Boloco presents at ICR Xchange

January 16, 2012

Boloco presented its operational outlook at this year’s 14th Annual ICR XChange Conference on Jan. 10, 2012. This is the third year that Boloco received an…

Fazoli's rings in 2012 with record sales year

January 12, 2012

Fazoli’s wrapped up 2011 with record-setting sales increases, completing a 17-month streak in guest traffic and sales growth.

Pizza Inn appoints new CFO

January 5, 2012

Texas-based Pizza Inn Holdings Inc. has named Jerome L. Trojan, III as chief financial officer.

Restaurant industry performance at five-month high

December 29, 2011

Driven by positive same-store sales and an increasingly optimistic outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant…

Wrestling with a million dollar baby - skimming

The restaurant industry is rife with ways to lose profitability. Just when you think you have things buttoned up, a new twist comes along that can threaten…

Quiznos reaches deal to avoid bankruptcy

December 26, 2011

Quiznos has reached an agreement with a significant majority of its first- and second-lien lenders on a consensual financial restructuring plan that will…

Report: Restaurant costs will continue to rise in 2012

December 11, 2011

Fitch Ratings, a global market credit opinion, research and data agency, expects U.S. restaurant food and beverage costs to rise by 5 percent or more in 2012…

GE Capital, Franchise Finance provides $2.8 Million to Buffalo Wild Wings franchisee

December 7, 2011

GE Capital, Franchise Finance provided $2.8 million in financing to Four M Capital LLC, a Buffalo Wild Wings Bar and Grill franchisee. The funds will be used…

Restaurant Performance Index unchanged in October

December 6, 2011

The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) stood at 100.0 in October, essentially unchanged from September’s level of 100.1.…

Wingstop partnership secures franchisee lending program

December 1, 2011

Wingstop has announced the launch of a new program designed to provide financing for franchisees. The financing will be provided through Franchise America…

Jack in the Box reports Q4 profit, beats expectations

November 21, 2011

Jack in the Box Inc. reported net earnings of $22.7 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended Oct. 2, 2011, compared with net earnings…

Fast Casual Executive Summit: CEO Roundtable Part 2

In this session from the 2011 Fast Casual Executive Summit, attendees heard from operators large and small about the ways they are growing sales, integrating…

Vincent Burchianti named Firehouse Subs CFO

November 2, 2011

Firehouse Subs has announced the promotion of Vincent Burchianti from vice president of finance and technology to chief financial officer. With more than 2…

Pizza Inn increases credit facility to grow Pie Five concept

November 1, 2011

Pizza Inn Holdings Inc. has added an amendment and restatement of its term loan credit facility with Amegy Bank to expand the term facility by $4.0 million…

GE Capital, Franchise Finance provides $25 million to Raising Cane's

October 31, 2011

GE Capital, Franchise Finance recently provided Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers a $25 million revolving line of credit, refinancing the company’s existing…

Buffalo Wild Wings Q3 net earnings up big

October 23, 2011

Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. announced financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 25, 2011. Highlights for the third quarter versus the same period a year…

Panera may be restarting buybacks

October 12, 2011

Shares of Panera Bread rose nearly 4 percent earlier this week, and an analyst told the Associated Press that the company may start buying back its own stock.

Seeding a Market: QSRs Support Franchisee Growth in New Markets

QSRs are laying the foundation for future franchise expansion by launching company-owned stores in new markets.

Disproving the Top 3 employee tax credit misconceptions

by Amanda Richardson — Senior Vice President of Product and Marketing, Snagajob

Technology has transformed the process of qualifying employees for tax credits and collecting Uncle Sam’s incentives. What was a manual, red tape-ridden…

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters names new CAO

August 22, 2011

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. has appointed Stephen L. Gibbs as its vice president and chief accounting officer effective immediately.