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Randy Moss joins Inta Juice
March 12, 2006
BATON ROUGE, La. — Inta Juice announced Randy Moss's increased involvement as an owner of Inta Juice stores. Moss, NFL player and Inta Juice executive, will…
read nowPort City Java same-store sales rise 12% in Feb.
March 9, 2006
WILMINGTON, N.C.—Port City Java Coffeehouse Cafes announced its comparable same-store corporate sales for Feb. increased 12.2 percent. According to a news…
read nowBruegger's assists Feed the Children
March 9, 2006
BURLINGTON, Vt. — With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner and the luck of the Irish in the air, Bruegger's bakeries nationwide are gearing up for their…
read nowPanera system-wide sales up 7.9%
March 8, 2006
ST LOUIS — Panera Bread Co. reported Wednesday its system-wide bakery-café sales increased 7.9 percent for the five weeks ended Feb. 28. The St.
read nowChef Bruno partners with Tri-Star Systems
March 8, 2006
MIAMI—Tri-Star Systems, creator of QSR Chick-N-Grill, announced Chef Bruno has joined the company to develop and franchise a new family-friendly Italian…
read nowEl Pollo Loco places new Spanish commercials
March 6, 2006
IRVINE, Calif.— El Pollo Loco Inc. unveiled the first of four new Spanish television commercials from its Hispanic advertising agency of record, Los…
read nowLet's Dish! expands
March 5, 2006
MINNEAPOLIS — Let's Dish! announced a franchise area development agreement with Cherry Hill, N.J.-based LD Philly to franchise 11 Let's Dish! retail meal…
read nowSeattle's Best to open on Marine facility
March 5, 2006
Stars & Stripes: Seattle's Best Coffee will open a store at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. The goal is to "create a relaxing, European-style coffee…
read nowStarbucks to serve breakfast sandwiches
March 5, 2006
SEATTLE — Starbucks announced its creating a breakfast menu. In its hometown cafes, Starbucks tested toasty egg and cheese sandwiches three years ago. …
read nowWendy's may sell Baja Fresh
March 2, 2006
Wendy's International Inc. said it would consider selling its Baja Fresh Mexican Grill chain and speed up the spinoff of its Tim Hortons coffee-and-doughnut…
read nowStarbucks reports 8% same-store increase
March 2, 2006
SEATTLE — Starbucks reported an 8 percent jump in same-store sales for February amid an overall revenue bounce of 25 percent to $468 million. The cafe chain…
read nowStarbucks VP quits
March 1, 2006
Starbucks Corp. vice president Don MacKinnon resigned for personal reasons March 2, the company said. MacKinnon joined the company in 1999 after Starbucks…
read nowNRA: 30 months of consecutive growth
February 28, 2006
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry continued to improve in January, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of…
read nowNew World's 2005 revenue increases 4.1%
February 22, 2006
GOLDEN, Colo.—New World Restaurant Group Inc. announced improved financial results for its 2005 fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Jan. 3, 2006. Revenue…
read nowPanera Bread to add 5 metro stores in Denver
February 22, 2006
DENVER — Panera Bread plans to open five more restaurants in metro Denver in 2006. Ken Rosenthal of the Denver area owns Breads of the World. He also helped…
read nowBaker Bros expands in Texas
February 22, 2006
DALLAS— Baker Bros American Deli, a fast-casual concept headquartered here, has executed an area development agreement with Independence Franchising of Texas…
read nowSuccess story: Camille's Sidewalk Café
February 22, 2006
How many people can say they work in peace and harmony with their spouse day in and day out? In the restaurant business, where stress and "Type A…
read nowFC restaurant receives organic certification
February 14, 2006
LOS ANGELES — Organic to Go, an all-natural and organic cafe and corporate meal delivery service, is the first fast-casual restaurant and retailer to receive…
read nowEinstein Brothers set up at Pearl Harbor
February 14, 2006
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Sailors and their families will be saying 'Aloha' to bagels this spring when Sodexho opens an Einstein Brothers on the Navy base at…
read nowStarbucks serves in China's 2nd-tier cities
February 13, 2006
HONG KONG — Starbucks Corp. is pinning its future growth strategy on an aggressive expansion into China's lesser-known cities, according to chairman Howard…
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