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Restaurants experience customer decrease
April 13, 2008
BusinessWeek: A competitive environment for restaurants is getting tougher as hungry consumers are spending more time cooking at home. Even if customers do…
read nowMcAlister's repurchases eight La. restaurants
April 10, 2008
RIDGELAND, Miss. — McAlister's Deli has announced it has purchased eight franchisee-owned restaurants in Louisiana from Mark Hagwood of Hagwood Management…
read nowSmoothie King announces three new appointments
April 10, 2008
NEW ORLEANS — Smoothie King Franchises Inc. has appointed David W. Stidham as national marketing director, and David Tornabene and Pat Vanderpool as regional…
read nowChipotle to announce first quarter 2008 results
April 9, 2008
DENVER — Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. officials will host a conference call to discuss first quarter 2008 financial results April 23, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. EST. …
read nowChipotle CEO compensation increases
April 8, 2008
Associated Press: Compensation Chipotle Mexican Grill's CEO Steve Ells nearly tripled to $7.3 million in 2007, with more than half coming from stock and…
read nowStarbucks to give away new brew
April 7, 2008
SEATTLE — Starbucks is launching its newest brew, Pike Place Roast, by giving away complimentary 8 oz. cups of the new coffee to customers visiting any…
read nowChris Prasifka named Kahala president
April 6, 2008
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Chris Prasifka has been named president of Kahala Franchise Corp., the franchisor entity of Kahala's portfolio of diversified concepts, the…
read nowStarbucks sued in N.Y. over tips
April 3, 2008
The New York Times: A former barista has sued Starbucks Corp., accusing the company of cheating New York state baristas by giving a share of their tips to…
read nowPanera to report Q1 '08 earnings call
April 3, 2008
ST. LOUIS — Panera Bread will report its 2008 first-quarter earnings after the market close April 29, 2008. The company will discuss its year-end results in a…
read nowGold Star Chili names Mike Rohrkemper as CEO
April 3, 2008
CINCINNATI — Gold Star Chili has named Mike Rohrkemper the company's new CEO. Rohrkemper succeeds John Sullivan, who will retire May 1 after an 18-year career…
read nowStarbucks 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…
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