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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…
read nowUFood 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…
read nowStarbucks to cut 1,000 jobs
July 29, 2008
Seattle Times: Starbucks plans to cut 1,000 non-store positions, the company has announced. About 550 people will be laid off at company operations around the…
read nowCamille's expands to two new states
July 29, 2008
TULSA, Okla. — Camille's Sidewalk Café has signed three franchise agreements with immediate expansion plans into Wisconsin and Illinois. New Camille's…
read nowCulver's reaches $1 million in scholarships
July 28, 2008
PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. — Culver's restaurants has announced that nearly 200 of its student team members across the country received a bonus this year …
read nowStarbucks closes most Australian stores
July 28, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald: Nearly 700 Starbucks employees will lose their jobs after the company announced the closure of 61 of its 84 Australian stores. The…
read nowNothing But Noodles to offer happy hour
July 27, 2008
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Nothing but Noodles participating locations throughout the United States are now offering happy hour discounts on appetizers and…
read nowPanera shares drop after Q2 earnings report
July 27, 2008
Associated Press: Shares of Panera Bread Co. July 23, 2008, fell $2.26, to end at $48.74, after the bakery/cafe operator cautioned investors not to expect…
read nowEinstein Noah to host earnings conference call
July 27, 2008
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. will release its 2008 second quarter financial results after market close Aug. 6, 2008, and will follow…
read nowQuiznos bread supplier closes shop
July 24, 2008
9News.com: Gerards, a bread supplier to chains such as Quiznos, shut down operations early Thursday, leaving several restaurants in the Denver area without…
read nowChipotle comps up 7%
July 23, 2008
DENVER — Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2008.
read nowPei Wei comps dip 3%
July 23, 2008
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc. has reported its financials for the second quarter ended June 29, 2008.
read nowPanera revenue jumps 27%
July 23, 2008
ST. LOUIS — Panera Bread company-owned same-store sales increased 6.5 percent for the second quarter ended June 26, 2008, while comps for franchise-owned…
read nowSpiedie Bistro opens in southern Pa.
July 22, 2008
PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. — New fast-casual restaurant, Spiedie Bistro, has opened in Phoenixville, Pa., 30 miles west of Philadelphia. Spiedie Bistro evolved from…
read nowStarbucks workers protest closings, join union
July 21, 2008
St. Paul Business Journal: A week after Starbucks announced it would shutter more than 600 locations nationwide, workers at the company's Mall of America store…
read nowOrganic To Go launches Washington, D.C., catering program
July 21, 2008
WASHINGTON — Organic To Go is launching its catering service in Washington, D.C., to herald the grand opening of the brand's East Coast debut. The catering…
read nowFazoli's to sell or sublease Central Fla. locations
July 17, 2008
Orlando Business Journal: Nine Fazoli's Restaurant locations in Central Florida are for sublease or sale, as the Lexington, Ky.-based chain plans to sell off…
read nowClay Dover named Raising Cane's president, CMO
July 16, 2008
BATON ROUGE, La. — Todd Graves, founder and CEO of Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, has named Clay Dover president and chief marketing officer of the 70-unit…
read nowPenman Square Market opens in Fla.
July 16, 2008
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — Executive chef Craig Dion has opened Penman Square Market and Cafe in Jacksonville Beach, which serves lunch and dinner along with…
read nowOrganic To Go continues Washington, D.C., expansion
July 15, 2008
SEATTLE — Organic To Go has acquired the Marvelous Market café at 4832 Bethesda Ave. in Bethesda, Md. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Marvelous…
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