Freshberry to expand in Tulsa

May 15, 2008

TULSA, Okla. — FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt Café has reached an agreement with Gary and Carol Hasz of Tulsa, Okla., to open at least four FreshBerry stores in the…

Organic To Go acquires Seattle Café chain

May 14, 2008

SEATTLE — Organic To Go has announced it has acquired a privately-held chain of three Seattle quick-service restaurants from FPO Inc., which includes Mel's…

Scooter's Coffeehouse celebrates 10th anniversary

May 14, 2008

OMAHA, Neb. — Coffeehouse chain Scooter's Coffeehouse celebrated its 10th anniversary last weekend by offering free small drinks at the company's 40 stores in…

Qdoba comps increase 2.4%

May 13, 2008

SAN DIEGO — Comparable-store sales at Jack in the Box's Qdoba Mexican Grill brand increased 2.4 percent for the quarter ended March 13, 2008, the company has…

2008 NRA, Hotel-Motel Show exhibit space sold out

May 13, 2008

CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association has announced that its 2008 Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show has attracted nearly 2,200 exhibiting companies and that…

Panera CEO, CFO to speak at stockholder meeting

May 13, 2008

ST. LOUIS — Panera Bread Co. has announced that Ron Shaich, chairman and chief executive officer, and Jeff Kip, chief financial officer, will deliver a…

Specialty coffee show brews a host of ideas

Conference offers tips on capturing retail success.

Organic To Go schedules Q1 conference call

May 11, 2008

SEATTLE — Organic To Go has announced it will host a conference call May 15 at 1:30 p.m. PDT to review and discuss first quarter 2008 financial results. The…

Raving Brands to consider new concept, name change

May 8, 2008

The Atlanta-Journal Constitution: Raving Brands founder Martin Sprock said one or more of the company's remaining six brands could be sold within the next 1…

Starbucks reports Q2 results

May 7, 2008

SEATTLE — Starbucks Corp. has reported financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended March 30, 2008, and provided updated information about its revenue…

Caribou Coffee reports $6M net loss

May 7, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. has reported financial results for the first quarter of 2008 ended March 30.   Comparable-store sales decreased 2.…

Paul Damico named Moe's brand president

May 5, 2008

ATLANTA — FOCUS Brands has announced that Paul Damico has been named brand president of Moe's Southwest Grill.   Since acquiring the brand in August 2007…

NRA to showcase top industry trends

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

Building, kitchen design and more create exhibit hall of more than 2,100 booths.

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 María and Pastafiore, has signed a formal…

Restaurant 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…

Quiznos 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…

Panera 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…

Buffalo 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…

UC 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…

Pinkberry 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…