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Starbucks workers protest closings, join union
July 21, 2008
St. Paul Business Journal: A week after Starbucks announced it would shutter more than 600 locations nationwide, workers at the company's Mall of America store…
read nowOrganic To Go launches Washington, D.C., catering program
July 21, 2008
WASHINGTON — Organic To Go is launching its catering service in Washington, D.C., to herald the grand opening of the brand's East Coast debut. The catering…
read nowFazoli's to sell or sublease Central Fla. locations
July 17, 2008
Orlando Business Journal: Nine Fazoli's Restaurant locations in Central Florida are for sublease or sale, as the Lexington, Ky.-based chain plans to sell off…
read nowClay Dover named Raising Cane's president, CMO
July 16, 2008
BATON ROUGE, La. — Todd Graves, founder and CEO of Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, has named Clay Dover president and chief marketing officer of the 70-unit…
read nowPenman Square Market opens in Fla.
July 16, 2008
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — Executive chef Craig Dion has opened Penman Square Market and Cafe in Jacksonville Beach, which serves lunch and dinner along with…
read nowOrganic To Go continues Washington, D.C., expansion
July 15, 2008
SEATTLE — Organic To Go has acquired the Marvelous Market café at 4832 Bethesda Ave. in Bethesda, Md. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Marvelous…
read nowBuffalo Wild Wings to host Q2 Webcast
July 14, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. will conduct a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2008 results July 29, 2008, at 4 p.m. Central Daylight…
read nowDaphne's Greek Cafe plans Wash. expansion
July 14, 2008
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Daphne's Greek Cafe has announced plans to expand the company's chain of restaurants to Washington with the opening of two locations there.
read nowMaui Wowi to open in Turkey
July 14, 2008
DENVER — Maui Wowi Hawaiian has announced it has signed a master franchise agreement with ALOHA ALOHA Ltd. Co., an affiliate of TUNC Group, to bring Maui Wowi…
read nowNexCen Brands acquires Bill Blass Couture
July 13, 2008
NEW YORK — NexCen Brands Inc. has announced that through its wholly-owned subsidiary, NexCen Fixed Asset Company LLC, it has completed a purchase agreement…
read nowPick Up Stix names VP of finance
July 13, 2008
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — Pick Up Stix restaurants has announced the promotion of Rich Fox to vice president of finance. Fox began his career with Pick Up Stix…
read nowQuiznos franchisees in Pa. file class action suit
July 10, 2008
Forbes: A group of Quiznos franchisees in southwestern Pennsylvania are suing the sandwich chain, saying it promotes "grossly inflated" company profits at…
read nowBaja Sol expands to San Diego
July 9, 2008
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. — Baja Sol Restaurants has announced plans to open 12 new franchised locations in San Diego County and another 18 units in Orange…
read nowOrganic To Go reports preliminary Q2 results
July 8, 2008
SEATTLE — Organic To Go has reported preliminary unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008.
read nowWingstop reports 20th consecutive quarter of comp sales growth
July 7, 2008
DALLAS — Wingstop has announced that for the 20th consecutive quarte comp-store sales have increased. The successive increase for the second quarter of 200…
read nowPanera schedules 2Q conference call
July 7, 2008
ST. LOUIS — Panera Bread Co. will report its 2008 second quarter earnings after the market closes July 22.
read nowChipotle to announce 2Q results
July 6, 2008
DENVER — Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has announced that it will host a conference call to discuss second quarter 2008 financial results July 23, 2008, at 5:0…
read nowRestaurant index rises as same-store sales improve
July 2, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Restaurant industry performance improved in May as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant activity rose for…
read nowCalifornia Tortilla to host ‘kids eat free' day
July 2, 2008
ROCKVILLE, Md. — Cal-Mex chain California Tortilla will host a Kids Eat Free day July 15 to celebrate its "Best Casual Restaurant For Kids" Readers' Choice…
read nowMarble Slab Creamery opens Kuwait shop
July 2, 2008
ATLANTA — Marble Slab Creamery has opened a new location in Kuwait in the Al Koot Mall Waterfront. The Creamery is owned and operated by Nejoud Boodai. …
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