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Tropical Smoothie Cafe opening in Idaho
March 17, 2017
Tropical Smoothie Cafe has signed a franchise agreement to open four restaurants in Idaho with the first cafe slated to open in June at 8925 Overland Rd.
read nowStarbucks gets fashionable in Japan with contactless keychain
February 15, 2017
Starbucks' Japanese operations has teamed with a local fashion label in the country to create what's essentially a contactless key chain that coffee lovers can…
read nowGloria Jean's Coffees debuts holiday menu items
November 8, 2016
Gloria Jean's Coffees is introducing new whole bean flavors including holiday cheer, mocha merriment, Christmas morning and winter wonderland.
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Restaurants offer not-so-spooky Halloween specials
by Molly Wike — Intern, Networld Media Group
Restaurants of all kinds are offering Halloween specials for young guests.
read nowProject Juice bursts into San Francisco location
October 18, 2016
Project Juice plans to open two units in California with the first opening later this year at 506 Castro St., in San Francisco. A Pacific Heights location will…
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Wake up, restaurateurs - Thursday is Coffee Day
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Restaurants are hoping to entice coffee lovers with freebies on National Coffee Day.
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Infographic: Why Starbucks' pumpkin spice latte is still scorching the competition
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
In the week since the return of the PSL, Starbucks even further increased its lead, owning 69 percent of the market.
read nowChicago hosting 'Battle of the Baristas'
August 20, 2016
This year’s most intricately designed cups of coffee in America will be poured today in the Windy City when Gloria Jean’s Coffees hosts the "Battle of the…
read nowNature's Table brewing partnership with Copper Moon World Coffee
August 12, 2016
Nature's Table is serving its guests in select Florida, Cincinnati and Indianapolis locations, 12 blends of Copper Moon World coffee, according to a company…
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BrightSign, Mood Media deliver 1st Costa Coffee digital menu boards
August 9, 2016
BrightSign LLC, a manufacturer of digital signage media players, and Mood Media, an in-store media provider, announced that they installing the first digital…
read nowCott buying S&D Coffee for $355M
August 4, 2016
Canadian-based Cott Corporation, a beverage producer and provider, is acquiring S&D Coffee for $355 million on a cash and debt-free basis.
read nowRobeks debuts Brazilian-inspired LTOs in anticipation of Rio Olympics
August 3, 2016
Robeks Fresh Juices & Smoothies is celebrating the 2016 Rio Olympics by bringing in a bit of Brazilian flavor to its stores in the form of acai. The new…
read nowSmoothie King surpasses 800 units, anticipates exponential growth
August 1, 2016
Though a relatively young concept, Smoothie King will cross a major milestone this week when it opens its 800th location on Aug. 2 in Orlando, Florida. To…
read nowPanera reports mixed Q2 financials
July 27, 2016
Panera Bread Co. is taking the good news with the bad today, reporting a 9 percent drop year over year with Q2 net income of $34.5 million. The company ended…
read nowJuice It Up! squeezes into nontraditional units
July 18, 2016
Juice It Up! raw juice and smoothie concept has announced its ninth nontraditional unit, located inside an LA Fitness facility in Arlington, Texas. This is the…
read nowTropical Smoothie Cafe swings into new locations, unprecedented growth
July 18, 2016
Tropical Smoothie Cafe enjoyed a 6.4 percent increase in same-store sales, as well as 80 signed franchise agreements, in the first half of 2016.
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Franchise Focus: Family owned coffee business brewing franchise deals
by Matthew Harper — Intern, Networld Media Group
The independent coffee shop is an iconic establishment that seems to be dying out in modern America, but one family owned coffee brand is determined to…
read nowStarbucks shakes up summer menu
July 13, 2016
Starbucks has launched new beverage options including its teavana shaken berry sangria herbal tea, coconut milk mocha macchiato, and affogato-style frappuccino.
read nowAu Bon Pain makes a splash with summer beverages
July 13, 2016
Au Bon Pain is debuting new summer beverage menu items.
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Prices, wages up at Starbucks
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
Although some customers are feeling slighted by Starbucks' increased menu prices, employees are happy about the raises CEO Howard Schultz promised them in an…
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