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U-SWIRL expands to Las Vegas
December 17, 2008
HENDERSON, Nev. — U-SWIRL International Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Healthy Fast Food Inc., has announced the expansion of its U-SWIRL Frozen Yogurt…
read nowFriendly's to test fast casual concept
December 16, 2008
MediaPost News: Friendly's Ice Cream Corp. will test up to four Friendly's Express restaurants in Boston, Springfield, Mass., and Providence, R.I., next year…
read nowMintel forecasts 2009 restaurant trends
December 11, 2008
CHICAGO — Mintel Menu Insights, which tracks U.S. restaurant menus, expects five trends to influence foodservice in 2009. Restaurants will reinvent comfort…
read nowBread & Co. in the spotlight
December 11, 2008
WKRN-TV (Nashville, Tenn.): Bakery cafe chain Bread & Co. is in the spotlight thanks to their appearance on the Top 100 Movers & Shakers list. Click…
read nowOrganic to Go laying off a third of staff
December 10, 2008
Puget Sound Business Journal: After the company announced a $7 million third-quarter loss, Organic to Go Food Corp. said it plans to cut its labor force by 3…
read nowCoffee deficit of 8 million bags projected in 2009-10
December 9, 2008
Bloomberg: World coffee consumption may outstrip production by as much as 8 million bags in 2009-10 because of the smaller crop in Brazil, the top grower…
read nowNew Zoe's Kitchen CEO outlines expansion plans
December 9, 2008
The Birmingham News: Greg Dollarhyde, new CEO of Zoe's Kitchen, plans to double the size of the 21-unit chain within 18 to 24 months. He plans to focus on new…
read nowStarbucks CEO talks about the economy
December 8, 2008
CBS News: Katie Couric speaks with Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz about the effect of the economy on the coffee giant. Sales at Starbucks have dropped 9 percent…
read nowCold Stone bosses visit franchisees
December 8, 2008
Chain Leader: Instead of holding a franchisee convention this year, Cold Stone officials hired a tour bus and visited stores in 16 cities. They are trying to…
read nowuWink announces odd-lot tender offer
December 7, 2008
LOS ANGELES — uWink Inc. has announced that it will commence an "odd lot" tender offer to purchase all shares of its common stock held by persons owning 9…
read nowOrganic To Go schedules Q3 conference call
December 7, 2008
SEATTLE — Organic To Go chief executive Jason R. Brown will host a conference call on Dec. 10 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time to discuss the company's third quarter…
read nowOperators look harder at reducing waste, costs
December 7, 2008
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.): Restaurant owners are doing more to track food waste to cut costs in light of the recession. Methods operators have…
read nowEinstein Noah names new CEO
December 3, 2008
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, which operates the Einstein Bros. Bagels, Noah's New York Bagels and Manhattan Bagel brands, has appointed…
read nowStarbucks CEO tries to calm Wall Street
December 3, 2008
Associated Press: Starbucks chief Howard Schultz tried to calm Wall Street's fears about the company's sliding sales, profits and stock price during a…
read nowZoes Kitchen names new CEO
December 2, 2008
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Zoes Kitchen has named Greg Dollarhyde to the position of president and chief executive officer, the company announced. Dollarhyde, who…
read nowFatburger opens first Dubai location
December 1, 2008
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc.'s Fatburger unit has opened its first Middle East restaurant at The Dubai Mall, the company…
read nowQdoba parent moves to NASDAQ
December 1, 2008
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box Inc., parent company of Qdoba Mexican Grill, has announced that it will move its stock exchange listing from The New York Stock…
read nowTest your marketing I.Q.
November 30, 2008
Operators need to rev up — not slow down — in a tough economy
read nowNRA: RPI up slightly, sales still sluggish
November 30, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — While the Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) posted a slight gain, the outlook for the restaurant industry remained dampened in October, as…
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