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Ruby Tuesday to expand Lime Fresh Mexican Grill
September 21, 2010
Ruby Tuesday has signed an agreement to open up to 200 Lime Fresh Mexican Grill locations. According to reports in the Miami Herald and the Knoxville News…
read noworderTalk Inc. launches Jasons Deli iTunes app
September 16, 2010
orderTalk, Inc. has announced the launch of a new app for Jason’s Deli. The app is available for download through iTunes and enables customers to place orders…
read nowPanda Express adds Kobari Beef to the menu
September 16, 2010
Beginning Sept. 22, Panda Express fans will be able to order the new Kobari Beef item, featuring slices of marinated beef tossed with wok-seared mushrooms…
read nowSaladworks to host Free Ingredient Week
September 16, 2010
Saladworks has launched its first-ever “Free Ingredient Week," beginning Sept. 20 and running until Sept. 24. The week will let Saladworks customers add a…
read nowSaladworks adds winning salad to its seasonal menu
September 13, 2010
Saladworks has made its latest winning salad, Joan's Salad, available at all locations. Joan's Salad was created by Joan Bayley of Dearborn, Mich., and was…
read nowFast Casual Executive Summit to address new operating landscape
by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance
September 8, 2010
It has taken the fast casual segment more than 20 years to establish itself as a restaurant category leader. Now that it has, operators are continuing to…
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Big-name food trucks hitting the road
September 8, 2010
What began as a modest neighborhood hot dog slinger has snowballed into a full-fledged craze glorified on The Food Network and emulated by big-name chains…
read nowGarbanzo Mediterranean Grill partners with Mocapay
September 6, 2010
Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill has entered into a strategic partnership with Denver-based Mocapay for its mobile marketing solutions, to be used at Garbanzo’s…
read nowEinstein Bros. partners with Starlight Children's Foundation
August 31, 2010
Einstein Bros. Bagels has signed a partnership with Starlight Children's Foundation to sponsor a Fun Center mobile entertainment unit in each Starlight…
read nowBBI digital branding campaign deemed a success
August 26, 2010
Beautiful Brands International, which launched a digital branding initiative for Camille's Sidewalk Cafe and FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt Cafe, announced that the…
read nowJamba Juice swipes for charity
August 25, 2010
Jamba Juice has announced the launch of “Sip to Support,” a 10 percent give-back swipe card fundraising program, as part of the company's commitment to…
read nowCentral Florida readies for another Buffalo Wild Wings
August 23, 2010
Clermont will be the location for the seventh Buffalo Wild Wings Florida location, set to open Aug. 27. Sunshine Restaurant Corp. is the Central Florida…
read nowQdoba 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…
read nowCalifornia 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…
read nowUFood 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…
read nowMoes 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…
read nowJamba 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…
read nowChipotle'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.
read nowFast 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…
read nowSweet Tomatoes fundraiser brings in $70,000 for Easter Seals
July 21, 2010
Souplantation & Sweet Tomatoes announced that their annual Easter Seals Fundraiser raised $70,000 — the largest amount collected since the start of the…
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