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Starbucks same-store sales drop 8%
April 29, 2009
SEATTLE — Starbucks Corp. has reported financial results for its second quarter ended March 29, 2009. For the second quarter of fiscal 2009, consolidated…
read nowBuffalo Wild Wings announces Q1 results
April 28, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS — Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. has announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 29. For the quarter, same-store sales increased 6.…
read nowEinstein Noah sets date for Q1 earnings release
April 28, 2009
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. has announced that it will release its first quarter 2009 financial results after the market close on May…
read nowCosì Inc. reports 11% comps loss
April 28, 2009
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Così Inc. has reported that system-wide comparable restaurant sales in the first quarter for restaurants in operation more than 15 months…
read nowPanera to release Q1 earnings April 28
April 26, 2009
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Panera Bread Co. will report its first quarter earnings after the market close April 28, 2009. The company will discuss its first quarter…
read nowRaising Cane's new Ohio location opens to record crowds
April 23, 2009
GROVE CITY, Ohio — Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, one of the fastest-growing restaurant chains in the United States, opened its newest location to record…
read nowChipotle net up 46 percent in Q1
April 22, 2009
DENVER — Comparable-store sales at Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants increased 2.2 percent in the company's first quarter, ending March 31, the company has…
read nowArticle discusses restaurant start-ups in a down economy
April 21, 2009
U.S. News & World Report: Even in a healthy economy, the restaurant failure rate tells a grim tale, but in a recession, the industry is even more…
read nowUFood Grill nets $2.2 mil in second private offering
April 20, 2009
BOSTON — UFood Restaurant Group Inc. has announced that it has received proceeds of a private placement offering in the amount of $2.2 million, after deducting…
read nowNew Summit to focus on modern pizza business
April 15, 2009
As more fast casual operators open pizzeria concepts, those executives may find it useful to attend the first Pizza Executive Summit, slated to be held June…
read nowWingstop reports 23rd consecutive month of comps growth
April 15, 2009
DALLAS — Wingstop has announced that comparable restaurant sales have increased for the 23rd consecutive quarter. The increase for the first quarter of 200…
read nowIdentity stolen from McAlister's employment application
April 13, 2009
News 3 (Memphis, Tenn.): Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies said Ashley Johnson, 24, has opened up as many as 100 credit card accounts since December using…
read nowJudge rules Quiznos abused discovery process
April 13, 2009
Blue MauMau: A federal judge ruled April 1 that Quiznos had abused the discovery process in a case that involves more than 36 franchise owners. It was found…
read nowWahoo's opens new Calif. location
April 13, 2009
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Wahoo's Fish Tacos will host a grand opening event April 19 in Chino Hills, Calif., for their 55th restaurant. Hosted by Wahoo's founders…
read nowBread & Company lowers prices
April 9, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bread & Company has announced they are lowering the prices of all baked goods and deli items by as much as 60 percent, a price point the…
read nowWingstop expands into Mexico
April 8, 2009
DALLAS — Wingstop has announced its first international franchise agreement for 10 restaurants in the State of Mexico and Mexico DF over the next two years. …
read nowFranchisors make bold moves to aid franchisees in tough economy
April 7, 2009
Lansing State Journal: Franchisors are beginning to take aggressive steps in order to help their franchisees weather the economic recession. Tactics include…
read nowEl Pollo Loco announces year-end results
April 5, 2009
COSTA MESA, Calif. — EPL Intermediate Inc., parent company of El Pollo Loco Inc., has reported results for its year ended Dec. 31. Same-store sales for the…
read nowNRA restaurant outlook reports slight gain, more uncertainty
March 30, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Restaurant industry performance remained soft in February, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…
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