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Food chains, packaging firms initiate recycling campaign in NYC
July 8, 2009
NEW YORK — Global Green's Coalition for Resource Recovery gathered 80 participants for a "value chain caucus" aimed at diverting prepared food packaging from…
read nowCorner Bakery Cafe launches "Stay Local" summer initiative
July 8, 2009
DALLAS — Corner Bakery Cafe has announced the introduction of its "Stay Local" program, encouraging guests to explore and rediscover summer in their very own…
read nowSmashburger to open first two Utah locations
July 8, 2009
SALT LAKE CITY — Smashburger is set to open its two Utah locations this August, the company has announced. At Smashburger, diners choose either a one-third…
read nowBuffalo Wild Wings to conduct Q2 earnings webcast
July 8, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS — Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. has announced that the company will conduct a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2009 results on July 27…
read nowEinstein Noah to present at consumer conference
July 7, 2009
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Einstein Noah Restaurant Group has announced that Rick Dutkiewicz, chief financial officer, and James O'Reilly, chief concept officer, will…
read nowWingstop hits six consecutive years of comp sales growth
July 6, 2009
DALLAS — Wingstop has announced that comp store sales for its most recent quarter increased 3.3 percent, the 24th consecutive quarter — or six years — of comp…
read nowPat & Oscar's rolls out $5 pizza meals
July 5, 2009
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — "Five Big Choices, Five Little Bucks," is the theme on the menu this summer at Pat & Oscar's Restaurants. The restaurant chain…
read nowFive Guys looks to raise $15M
July 1, 2009
Nashville Business Journal: Five Guys is looking to raise $15 million in private equity and has already raised $10 million of that total, according to a filing…
read nowFormer Organic To Go catering CEO in court
July 1, 2009
Courthouse News: The former CEO of an Organic To Go's catering business slapped customers with unexpected credit card bills for more than 25,000 transactions…
read nowCaribou Coffee added to Russell stock indexes
June 30, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee Company Inc. has announced that its stock has been added to the Russell 2000 Index. Annual reconstitution of Russell's U.S.
read nowPanera Bread to present at Oppenheimer consumer conference
June 30, 2009
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Panera Bread Company has announced that Jeff Kip, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will be presenting at the 9th Annual…
read nowNew Costa Vida tool lets fans request future locations
June 30, 2009
SALT LAKE CITY — Costa Vida has announced a new social media tool on its Web site that gives fans the chance to request a Costa Vida location in their own…
read nowSonny's Bar-B-Q announces new agency of record
June 29, 2009
MAITLAND, Fla. — Sonny's Franchise Co., parent company of Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q, has announced that Engauge will become its new agency of record as of July…
read nowNRA reports restaurant industry outlook falls slightly
June 29, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry was dampened somewhat in May, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of…
read nowFuddruckers opens location near Reno, Nev.
June 28, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas — Fuddruckers will open its 230th location with a 10 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony June 29, in Sparks, Nev., at The Legends at Sparks Marina, a…
read nowUFood announces Chicago terminations, Boston airport opening
June 25, 2009
BOSTON — UFood Restaurant Group Inc. has announced that its Chicago franchisee has terminated the operation of his three UFood Grill Restaurants in that city.
read nowPrograms set to highlight National Food Safety Education Month
June 25, 2009
CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association encourages restaurant and foodservice operators to begin planning for the 15th annual National Food Safety…
read nowBuffalo Wild Wings to present at consumer conference
June 25, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS — Buffalo Wild Wings has announced that the company will present at an upcoming consumer conference. On July 15, the company will present at the…
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Birth of a franchise: The first franchised location
by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance
After a permit issue postpones opening day, the first franchised Sofi's Crepes opens in Annapolis, Md.
read nowLaughing Planet Café partners with Truitt Bros. for bean supply
June 22, 2009
PORTLAND, Ore. — After two years of intensive testing and sampling, Laughing Planet Café is introducing "smart beans" into its seven Oregon restaurants. The…
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