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UFood Grill breaks Chicago ground
June 11, 2008
BOSTON — UFood Restaurant Group Inc. has announced that its first location in the Chicago metropolitan area has broken ground. This is the first of five…
read nowYogen 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…
read nowWingstop signs former NBA players Gary Payton, Brian Shaw
June 9, 2008
DALLAS — Former NBA players Gary Payton and Brian Shaw have signed an agreement with Wingstop to open three restaurants in southern California. The agreement…
read nowMaui Wowi inks United Arab Emirates franchise deal
June 5, 2008
DENVER — Maui Wowi Hawaiian has announced that it has expanded its worldwide presence to include to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) through the signing of a…
read nowUFood to enter Dallas/Fort Worth Int'l Airport
June 4, 2008
BOSTON — UFood Restaurant Group Inc. has announced that it has signed an agreement to open a UFood Grill in the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport…
read nowFreshBerry expands into Texas
June 3, 2008
TULSA, Okla. — Beautiful Brands International (BBI) has announced that its concept, FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt Café, has signed two franchise agreements to…
read nowBruegger's signs Conn. multiunit development deal
June 2, 2008
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's Enterprises Inc. has announced a new development agreement with Five Star Equity Partners to build three Bruegger's bakeries in…
read nowSaladworks signs deal for 10 Atlanta locations
June 1, 2008
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Saladworks has entered into an agreement with RAMM Alliance LLC of Pennsylvania to open 10 Saladworks locations throughout the Atlanta…
read nowSandella's Flatbread expands to Midwest
May 29, 2008
FARGO, N.D. — MacDella's LLC has signed a large franchise-development agreement with Sandella's Flatbread to bring more than 200 restaurants to nine Midwest…
read nowEinstein Bros. signs Texas franchise deal
May 28, 2008
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. has announced the signing of a multiunit development agreement with Twins S & Z Inc. to open five…
read nowMoe's opens first Manhattan location
May 28, 2008
ATLANTA — Moe's Southwest Grill has announced the May 31 grand opening of its first location in Manhattan. The store, opened by owners Don and Sophia…
read nowNew Qdoba franchisees commit to 33 locations
May 27, 2008
DENVER — Qdoba Mexican Grill has announced six new franchise partners. They are: Philadelphia-based QMG Philly Partners LLC; G&J Foods, based in Sandusky…
read nowBar-B-Cutie opens Texas, Ohio and Ga., locations
May 26, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bar-B-Cutie Franchise Systems LLC has announced the opening of new stores in Allen, Texas; Marietta, Ohio; and Warner Robins, Ga. The…
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From the field to the kitchen
by Julie Sturgeon — independent journalist, CEOEditor, Inc.
Are famous owners the best move in the game of chain survival?
read nowDickey'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…
read nowNoodles & Co. expands to Texas
May 8, 2008
Food Business Review: Noodles & Co. has signed a development agreement with franchise group Pasta Per Trio to bring several new restaurant locations to the…
read nowUFood terminates Fla. franchise agreement
May 4, 2008
BOSTON — UFood Restaurant Group Inc. has announced the termination of a 2005 franchise agreement with a franchisee operator in Florida. Because the…
read nowSaladworks to debut in Boston
May 1, 2008
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Saladworks has announced that it has signed an agreement with a multiunit developer for three locations in Boston. Terms of the agreement…
read nowPans & Company, Pollo Campero partner for Central America expansion
May 1, 2008
MADRID, Spain — The Spanish company Eat Out, owner of the chains Pans & Company, FrescCo, Bocatta, Dehesa Santa MarÃa and Pastafiore, has signed a formal…
read nowFirehouse Subs expands into Kansas City
April 30, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Firehouse Subs has announced plans for expansion into the Kansas City, Mo., area. The introduction of the Firehouse Subs brand into this…
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