Fast Casual Executive Summit to address new operating landscape

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

September 8, 2010

It has taken the fast casual segment more than 20 years to establish itself as a restaurant category leader. Now that it has, operators are continuing to…

Big-name food trucks hitting the road

September 8, 2010

What began as a modest neighborhood hot dog slinger has snowballed into a full-fledged craze glorified on The Food Network and emulated by big-name chains…

Chipotle to present at Merrill Lynch investment conference

September 7, 2010

Representatives from Chipotle Mexican Grill will present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Investment Conference.

Jamba Juice to sell 13 Fla. locations

September 7, 2010

Jamba Juice has signed a purchase agreement for 13 stores in Florida with Arturo Zindel, Jordi Zindel, Guillermo Perez Vargas, and Angel Herrera, principals of…

Jamba Juice reveals new breakfast platform

September 6, 2010

Jamba Juice has introduced its Better Start. Better Day Campaign. It highlights breakfast menu items including Hearty Start, Power Start and Balanced Start…

Zagat rates Atlanta Bread Top 5 in healthy options

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In the recently released 2010 Zagat Fast Food Survey, which included 136 national restaurant chains, Atlanta Bread received Top 5 distinctions in two key…

Spicy Pickle Q2 revenue drops slightly

September 2, 2010

Spicy Pickle Franchising Inc. operator and franchisor of its Spicy Pickle and Bread Garden Urban Cafe brands, has reported its results for the second quarter…

Seattle’s Best hits goal of 30,000 points of distribution

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September 2, 2010

Seattle's Best Coffee, part of Starbucks Corporation, has reached a major milestone in the strategic plan it outlined earlier this year, achieving its goal of…

Genghis Grill reaches 50 locations

September 1, 2010

Genghis Grill – The Mongolian Stir Fry, will open its 50th location September 4 in Houston.

Bruegger’s sales up 2.5% to $58.7 million

August 31, 2010

Bruegger’s Enterprises Inc. has reported positive sales growth during the second quarter ending July 13, 2010, with a 2.5 percent sales increase to $58.…

UFood Grill continues airport expansion with five new locations

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August 30, 2010

UFood Restaurant Group Inc. has signed an area development agreement with the Robinson Hill Hospitality Group of Chicago for additional UFood Grill units…

Restaurant industry recovery stalled in July

Like a flight out of a stormy harbor, the restaurant industry's performance hit a string of jarring turbulence last month. The National Restaurant…

Mama Fu’s signs Pittsburgh development deal

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August 29, 2010

Mama Fu's has signed a three-unit area development agreement for its first locations in Pittsburgh, Pa. The first Mama Fu's location is slated to open during…

BBI digital branding campaign deemed a success

August 26, 2010

Beautiful Brands International, which launched a digital branding initiative for Camille's Sidewalk Cafe and FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt Cafe, announced that the…

Greatness: Accelerating the Recovery, Part III

By Dale Furtwengler

Rubio's closes merger to go private

August 25, 2010

Rubio's Restaurants, Inc. has closed its merger with a Mill Road Capital, L.P. subsidiary to officially make the company private.

Central Florida readies for another Buffalo Wild Wings

August 23, 2010

Clermont will be the location for the seventh Buffalo Wild Wings Florida location, set to open Aug. 27. Sunshine Restaurant Corp. is the Central Florida…

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…

Greatness: Accelerating the Recovery, Part II

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Why the key to accelerating the recovery is to narrow your focus.