Penn Station opens ballpark outlets

May 8, 2007

CINCINNATI — Penn Station East Coast Subs has inked a deal with the Cincinnati Reds baseball team to open two kiosks in the Great American Ball Park in…

Camille's enters Massachusetts market

May 7, 2007

TULSA, Okla. — Camille's Sidewalk Café has signed an area development agreement with RJO, Inc. to develop the South Shore area of Massachusetts.    The deal…

Coldstone partners with Seinfeld's soup man

May 7, 2007

NEW YORK — Soup Kitchen International, creators of the soups of Al Yeganeh, the legendary soup man who inspired the "Soup Episode" on Seinfeld, today announced…

Extreme Pita targets California for growth

May 7, 2007

San Mateo County Times: Toronto, Canada-based Extreme Pita is moving into the Bay Area, opening two shops and promising to open as many as 40 in the next five…

Raving Brands opens first franchised Flying Biscuit Cafe

May 3, 2007

ATLANTA — Raving Brands has announced the opening of its first franchised location of The Flying Biscuit Cafe in Atlanta. The opening also marks the company's…

The new face of fast casual?

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

Fuzion Food Group looks to alter the restaurant landscape.

Boneheads Grilled Fish & Piri Piri Chicken set to expand

April 30, 2007

LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Boneheads Grilled Fish & Piri Piri Chicken is set to open 24 restaurants in Southern California over the next few years. Boneheads…

Wolfgang Puck Express rolls into Louisville

April 26, 2007

The Courier-Journal (Louisville): A Wolfgang Puck Express will open late this year at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Ky. The…

Organic To Go opens 13th location

April 25, 2007

LOS ANGELES — Organic To Go, the nation's first fast casual cafe to be certified as an organic retailer, announced the opening of its newest location in Los…

Investor plans 21 Einstein's for north Florida

April 22, 2007

Orlando Business Journal: Einstein Bros. Bagels has signed a multi-unit development agreement with Orlando-based MC Squared Investments LLC to build 2…

Tijuana Flats opens first N.C. location

April 19, 2007

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tijuana Flats is set to open its first North Carolina location May 5, the company announced.   The nearly 2,400-square-foot location will…

Starbucks opens in Romania

April 17, 2007

BUCHAREST, Romania — Starbucks Coffee Company and its European joint venture partner, Marinopoulos Holding SARL, celebrated April 18 the opening of the first…

Taco Del Mar opens 250th location

April 17, 2007

SEATTLE — Taco Del Mar opened its 250th restaurant April 18 in Keizer, Oregon, franchised by Gwen Felkins under Oregon Master Developer Jeff Masterjohn. …

Extreme Pita inks Nevada area-development rights

April 11, 2007

Indus Business Journal.com: Canadian concept Extreme Pita is continuing its expansion push in the United States market with the signing of an area-development…

Fuddruckers closes central Ohio locations

April 11, 2007

The Columbus Dispatch: Fuddruckers suddenly closed its four Columbus, Ohio, restaurants this week, leaving the central Ohio market for the second time in…

UPDATE: Focus welcomes Moe's to the family

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

April 11, 2007

Raving Brands bids adieu to its flagship Moe's Southwest Grill.

New World Restaurant Group plans to go public

April 10, 2007

GOLDEN, Colo. — New World Restaurant Group Inc. has filed a registration statement relating to a proposed public offering of up to $125 million of its common…

Focus Brands to Acquire Moe's

April 10, 2007

ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Focus Brands Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire the fast-casual chain Moe's Southwest Grill from Atlanta-based Raving Brands. …

Wingstop posts 1Q earnings

April 5, 2007

DALLAS — Fast-casual chain Wingstop announced April 5 that first quarter same-store sales increased 17 percent for the first quarter ended April 1.    The…

Midwest region ripe for franchise growth

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

April 5, 2007

Fast casuals are looking toward the international market for franchise growth, but Penn Station East Coast Subs is taking a more domestic approach.