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Baja Fresh signs Coca-Cola deal
July 18, 2007
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Fast-casual restaurant operator Baja Fresh has signed a 5-year beverage contract with The Coca-Cola Co. Under the terms of the…
read nowStarbucks teams with Hershey
July 18, 2007
Forbes: Coffee retailer Starbucks Corp. will begins offering coffee-flavored chocolate products as part of an agreement with chocolatier Hershey Co. The…
read nowDaphne's Greek Cafe names new president
July 17, 2007
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Daphne's Greek Café has named Steve Fricker as president of the fast-casual chain. Fricker formerly served as president and chief…
read nowJamba Juice names VP of supply chain management
July 17, 2007
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Jamba Inc., the operator of blended beverage, juice and healthy snack store Jamba Juice, has appointed Greg Schwartz as vice president…
read nowZaxby's to mark milestone with sweepstakes
July 17, 2007
ATHENS, Ga. — Fast-casual chicken finger chain Zaxby's will reach 400 units by summer's end, and to mark the milestone the company is holding an online…
read nowStarbucks fills long-vacant COO post
July 17, 2007
Washington Post: Starbucks has tapped Martin Coles, international division president, to take the role of chief operating officer. Coles, 51, will assume the…
read nowChedd's Gourmet Grilled Cheese plans national expansion
July 16, 2007
Denver Post: The founders of Chedd's Gourmet Grilled Cheese restaurant in Denver is hoping to go national. The Wisconsin-themed grilled-cheese restaurant…
read nowQuiznos names VP of non-traditional development
July 16, 2007
DENVER — Toasted-sub chain Quiznos has named Hannibal Myers as senior vice president of non-traditional development, effective Aug. 13. Myers will report…
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Ethnic influences on the menu
by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance
Asian, other flavors, spice things up.
read nowStarbucks evicted from Beijing's Forbidden City
July 15, 2007
China Daily: Starbucks Corp. has closed its outlet in Beijing's Forbidden City following months of public outcry and charges that the store's presence was an…
read nowObee's to undergo 30-1 forward stock split
July 15, 2007
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Obee's Franchise Systems Inc. has purchased a feature profile in the upcoming edition of Opportunist Magazine as part of an investor…
read nowAndy's Cheesesteaks to raffle classic car for charity
July 15, 2007
MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. — Fast-casual chain Andy's Cheesesteaks and Cheeseburgers is raffling off a fully-restored 1957 Chevy Bel-Air, valued at more than $50,000.
read nowCaribou Coffee announces preliminary 2Q 2007 results
July 12, 2007
MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee Company Inc.'s same-store sales increased 1 percent for the thirteen weeks ended July 1, 2007, compared with the same 13 weeks in…
read nowFirehouse Subs raises $100,000 for fallen firefighters
July 11, 2007
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Three local Firehouse Subs locations raised more than $50,000 in donations from individuals in the Charleston, S.C., the company…
read nowManager study shows low leadership, commitment to quality concerns
July 10, 2007
DALLAS — Results from a new study of the characteristics of candidates for manager positions in the quick-service and fast-casual restaurant segments were…
read nowCosi opens in Tulsa
July 10, 2007
TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa entrepreneur Jim Wilburn opened the state's first Cosi location in Tulsa July 10. "We think that there's an unfilled demand for upscale…
read nowConey Beach opening sales exceed expectations
July 9, 2007
TULSA, Okla. — Coney Beach restaurant has exceeded sales projections made by parent company Beautiful Brands International, bringing in a total of $51,432 in…
read nowNoodles & Co. announce investment agreement
July 9, 2007
BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Noodles & Company announced that it has completed a recapitalization of the business pursuant to a stock-tender offer that commenced…
read nowNapa Technology intros WineStation
July 8, 2007
NAPA, Calif. — Copia, The American Center for Food, Wine and The Arts, debuted Napa Technology's WineStation Intelligent Dispensing Systems June 22. …
read nowEinstein Bros. Bagels continues Las Vegas expansion
July 8, 2007
LAS VEGAS — Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. announced that it opened its 10th Einstein Bros. Bagels restaurant in Las Vegas, as it continues to expand the…
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