Starbucks outlines exec exit package

August 4, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Outgoing Starbucks Coffee International president Jim Alling will receive a year's salary in a lump sum, plus a year's worth of…

Cuppy's to move HQ to Alabama

August 4, 2008

BlueMauMau: Fort Walton Beach, Fla.-based Cuppy's Coffee will move its headquarters to Muscle Shoals, Ala., on Sept. 1, company officials announced. CEO Dale…

Q&A with Eric Ersher

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

Zoup! co-founder talks customers' changing tastes.

Carrols Restaurant Group reports Q2 results

August 4, 2008

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., which operates the restaurant brands Pollo Tropical, Taco Cabana and Burger King, has announced net income was…

Wing restaurants take flight as economy falters

August 3, 2008

MSNBC: Less expensive dining spots like wing restaurants have become some of the nation's fastest-growing chains, according to Restaurant Business magazine.

Saladworks anounces new VP hires

July 31, 2008

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Saladworks LLC has announced the addition of two new vice presidents. Tom Spadea joins Saladworks as VP of development and Kris Smith as…

UFood Grill heads into Utah

July 30, 2008

BOSTON — UFood Restaurant Group Inc. has announced that its franchise developer in the Rocky Mountain states has signed a lease for a unit in Draper, Utah, a…

Starbucks to cut 1,000 jobs

July 29, 2008

Seattle Times: Starbucks plans to cut 1,000 non-store positions, the company has announced. About 550 people will be laid off at company operations around the…

Camille's expands to two new states

July 29, 2008

TULSA, Okla. — Camille's Sidewalk Café has signed three franchise agreements with immediate expansion plans into Wisconsin and Illinois. New Camille's…

Culver's reaches $1 million in scholarships

July 28, 2008

PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. — Culver's restaurants has announced that nearly 200 of its student team members across the country received a bonus this year …

Starbucks closes most Australian stores

July 28, 2008

Sydney Morning Herald: Nearly 700 Starbucks employees will lose their jobs after the company announced the closure of 61 of its 84 Australian stores. The…

Fast Casual gears up for Summit '08

Second annual gathering to spotlight economic woes, branding opportunities.

Nothing But Noodles to offer happy hour

July 27, 2008

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Nothing but Noodles participating locations throughout the United States are now offering happy hour discounts on appetizers and…

Panera shares drop after Q2 earnings report

July 27, 2008

Associated Press: Shares of Panera Bread Co. July 23, 2008, fell $2.26, to end at $48.74, after the bakery/cafe operator cautioned investors not to expect…

Einstein Noah to host earnings conference call

July 27, 2008

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. will release its 2008 second quarter financial results after market close Aug. 6, 2008, and will follow…

Quiznos bread supplier closes shop

July 24, 2008

9News.com: Gerards, a bread supplier to chains such as Quiznos, shut down operations early Thursday, leaving several restaurants in the Denver area without…

Chipotle comps up 7%

July 23, 2008

DENVER — Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2008.

Pei Wei comps dip 3%

July 23, 2008

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc. has reported its financials for the second quarter ended June 29, 2008.

Panera revenue jumps 27%

July 23, 2008

ST. LOUIS — Panera Bread company-owned same-store sales increased 6.5 percent for the second quarter ended June 26, 2008, while comps for franchise-owned…

Spiedie Bistro opens in southern Pa.

July 22, 2008

PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. — New fast-casual restaurant, Spiedie Bistro, has opened in Phoenixville, Pa., 30 miles west of Philadelphia.   Spiedie Bistro evolved from…