Bruegger's, Fazoli's and others join to target growth opportunities

November 19, 2009

Under a joint strategic development program, five U.S. and Canadian restaurant chains -- Bruegger's Bagels, Fazoli's Restaurants, Friendly's Ice Cream, Smokey…

Vapiano to open first Maryland location

November 19, 2009

Vapiano signed a lease with Federal Realty to open a corporate-owned restaurant in Maryland's Bethesda Row. This will make the fifth corporately owned Vapiano…

Manhattan Bagel signs several franchise deals

November 19, 2009

Manhattan Bagel has announced it has signed three agreements to open restaurants in Summit, N.J., Warrington, Pa., and South Jersey, and the opening of a new…

Bruegger's, Fazoli's and others join to target growth opportunities

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November 19, 2009

Under a joint strategic development program, five U.S. and Canadian restaurant chains -- Bruegger's Bagels, Fazoli's Restaurants, Friendly's Ice Cream, Smokey…

Vapiano to open first Maryland location

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November 19, 2009

Vapiano signed a lease with Federal Realty to open a corporate-owned restaurant in Maryland's Bethesda Row. This will make the fifth corporately owned Vapiano…

Manhattan Bagel signs several franchise deals

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November 19, 2009

Manhattan Bagel has announced it has signed three agreements to open restaurants in Summit, N.J., Warrington, Pa., and South Jersey, and the opening of a new…

Vapiano opens first Boston location

November 17, 2009

Alfred Keilen will open Boston's first Vapiano restaurant at the corner of Stuart Street and Charles Street South. The new 5,400-square-foot location will…

Beautiful Brands inks 50-unit FreshBerry franchise deal

November 17, 2009

Beautiful Brands International has announced the signing of an agreement with John and Linda Lenzmeier to open at least two new FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt Cafés…

Chipotle finalizes plans for first European location

November 16, 2009

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has secured its first London location and is finalizing design and building plans. The restaurant, located at 114-116 Charing Cross…

Pinkberry opens first Texas location

November 15, 2009

Pinkberry has announced it has opened its first location in Texas with the arrival of its Dallas store. The opening marks the first Pinkberry outside of the…

Java Detour tri-brands with Mrs. Fields, TCBY

November 12, 2009

San Francisco-based Java Detour Inc. has announced that it has executed a co-branding agreement and a reciprocal development agreement with Mrs. Fields Famous…

Freshii signs 20-unit Houston franchise deal

November 11, 2009

Restaurant industry professionals and husband-and-wife team Javier and Teresa Bueno have signed a master franchise agreement to open more than 2…

Eye-tracking technology reveals consumer brand experience

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

Sensory Track uses crosshairs that show precisely where a customer is looking.

'Brand' -- what does it mean to today's marketers?

by Sandy Lechner — client contact, The Synergy Media Team

With promotional dollars at a premium, "branding" needs to take a distant back seat to return-on-investment-based programs for many regional chains.

Corner Bakery signs 11-unit San Diego franchise deal

November 4, 2009

Corner Bakery Cafe's strategic franchise development program continues to prove successful during the down economy, as the brand announces a partnership with…

First Seattle's Best Coffee opens in Houston

November 3, 2009

Seattle's Best Coffee has announced that its first Houston-area franchise opened in the lobby level of Williams Tower by the Galleria. The kiosk is the first…

Spoon Me opens franchise location in Calgary

November 3, 2009

Spoon Me frozen yogurt has expanded into Canada with its first location in Calgary, Alberta. The Calgary Spoon Me pushes the total number of operating stores…

Carrols Restaurant Group debt reduction improves bottom line

November 2, 2009

Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., the parent company of Carrols Corp., has announced financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 27. The company operates…

WOW Café and Wingery continues to show growth

November 2, 2009

WOW Café and Wingery, has announced it has opened several new locations throughout the United States.   A contributing factor to the openings is WOW Café's…

Corner Bakery Cafe inks deal to open 12 non-traditional locations

November 1, 2009

Corner Bakery Cafe has announced that it will partner with franchisee PhaseNext Hospitality to develop 12 new Corner Bakery Cafe locations in non-traditional…