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Starbucks chairman upset over tips ruling
March 31, 2008
Toledo (Ohio) Blade: Starbucks Corp. employees received a personal voice mail message from their upset boss, who said the company was being "grossly…
read nowOrganic To Go reports Q4, FY '07 results
March 31, 2008
SEATTLE — Organic To Go has reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2007. For the fourth quarter, sales increased in all…
read nowBuffalo Wild Wings announces new board chairman
March 30, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS — Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. has announced the election of current director James M. Damian as chairman of the company's board of directors…
read nowStarbucks working to build coffee shrines
March 27, 2008
The New York Times: Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced last week that the company had bought the Coffee Equipment Co. of Seattle, maker of the Clover…
read nowObee's Franchise Systems announces restructuring
March 26, 2008
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — The board of directors of Obee's Franchise Systems Inc. has approved a 100-for-1 reverse split of the company's common stock.
read nowBack Yard Burgers partners with baseball complex
March 26, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Back Yard Burgers has established a partnership with Gameday Baseball, a 10-field youth baseball complex in Cordova, Tenn. Back Yard…
read nowPotbelly intros online ordering
March 25, 2008
CHICAGO — Sandwich chain Potbelly Sandwich Works has introduced online ordering in its Chicago-area restaurants. The restaurant's entire menu is available for…
read nowQdoba receives Colorado's Smart Meal Seal
March 25, 2008
DENVER — Qdoba Mexican Grill restaurants in Colorado have joined the Smart Meal Seal program sponsored by the Colorado Department of Public Health and…
read nowRaving Brands to sell PJ's Coffee chain
March 24, 2008
ATLANTA — Restaurant operator Raving Brands has entered into an agreement with New Orleans Roast LLC and New Orleans Brew LLC for the purchase of the assets of…
read nowAu Bon Pain named one of America's healthiest restaurants
March 24, 2008
BOSTON — Health Magazine has named bakery-café chain Au Bon Pain one of America's Healthiest Restaurants. The editors of Health praised Au Bon Pain's…
read nowFranchisees challenge Quiznos CEO's assertions
March 24, 2008
BlueMauMau: The Toasted Subs Franchisee Association, a group of Quiznos franchisees, has issued a letter challenging remarks made by Quiznos CEO Greg Brenneman…
read nowEl Pollo Loco announces Q4, FY '08 results
March 20, 2008
COSTA MESA, Calif. — EPL Intermediate Inc., parent company of El Pollo Loco Inc., has reported results for its fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 26, 2007. …
read nowPatrick Chiacchia joins UFood as VP, real estate
March 16, 2008
BOSTON — UFood Restaurant Group Inc. has announced the hiring of Patrick Chiacchia as vice president of real estate. Chiacchia has more than 30 years of…
read nowJamba Inc. reports Q4, fiscal year results
March 13, 2008
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Jamba Inc. has reported its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and for the full 2007 fiscal year ended Jan. 1, 2008. The…
read nowChipotle adopts new chicken-slaughter policy
March 13, 2008
DENVER — Following nearly a year of discussions with PETA and a shareholder resolution submitted by the group, Denver-based Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed…
read nowMama Fu's sold to Murphy Adams Restaurant Group
March 11, 2008
ATLANTA — Mama Fu's Noodle House has announced that it has sold its Mama Fu's Asian House brand in the United States and Mexico for an undisclosed amount to…
read nowJamba Inc. to announce Q4, FY '07 results
March 10, 2008
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Jamba Inc. has announced that it will host a conference call and webcast at 5 p.m. EST March 13, 2008, to review fourth-quarter and fiscal…
read nowQuiznos franchisees lose Canada class action
March 10, 2008
BlueMauMau: An Ontario judge has ruled against Quiznos franchisees forming a class-action suit against their franchisor in Canada, Quiznos Canada Restaurant…
read nowPanera VP gets 11% raise
March 9, 2008
St. Louis Business Journal: Panera Bread executive vice president John Maguire will receive a $400,000 base salary in 2008, according to a regulatory filing…
read nowFederal Court approves all Quiznos franchisee claims
March 6, 2008
DENVER, Colo. — Federal District Judge Wiley Y. Daniel has refused to dismiss any of the claims alleged in a class-action lawsuit filed by several Quiznos…
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