Organic To Go net falls

August 12, 2008

SEATTLE — Organic To Go has reported financial results for the second quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2008.   Revenue for the second quarter…

Breathing easy

by Christopher Hall — writer, self

August 12, 2008

New ventilation-system technology can offer a wealth of savings.

Making your washroom shine

August 12, 2008

Spending a bit more for touchless systems can pay off in customer satisfaction.

Mexican Restaurants Inc. revenue increases

August 11, 2008

HOUSTON — Mexican Restaurants Inc. has announced its financial results for the company's 2008 second quarter ended June 29, 2008.   For the second quarter…

El Pollo Loco comps rise, net falls

August 10, 2008

COSTA MESA, Calif. — EPL Intermediate Inc., parent company of El Pollo Loco Inc., has reported results for its 13-week second quarter and 26 weeks ended June…

CEO, CFO out at Jamba Juice

August 7, 2008

EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Jamba Inc. chief executive officer Paul Clayton and chief financial officer Donald Breen have resigned, the company announced. Both…

Tim Hortons Q2 net up 11.5%

August 7, 2008

OAKVILLE, Ontario — Same-store sales at Tim Hortons Inc.'s Canadian restaurants increased 5.7 percent for the company's second quarter ended June 29, 2008…

Rubio's net falls 33 percent

August 6, 2008

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Comparable-store sales at Rubio's Restaurants Inc. decreased 3.9 percent for the company's second quarter ended June 29, 2008, compared with…

Einstein Noah records 15th straight comp increase

August 6, 2008

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Comparable-store sales at Einstein Noah Restaurant Group increased 1 percent for the company's second quarter ended July 1, 2008. The…

Caribou net loss narrows

August 5, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS – Comparable-store sales at company-owned Caribou Coffee Co. restaurants fell 1.7 percent in the second quarter ended June 29, the company…

Great Harvest to hold 70s-themed contest

August 5, 2008

New Mexico Business Journal: Great Harvest Bread Co. is holding an essay contest themed "Why I Loaved the '70s."  All 220 locations throughout the country will…

Qdoba parent announces Q3 earnings

August 5, 2008

SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box Inc., which also operates and franchises Qdoba Mexican Grill through a wholly owned subsidiary, reported a 13.3 percent drop in net…

Caribou Coffee names new CEO

August 4, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee Co. Inc., the second largest U.S.-based company-owned gourmet coffeehouse operator based on the number of coffeehouses, has named…

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…