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.

Shane's Rib Shack launches lending program

August 17, 2011

Shane’s Rib Shack, a Petrus Brands concept, has brought in former Church’s CFO Carl Jakatis to architect a new financing program to fund franchisees in their…

Restaurant State of the Industry Report, Part 2 now available

August 16, 2011

The Restaurant State of the Industry Report, Part 2: Business Strategy, developed and published by FastCasual.com, is now available for purchase.

Technomic: Chains continue to grow through franchising

August 10, 2011

As the economy keeps moving at a slow pace, restaurant brands continue to tap into franchising as an avenue for growth.

NRA’s restaurant industry outlook strengthened in June

July 28, 2011

Driven by stronger same-store sales and traffic levels and a more optimistic outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association’s…

New concept matches franchisees to lenders

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Boefly has attracted many big-name chains as they seek various funding options for growth.

Wall Street Investors Demand ROI - Return on Innovation

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Return on Innovation (ROI), and not Return on Investment is the new demand (and expectation) of Wall Street Investors.