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Starbucks launches new tea-based beverages
December 30, 2008
Dallas Business Journal: Starbucks Corp. is changing course slightly by emphasizing its tea offerings at the end of 2008. The company is introducing three new…
read nowTruitt Bros. opens new plant in Kentucky
December 22, 2008
EAST BERNSTADT, Ky. — Truitt Bros. Inc. celebrated its expansion into the eastern United States with the grand opening of a new food processing plant in East…
read nowTechnomic names restaurant trends for 2009
December 18, 2008
CHICAGO — Foodservice consultants and research firm Technomic has released its top trends for the restaurant industry in 2009. The consulting group said…
read nowJamba Juice tests oatmeal
December 17, 2008
Chicago Sun-Times: Jamba Juice will begin to sell oatmeal in Chicago today in advance of a national launch of the item next month. Jamba, with about 70…
read nowMcDonald's billboards take jab at Starbucks
December 11, 2008
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: McDonald's has erected a billboard near the Starbucks headquarters that reads, "four bucks is dumb." Another billboard reads…
read nowWingstop hits 1.5 billion wings sold
December 10, 2008
DALLAS — Chicken wing chain Wingstop has achieved two milestones as it wraps up the year. The chain has now hit 1 million wings sold per day at the same time…
read nowNRA unveils 2009 top menu trends
December 9, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new National Restaurant Association survey of more than 1,600 professional chefs — members of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) …
read nowConey Beach opens first franchised restaurant
December 7, 2008
TULSA, Okla. — Beautiful Brands International, parent company of Coney Beach, has announced the opening of its first franchised Coney Beach restaurant, located…
read nowFirehouse Subs names training manager
November 24, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Firehouse Subs has named Shane Mitchell the manager of corporate training, the company announced. Mitchell will conduct all franchisee and…
read nowMarble Slab Creamery debuts holiday cakes, pies
November 23, 2008
ATLANTA — Marble Slab Creamery has introduced a new line of holiday ice cream cakes and pies for the upcoming season, the company announced. The brand will…
read nowMr. Pita enters Charlotte, N.C., market
November 18, 2008
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Mr. Pita has opened its first restaurant in North Carolina, the company announced. The 2,200 square-foot unit is located at 752…
read nowSubmarina names two to executive posts
November 18, 2008
SAN MARCOS, Calif. — Submarina California Subs has hired Kirk Thompson as executive vice president of area development and Vicki Finley as the company's…
read nowPinkberry announces Northern California expansion
November 18, 2008
LOS ANGELES — Frozen yogurt concept Pinkberry plans to expand throughout Northern California beginning with the opening of a new store in San Jose next month…
read nowBeautiful Brands partners with donut concept
November 16, 2008
TULSA, Okla. — Beautiful Brands International, the developer of Camille's Sidewalk Café, Coney Beach and FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt Cafe, has signed a deal with…
read nowBerry Chill debuts Thanksgiving-themed yogurt dish
November 16, 2008
CHICAGO — In honor of Thanksgiving, yogurt shop Berry Chill has created the Berry Gobbler, which features five ounces of Pumpkin Spice yogurt topped with pie…
read nowNEXTEP to display Casino Express at G2E
November 13, 2008
LAS VEGAS — NEXTEP Systems will demonstrate the Casino Express self service food and beverage ordering system at G2E: Global Gaming Expo, to be held Nov. 18-2…
read nowCulver's prototype cuts construction costs
November 12, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Culver's Franchising System Inc. has opened its 390th restaurant, the fourth of its new prototype that includes a new exterior and…
read nowFocus Brands names Russ Umphenour as president, CEO
November 10, 2008
ATLANTA — Focus Brands Inc. has named Russ Umphenour president and chief executive officer, the company announced. Former CEO Steve Romaniello has been named…
read nowRaising Canes signs lease for Dallas support office
November 9, 2008
BATON ROUGE, La. — Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers has signed a lease to open its Dallas Restaurant Support Office at Legacy Business Park at 5800 Tennyson…
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