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Smashburger opens fourth Chicago-area restaurant
May 19, 2011
Smashburger is bringing its “better burgers” to Darien, Ill., through the chain’s fourth Chicago-area restaurant. The Darien location will open May 25 and is…
read nowJack in the Box profits drop, Qdoba up
May 18, 2011
Jack in the Box Inc.'s second quarter '11 earnings yielded a big drop in net earnings from the same period last year, from $6.8 million compared to $17.…
read nowTom & Eddie's opens Deerfield, Ill., location
May 17, 2011
Tom & Eddie’s has opened a location in Deerfield, Ill., marking the company's third and largest location in the Chicago region. The restaurant will have…
read nowBuffalo Wild Wings marks first Canadian location
May 16, 2011
Buffalo Wild Wings has announced that it has opened its first location in Oshawa, Ontario, also marking the company’s first restaurant north of the border.
read nowDickey's Barbecue Pit opens first N.J. restaurant
May 16, 2011
Dickey's Barbecue Pit has announced its plans to open the first franchise location in New Jersey.
read nowHealthy Fast Food changes name to U-Swirl
May 16, 2011
Healthy Fast Food Inc. today announced it has a new company name, U-Swirl Inc. With more than 50 franchises sold via area development agreements, U-Swirl Inc.
read nowUFood Restaurant Group to build third Aberdeen unit
May 15, 2011
UFood Restaurant Group Inc. has announced that the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) has awarded the company a contract to build and operate a third…
read nowBG Urban Café launches new brand strategy
May 15, 2011
The BG Urban Café has announced the grand opening of the company's rebranded fast casual restaurants, formally known as Bread Garden.
read nowTechnomic: Fast casual continues to outpace industry
May 15, 2011
The fast casual category continued to outpace the restaurant industry as a whole in 2010, with the Top 100 fast casual chains growing 6 percent to nearly $18.…
read nowFive Guys receives $1 million investment boost
May 12, 2011
United Capital Business Lending, a subsidiary of BankUnited, has announced that it is providing $1 million in financing to Five Guys Burgers and Fries owner…
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New concept launch: From ideation to franchising
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Fledgling concept creators discuss challenges, offer tips in starting a restaurant business from scratch.
read nowBobby's Burger Palace to open in College Park, Md.
May 11, 2011
Celebrity chef Bobby Flay will open a location of his fast casual burger concept restaurant, Bobby's Burger Palace, in the new luxury student housing complex…
read nowTogos to develop 11 new West Coast locations
May 10, 2011
Togo’s Sandwiches has announced the signing of six agreements with single and multi-unit developers that would bring 11 new locations to California. The…
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Restaurant concepts expand on foreign shores
by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com
With their sites set on international ground, restaurant chains prove it’s a small world, after all.
read nowFREEBIRDS to open in Midland, Texas
May 4, 2011
FREEBIRDS World Burrito will open its Midland, Texas location at the Midland Marketplace and will partner with two local charities for the event: Midland…
read nowBurrito Boarder to open second location
May 3, 2011
St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Burrito Boarder will be opening its second location in the Carrollwood neighborhood of Tampa, this month. The first store opened in…
read nowSoul Daddy wins America's Next Great Restaurant
May 1, 2011
It was a surprising end to America’s Next Great Restaurant, but on Sunday evening, show viewers – and the winner himself – heard Soul Daddy was to become the…
read nowPanera posts first quarter 2011 earnings
April 28, 2011
Panera Bread Co. recently posted its first quarter 2011 earnings of $1.09 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.07, as well as the prior-year…
read nowBeautiful Brands opens new offices in Canada, India and Kuwait
April 28, 2011
Beautiful Brands International (BBI) has announced the opening of new branch offices in India, Kuwait and Canada.
read nowTropical Smoothie Café opens 300th location
April 27, 2011
Tropical Smoothie Cafe? will open its first Fort Myers, Fla., location April 29, also marking the company’s 300th unit.
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