COVER: On the menu

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

June 22, 2008

R&D is critical. Are you doing it right?

Starbucks food, beverage SVP resigns

June 18, 2008

Seattle Times: Starbucks' senior vice president of global food and beverage, Denny Marie Post, resigned several weeks ago, according to a company spokeswoman.

NRA joins campaign to revisit food-to-fuel mandates

June 12, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association continued to express concern over increasing wholesale food and commodity prices and the resulting dire…

Yogen Früz expands into Va., Wash., D.C.

June 10, 2008

TORONTO — Yogen Früz has announced plans to open 16 stores in the Virginia and Washington, D.C., areas through a master franchise agreement with Raleigh…

IBM, Self-Service World announce free webinar on reaching the 'new consumer'

June 10, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — IBM, a global provider of business technologies, and Self-Service World, the leading news and information source covering the self-service…

Juice it Up! selects Vivonet as POS provider

June 3, 2008

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Juice It Up! has chosen Canada-based Vivonet for its Halo Secure Web-based Point-of-Sale system as Juice It Up's sole POS…

Schlotzsky's rolls out limited-time summer promo

June 2, 2008

AUSTIN, Texas - Schlotzsky's has announced that now through Aug. 17, at participating locations, it is serving up two new products: the Ranch Club Sandwich and…

Buffalo Wild Wings launches after-dinner menu

June 1, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS — Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. is targeting the growth of its after-dinner daypart with the launch of its Night Hunger menu.   The after-dinner crowd…

Marble Slab, MaggieMoo's roll out 16 summer combinations

May 26, 2008

NEW YORK — NexCen Brands Inc., the parent company of Marble Slab Creamery and MaggieMoo's Ice Cream & Treatery, has paired the two brands for the…

Nestlé, Jamba Juice launch ready-to-drink beverages

May 26, 2008

EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Nestlé USA, part of Nestlé, S.A., and Jamba Juice have announced the launch of a line of Jamba ready-to-drink beverages made with real…

NRA Show: Industry expert explores menu trends

May 20, 2008

There are three important features a foodservice menu must emphasize to be successful in today's market:  freshness, flavor and health. This is according to…

Au Bon Pain adds to Nutrition Advisory Board

May 19, 2008

BOSTON — Bakery-café chain Au Bon Pain has added Karen Glanz and Heidi Skolnik to its Nutrition Advisory Board.   Glanz is a professor of behavioral sciences…

Dickey's Barbecue launches fast casual concept

May 19, 2008

DALLAS — Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants has introduced a fast-casual concept, scaling down from its traditional 4,500 square-feet, buffet-style restaurants to a…

Panda Express commits $1 million to disaster relief efforts

May 18, 2008

ROSEMEAD, Calif. — Panda Restaurant Group Inc. will donate $1 from the sale of every 3-entrée plate at all Panda Express locations from May 19 to June 1 to…

Starbucks to pay $3 million in expense suit

May 18, 2008

Seattle Times: Starbucks Corp. will pay up to $3 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the company did not reimburse mileage expenses to employees in…

NRA Show: Pasteurized egg sales up 43%

May 17, 2008

  CHICAGO – National Pasteurized Eggs (NPE) announced at the National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show yesterday that sales of their…

Jamba to close underperforming stores

May 15, 2008

EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Smoothie shop Jamba Juice has announced that it is reorganizing its support functions and closing several underperforming stores.   The…

Peltz discloses Starbucks stake

May 15, 2008

Marketwatch: Shares of Starbuck's jumped Friday after Nelson Peltz' Trian Partners disclosed in a regulatory filing that it had acquired nearly 900,000 shares…

Freshberry to expand in Tulsa

May 15, 2008

TULSA, Okla. — FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt Café has reached an agreement with Gary and Carol Hasz of Tulsa, Okla., to open at least four FreshBerry stores in the…

Cold Stone Creamery launches new smoothie line

May 14, 2008

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Cold Stone Creamery now is offering an expanded better-for-you line of smoothies, available beginning May 15, 2008.   Cold Stone Creamery…