New report highlights U.S, breakfast market

April 25, 2007

DUBLIN, Ireland — Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Dining Out Review: Limited-service Breakfast in the United States" to their offering.

Burgerville wins

April 15, 2007

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Cable television's Food Network has recognized Burgerville, part of The Holland Inc.'s restaurant group, with its "Better Burger" Award. …

Fuddruckers closes central Ohio locations

April 11, 2007

The Columbus Dispatch: Fuddruckers suddenly closed its four Columbus, Ohio, restaurants this week, leaving the central Ohio market for the second time in…

LowCountry BBQ to open Georgia flagship

March 12, 2007

ATLANTA — Full-service catering company LowCountry Barbecue Inc., is opening a fast-casual flagship restaurant in mid-April 2007.   The restaurant will…

Dairy Queen ads a hit on YouTube

March 12, 2007

Marketing Daily: Dairy Queen ads touting the chain's new FlameThrower Chicken Sandwich and original FlameThrower GrillBurger are drawing rave reviews on the…

4Q net income quadruples at Taco Cabana parent

March 1, 2007

Syracuse, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., which operates the Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana restaurant brands and is the largest Burger King franchisee…

Red Robin 4Q net, revenues up

February 22, 2007

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.— Comparable-store sales at Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. increased 0.2 percent in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, while for the…

Qdoba parents reports record quarter

February 21, 2007

SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box Inc., which operates and franchises the Jack in the Box and Qdoba Mexican Grill restaurant concepts along with Quick Stuff…

New York Burger Co. dubbed 'best burger'

February 14, 2007

New York — New York Burger Co. was voted "Best Burger" by AOL Cityguide's consumer voters. The fast-casual restaurant also won the title in 2005.   The…

Red Robin to buy 17 franchises

February 1, 2007

Denver Business Journal: Colorado-based Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. has agreed to buy 17 of its franchise restaurants in California for $47.5 million. The…

Minimum wage, maximum impact

With the Senate passing its own version of a bill to increase minimum wage, where the issue will land is anybody's guess.

Food Network officials say ad glitch unintentional

January 25, 2007

FORBES: Food Network officials said that a brief flash of the McDonald's Corp. logo was a technical error and not an attempt at subliminal advertising. During…

Coney Beach set to open first location, launches Web site

January 24, 2007

TULSA, Okla. — Coney Beach, a fast-casual hamburger and hot dog concept based here, is set to open its first location in April, according to a news release. …

McDonald's to consider sale of Boston Market

January 11, 2007

The Chicago Tribune: McDonald's Corp. may be putting its Golden, Colo.-based Boston Market restaurant chain up for sale. Boston Market employees were told…

Restaurants urged to increase pickers' wages

January 11, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rev. Clifton Kirkpatrick, stated clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), has challenged Burger King to work with the…

McDonald's UK pledges to sell environmentally friendly coffee

January 7, 2007

Manchester Evening News: The world's biggest burger chain is to serve rainforest-friendly coffee. McDonald's has pledged to source all coffee sold at UK…

The Counter 2006 sales surpass $3.3MM

January 7, 2007

LOS ANGELES — The Counter, a fast-casual burger concept, said 2006 systemwide sales surpassed $3.3 million. The company projects 2007 sales will surpass $1…

Fast-casual barbecue is heating up

January 2, 2007

The Associated Press: Fast-casual barbecue might be a segment on the upswing. Ron Paul, president of Technomic, a Chicago food service industry research and…

CKE repurchases 2 million shares

January 1, 2007

CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. has repurchased two million shares of its common stock from its largest shareholder, Pirate Capital LLC, for $37.…

Fast Casual 2006: A year in review

Despite lawsuits and mergers, it was a good year for the fast-casual segment.