZooHoo’s Eatery, a Wilmington, Vt.-based mobile food concept, recently completed both its grand opening and franchise development program. Now the company…

Smashburger finds sweet spot in Nebraska

August 22, 2010

Smashburger, a fast-casual "better burger" restaurant, will open its third location in the Omaha metro-area on Sept. 8. The restaurant will open at 3811 Twin…

Organic Burger to develop units in San Diego

August 18, 2010

Elevation Burger has signed its second California multiunit franchising deal with San Diegan entrepreneurs Ron Weinberg and Atul Jain. The franchise partners…

Starbucks, Panera Bread and In-N-Out top Zagat 'best of'

August 15, 2010

Zagat has revealed the results of its latest survey, covering 97 major fast food chains and 39 full service chains as voted on by 6,518 ZAGAT.com diners. The…

The Counter selects MICROS as exclusive POS provider

August 11, 2010

MICROS Systems Inc. has announced that The Counter has completed the rollout of the MICROS Restaurant Enterprise Solution (RES) and mymicros.net reporting and…

Smashburger not affected by beef recall

August 8, 2010

Valley Meat Co. announced Aug. 5 a Class I recall of 1 million pounds of beef, potentially contaminated by E. coli, including a line of frozen burgers marketed…

PhaseNext Hospitality to open Buffalo Wild Wings, Smashburger units

August 1, 2010

PhaseNext Hospitality has signed franchise agreements with both Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. and Smashburger to open the two restaurants in October on the Fort…

Baja Fresh, Canyons Burger merge to make new Fresh Mex burger concept

July 27, 2010

Fresh Enterprises has merged two of its premier brands and announced the opening of its first dual restaurant concept in the town of Bozeman, Mont. Baja Fresh…

Five Guys continues to expand

July 26, 2010

Five Guys Burgers and Fries has continued to hone its growth strategy, with plans to open new stores in San Jose, Calif. and East Lansing, Mich.

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit to launch c-store format

July 25, 2010

Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants Inc. has announced a new effort to cut costs with a non-traditional offering that will enable franchisees to open convenience…

Industry veterans to launch gourmet burger brand

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

Ed Rensi and Tom Dentice have nearly 100 years of combined restaurant industry experience. Now, the duo is taking what they've learned to Tom & Eddie's, a…

Smashburger rolls out sweet potato, fried pickle Smashsides nationwide

July 20, 2010

Smashburger, a fast-casual "better burger" restaurant, is now offering its delicious Sweet Potato Smashfries and fried pickles at all 71 locations nationwide…

The Counter beefs up menu with Burgers in a Bowl

July 18, 2010

The Counter has launched a new “Signature Burgers in a Bowl” menu featuring six pre-designed options for guests and another Build-Your-Own option.

Five Guys to open in LaGuardia airport

July 13, 2010

Five Guys Burgers and Fries will open a location Thursday at LaGuardia Airport's Central Terminal Building, with a grand opening event set to offer airport…

Former QSR execs launch fast casual concepts

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

July 11, 2010

Two former McDonald's executives, Mike Roberts and Mike Donahue, are developing a fast casual concept tentatively named Stephanie's, after the daughter of…

Energy Kitchen adds low-cal burgers to the menu

July 8, 2010

Energy Kitchen has announced the addition of two new burgers to its menu - each less than 500 calories. The burgers include the Supreme Sirloin Burger (47…

Fuddruckers begins Exotic Fridays Contest

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July 5, 2010

Fuddruckers has started to serve elk burgers as part of the company's Fudds Exotics menu platform that features game burgers and wild-caught salmon filet.

Shane's Rib Shack hosts The Ultimate BBQ Side contest

July 1, 2010

Shane's Rib Shack has lanched its "Ultimate BBQ Side Contest," which Shaniacs can enter by posting their side recipe on the Shane's Rib Shack Facebook page…

Big Boy to open fast casual concept

June 28, 2010

The Big Boy burger chain is looking to open a fast casual version - trendily dubbed @burger - in mid-July, according to BurgerBusiness.com.