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Beautiful Brands launches third concept
May 14, 2007
TULSA, Okla. — Beautiful Brands International has announced the launch of their third concept, FreshBerry. The anchor of the FreshBerry menu features a…
read nowScooter's Coffeehouse enters Dallas region
May 13, 2007
ROCKWALL, Texas — Scooter's Coffeehouse recently opened its first location in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, the company announced. The coffeehouse is owned…
read nowTOPZ eyes expansion
May 10, 2007
Detroit News: Fast-casual chain TOPZ, which features hamburgers made with lean ground beef or turkey, air-baked fries, light salad dressings and fruit shakes…
read nowKahala franchiser, Cold Stone merge brands
May 10, 2007
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Quick-serve restaurant franchiser and developer, Kahala Corp., and Cold Stone Creamery have announced a newly named joint company that…
read nowPenn Station inks Pittsburgh development deal
May 9, 2007
CINCINNATI — Penn Station East Coast Subs has finalized expansion plans for four locations in the Pittsburgh area. The chain currently operates one location…
read nowPenn 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…
read nowCamille'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…
read nowColdstone 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…
read nowExtreme 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…
read nowRaving 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…
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The new face of fast casual?
by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance
Fuzion Food Group looks to alter the restaurant landscape.
read nowBoneheads 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…
read nowWolfgang 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…
read nowOrganic 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…
read nowInvestor 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…
read nowTijuana 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…
read nowStarbucks 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…
read nowTaco 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. …
read nowExtreme 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…
read nowFuddruckers 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…
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