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Pans & Company, Pollo Campero partner for Central America expansion
May 1, 2008
MADRID, Spain — The Spanish company Eat Out, owner of the chains Pans & Company, FrescCo, Bocatta, Dehesa Santa MarÃa and Pastafiore, has signed a formal…
read nowRestaurant Performance Index continues to fall
April 30, 2008
WASHINGTON D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry continued to weaken in March, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of…
read nowQuiznos offers customers discounted menu
April 30, 2008
DENVER — Quiznos has announced the launch of a limited-time offer on its large sandwich selection, led by $5 Deli Favorites. For the month of May, all…
read nowPanera comps increase 3% in Q1
April 29, 2008
ST. LOUIS — Panera Bread Co. reported a comparable-store sales increase of 3.3 percent for company-owned locations and 1.7 percent for franchise-operated…
read nowBuffalo Wild Wings revenue, comps increase
April 29, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. has announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 30, 2008. For the quarter, comparable-store sales…
read nowUC Student Union rejects free Chipotle burritos
April 28, 2008
YourHub.com (Denver): University of Colorado Student Union (UCSU) members turned down a free lunch of Chipotle Mexican Grill burritos. In a letter to the…
read nowPinkberry opens 50th location
April 24, 2008
LOS ANGELES — Pinkberry has announced the grand opening of its 50th location, in Newport Beach, Calif. Pinkberry will celebrate the opening with cofounders…
read nowBruegger's comp growth up 5.4%
April 24, 2008
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bruegger's Enterprises Inc. has reported that revenue for comparable sales grew 5.4 percent at company-owned locations and 4.3 percent…
read nowNorovirus cause of Chipotle illness outbreak
April 24, 2008
FOX News28: Kent, Ohio, city health officials have confirmed that an illness tied to a norovirus sparked the sickening of approximately 450 Chipotle Mexican…
read nowFast Casual Summit registration opens
April 24, 2008
Designed to foster relationships among fast casual executives and to encourage an atmosphere of innovative idea generation, the Fast Casual Executive Summit is…
read nowChipotle comps up 10.2%
April 23, 2008
DENVER — Comparable-store sales at Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. restaurants increased 10.2 percent for the 2008 first quarter ended March 31, the company…
read nowOrganic To Go reports preliminary Q1 results
April 22, 2008
SEATTLE — Organic To Go has reported preliminary unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. Revenues for the quarter increased…
read nowCuppy's Coffee sold
April 21, 2008
BlueMauMau: Cuppy's Coffee was sold this past weekend for an undisclosed amount. Dale Nabors, founder and president of FranSynergy.com, has acquired 10…
read nowChipotle illness outbreak tied to virus
April 21, 2008
Akron Beacon Journal: The number of people who reportedly became ill after eating at a Kent, Ohio, Chipotle Mexican Grill is up to 180, and health officials…
read nowBuffalo Wild Wings to webcast Q1 earnings
April 21, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. has announced that it will conduct a conference call to discuss first quarter 2008 results April 29, 2008, at 4 p.m.
read nowJamba Inc. secures $25M line of credit
April 21, 2008
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Jamba Inc. has secured a $25 million line of credit with Wells Fargo Foothill LLC, the company announced. Jamba plans to use the funding…
read nowMcAlister's president receives IFMA award
April 17, 2008
RIDGELAND, Miss. — The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) has awarded the 2008 Silver Plate in the Chain Full Service category to Phil…
read nowPinkberry earns live and active culture seal
April 17, 2008
LOS ANGELES — Pinkberry has announced that the National Yogurt Association has approved the use of the Live and Active Culture Seal on its frozen yogurt. The…
read nowSpicy Pickle comps increase 5%
April 16, 2008
DENVER — Spicy Pickle's first quarter 2008 same-store sales increased nearly 5 percent compared with the first quarter of 2007, the company announced. The…
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