bd's Mongolian Grill signs on for more Louisville, Ky., locations

November 7, 2011

bd’s Mongolian Grill has announced the signing of a multi-unit development agreement with bd’s Mongo KY LLC. The Louisville, Ky.-based development group, bd’s…

Fast Casual Executive Summit: Tom Feltenstein Part 2

During his keynote at the 2011 Fast Casual Executive Summit, Tom Feltenstein explored the three things restaurant operators need to make any new business…

Fast Casual Executive Summit: Tom Feltenstein Part 1

During his keynote at the 2011 Fast Casual Executive Summit, Tom Feltenstein explored the three things restaurant operators need to make any new business…

Freshii founder named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year

November 6, 2011

Freshii founder and CEO Matthew Corrin was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011 Award at this year’s 18th Annual celebrations in…

Cali's Mozambique Steakhouse and Lounge launches fast casual concept

November 6, 2011

Upscale dining restaurant Mozambique Steakhouse and Lounge has announced that it will open a fast casual offshoot, Mozambique, in Newport Beach, Calif.The…

Einstein Noah reports modest Q3 comps, revenue gain

November 3, 2011

Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc., operating under the Einstein Bros. Bagels, Noah's New York Bagels, and Manhattan Bagel brands, has reported financial…

Seattle's Best finds growth in office coffee category

November 3, 2011

Seattle’s Best Coffee, part of Starbucks Corporation, showed double-digit growth in the office coffee marketplace during the last year, thanks to additional…

Vincent Burchianti named Firehouse Subs CFO

November 2, 2011

Firehouse Subs has announced the promotion of Vincent Burchianti from vice president of finance and technology to chief financial officer. With more than 2…

Pizza Inn increases credit facility to grow Pie Five concept

November 1, 2011

Pizza Inn Holdings Inc. has added an amendment and restatement of its term loan credit facility with Amegy Bank to expand the term facility by $4.0 million…

Beautiful Brands' Q3 marks record growth

November 1, 2011

Beautiful Brands International (BBI) has reported record net sales and store openings of its franchised brands for the first three quarters of 2011. BBI also…

Management versus leadership - Part III

by Don Fox — CEO, Firehouse of America

Great leaders help their followers understand that there is a greater good to pursue.

Yogurtland deploys DigitalPersona fingerprint biometrics

October 31, 2011

Yogurtland units across the U.S., Mexico and Guam are deploying DigitalPersona's fingerprint biometrics system, U.are.U Fingerprint Readers, to address Payment…

The art of building a bank

It has nothing to do with concrete blocks and mortar. Cranes and bulldozers are not involved, and it has no reference to the facility where you make your…

The path toward world domination (Part 1)

by Jon Sooy — VP Sales and Marketing, Golden Pacific Systems, Inc.

A tip: Hire the right weird person for the job/position you have available and let them be weird.

Restaurant Performance Index improves in September

October 30, 2011

After slow reports in July and August, the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) topped the 100 mark in September for the first…

Blum still trying to take over Cosi

October 26, 2011

BLUM Growth Fund LLC, activist shareholder in Cosi Inc., today announced it has placed advertising in both the Wall Street Journal and Investor's Business…

Website launches Restaurant Unit Locator portal

October 26, 2011

RestaurantChains.net, a provider of sales leads for the foodservice industry, today introduced Restaurant Unit Locator -- an interactive portal that gives…

FATZ appoints VP of training

October 25, 2011

Cafe Enterprises Inc., parent company of FATZ, has named Sara Anderson as its new vice president of training.

Panera announces Q3 profits

October 25, 2011

Panera Bread Company released its earnings report Tuesday, boasting a net income of $29 million, or $0.97 per diluted share, for the fiscal third quarter ended…

NRA recaps recent victories at FCES 2011

by James Bickers

Nutrition, menu labeling, marketing to kids are areas in which the foodservice industry has gained ground.