Chipotle to present at Merrill Lynch investment conference

September 7, 2010

Representatives from Chipotle Mexican Grill will present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Investment Conference.

Fast Casual Executive Summit kicks off with Chicago food tour

September 7, 2010

FastCasual.com, the executive producer of the Fast Casual Executive Summit has lined up several locations for its 2010 food tour as part of the Summit. The…

Rubio's closes merger to go private

August 25, 2010

Rubio's Restaurants, Inc. has closed its merger with a Mill Road Capital, L.P. subsidiary to officially make the company private.

Are we missing something?

by Janet Eden-Harris — CMO & SVP Strategy, Market Force

Recently Market Force ran a series of studies with over 4,00 consumers to investigate their attitudes and behaviors around fast casual and family restaurants…

Qdoba has a cure for 'Burrito Boredom'

August 23, 2010

Qdoba Mexican Grill has launched a national campaign to help "cure burrito boredom." The company created an advocacy group called "Food Lovers Fighting Burrito…

California Tortilla to host 16th annual Pop-Tart Day

August 18, 2010

Just a few days after the opening of the highly anticipated Pop-Tarts World in New York City, California Tortilla is giving pop-tart enthusiasts another reason…

Moe’s names winners of the ‘I Love Queso’ contest

August 16, 2010

Moe’s Southwest Grill asked guests to enter its I Love Queso Video Contest by uploading a one minute video about their love for Moe’s queso. Moe’s…

Moe’s invests in local-store marketing strategy

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

August 12, 2010

As part of its initiative to refresh in Moe's Southwest Grill, the restaurant chain has invested more than $250,000 in a new grassroots marketing effort to…

Rubio's reports flat Q2 results

August 5, 2010

Rubio's Restaurants Inc. reported financial results for the second quarter and first half of the fiscal year ended June 27, 2010.

Boloco parent completes private equity offering

August 4, 2010

Boloco's parent company, Stellar Restaurant Group Holdings LLC, has completed a $5.5 million equity offering, according to an SEC filing.

Qdoba comps increase in Q3

August 4, 2010

Jack in the Box Inc. announced Wednesday that its fiscal Q3 revenue finished ahead of estimates, at $523 million, but was still short of expectations and down…

Moe’s menu gets saucy with Buffalo Chicken Trio

August 2, 2010

Moe's Southwest Grill is introducing its Buffalo Chicken Trio, available now until October 17. The Trio includes:

Baja Fresh, Canyons Burger merge to make new Fresh Mex burger concept

July 27, 2010

Fresh Enterprises has merged two of its premier brands and announced the opening of its first dual restaurant concept in the town of Bozeman, Mont. Baja Fresh…

Chipotle's kids' menu added in Minnesota

July 26, 2010

Chipotle Mexican Grill first introduced its kids' menu in Denver last year and has since increased its availability, including a recent debut in Chicago.

Tito's to welcome third New Jersey location

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July 26, 2010

In late September, Tito's Burritos will open its third New Jersey location in Ridgewood.

Peppers supplied to Chipotle recalled

July 25, 2010

Nearly 3,000 bulk packages of corn and poblano peppers distributed by Pasco Processing of Pasco, Wash., have been recalled.

Canadian burrito chain to expand in Middle East

July 25, 2010

The Canadian burrito chain Mucho Burrito will open its first location in the Middle East later this year in Oman. Mucho Burrito executives recently entered…

Chipotle Mexican Grill Q2 jumps up 20%

July 22, 2010

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

Chipotle increases junk e-mail fundraiser to $100,000

July 18, 2010

Chipotle Mexican Grill has decided to double its donation to The Lunch Box if its new goal of 1 million junk e-mails is reached by August.

Barberitos hires Bruce Holzman as VP, franchise sales

July 13, 2010

A former franchise professional for some of the nation’s top emerging chains, Bruce Holzman has joined Mexican cantina Barberitos as vice president of…