Jamba Juice to sell 13 Fla. locations

September 7, 2010

Jamba Juice has signed a purchase agreement for 13 stores in Florida with Arturo Zindel, Jordi Zindel, Guillermo Perez Vargas, and Angel Herrera, principals of…

Red Mango to expand So. Fla. presence

September 7, 2010

Red Mango opened its first Florida location earlier this year in Gainesville to record turnout. Now the company is poised to add 12 more locations throughout…

Jamba Juice reveals new breakfast platform

September 6, 2010

Jamba Juice has introduced its Better Start. Better Day Campaign. It highlights breakfast menu items including Hearty Start, Power Start and Balanced Start…

Zagat rates Atlanta Bread Top 5 in healthy options

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In the recently released 2010 Zagat Fast Food Survey, which included 136 national restaurant chains, Atlanta Bread received Top 5 distinctions in two key…

UFood Grill continues airport expansion with five new locations

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August 30, 2010

UFood Restaurant Group Inc. has signed an area development agreement with the Robinson Hill Hospitality Group of Chicago for additional UFood Grill units…

Planet Smoothie names Bonnie Rhinehardt as new president

August 30, 2010

Planet Smoothie LLC has named Bonnie Rhinehardt as its new president. Rhinehardt assumed the role of president August 23, and is responsible for overseeing all…

A trend walks into the unemployment office

by Suzy Badaracco — President, Culinary Tides Inc

He sat patiently on the hard little chair, not sure what to expect. The paper in his hand seemed small and sparse but it would have to do. The door opposite…

Saladworks expands in Orange County

August 25, 2010

Saladworks has announced an agreement with a multi-unit developer for three locations in Northern Orange County, Calif. 

Cali smoothie chain signs 500 unit deal in Japan

August 24, 2010

Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based Robeks Corporation has announced that it signed a multi-year master franchise agreement with Tokyo-based Clarence Corporation to…

U-Swirl moves to Boise metropolitan market

August 24, 2010

Healthy Fast Food Inc., parent to U-SWIRL International Inc., has announced that Regents Management LLC will immediately commence construction on its first of…

Healthy Fast Food development momentum on a roll

August 19, 2010

Healthy Fast Food Inc. has announced several new franchise deals this week, the first of which will see a unit development of U-Swirl in Marietta, Ga., one of…

UFood Grill forms partnership with HealthCorps to fight teen obesity

August 16, 2010

UFood Restaurant Group Inc. has announced that it has created a cause marketing partnership with HealthCorps Inc., a New York-based national non-profit…

Schlotzsky’s joins Healthy Dining locator

August 12, 2010

Schlotzsky’s has the online resource www.HealthyDiningFinder.com to offer guests a selection of healthier menu options and corresponding nutrition information.

Nature's Table Café to open in Washington, D.C.

August 10, 2010

Restaurant entrepreneur Dhvani Vyas has signed a franchise agreement with Nature’s Table Café for the Washington, D.C., metro market. Nature’s Table has 7…

Jamba Juice enters multi-year partnership with WNBA

August 4, 2010

The Women's National Basketball Association and Jamba Juice have entered into a comprehensive multiyear relationship – Jamba Juice's first with a professional…

Fast Casual Executive Summit to shake up industry segment

July 26, 2010

With the theme of Shaken, Not Stirred, the 2010 Fast Casual Executive Summit has been designed to take restaurant-industry operators out of their comfort zones…

'Healthy' menu items grew 65 percent in last year

July 21, 2010

Last month's recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) confirmed what Mintel’s research and consumers have already been suggesting…

Truitt's Northwest Sustainability Tour set for Oregon's Willamette Valley

July 21, 2010

Foodservice professionals are recognizing the critical alignment of people, the planet and the plate, and responding with new management and sourcing…

Jamba Juice kicks Off Cal South soccer assoc. partnership

July 19, 2010

Jamba Juice has entered into a multi-year agreement with Cal South, the California State Soccer Association-South, to further help communities get out and get…

Energy Kitchen adds low-cal burgers to the menu

July 8, 2010

Energy Kitchen has announced the addition of two new burgers to its menu - each less than 500 calories. The burgers include the Supreme Sirloin Burger (47…