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Panera same-store sales rise
December 6, 2007
Reuters: Same-store sales at Panera Bread company-owned locations rose 3.8 percent in the five weeks ended Nov. 27. Comps at franchise locations increased 2.…
read nowSmoothie King: Free smoothies for cans
December 5, 2007
COVINGTON, La. — Smoothie King will give away a free 20-ounce smoothie to guests who donate five canned goods Dec. 8, 2007, at any participating location.…
read nowAffiliate of Bruegger's parent buys Smokey Bones
December 5, 2007
Business First (Buffalo, N.Y.): Barbecue Integrated Inc., an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc., parent company to the Bruegger's, Fazoli's and Boston…
read nowPort City Java opens at NCSU
December 4, 2007
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Port City Java has announced it has opened a new café at North Carolina State University. The new café is on the main campus of the…
read nowuWink unveils game credit software
December 4, 2007
LOS ANGELES — uWink Inc. has announced the introduction of its new proprietary game "credit" purchasing and redemption system. The new software is designed to…
read nowEl Pollo Loco Inc. loses trademark dispute
December 3, 2007
COSTA MESA, Calif. — El Pollo Loco Inc. has announced that a U.S. District Court in Texas entered a final judgment in the trademark dispute filed by El Pollo…
read nowNothing but Noodles closes multiunit deal
December 2, 2007
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Nothing but Noodles has announced its entrance into the northern New England states with a multiunit franchise deal in the territories of…
read nowPanera to buy back stock
December 2, 2007
St. Louis Business Journal: Panera Bread Co.'s board of directors authorized the company to repurchase up to $75 million in shares from a broker by the end…
read nowMoe's former parent sued by franchisees
November 28, 2007
The Associated Press: More than 50 franchisees and their financial backers are suing Moe's Southwest Grill and its former parent company Raving Brands over…
read nowVapiano celebrates five-year anniversary
November 28, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vapiano is celebrating its five-year anniversary and the growth of the chain from a single unit to more than 25 open locations across the…
read nowSmoothie King opens 500th location
November 27, 2007
NEW ORLEANS — Smoothie King has announced the Atlanta opening of its 500th location. To celebrate, Smoothie King will give a free 20-ounce smoothie to any…
read nowFirehouse Subs promotes John Raulerson
November 25, 2007
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Firehouse Subs has announced the promotion of John L. Raulerson to director of technical services. Raulerson, who has been with the…
read nowZaxby's on a roll
November 18, 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution: The privately held Zaxby's, which owns about 70 of its own stores and anticipates sales of $560 million this year, will soon…
read nowRapper E-40 to open Calif. Wingstop
November 15, 2007
DALLAS — Rap recording artist Earl Stevens, best known as E-40, has signed a franchise agreement with Wingstop Restaurants Inc. to open a restaurant in…
read nowChipotle CEO sells 200K shares
November 13, 2007
StreetInsider.com: Steve Ells, founder and CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill, has sold 200,000 company shares since the beginning of November. Read more
read nowJ. Gumbo's opens 7th location
November 13, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — J. Gumbo's Down-Home Cajun Cookin' recently opened its 7th location in Louisville, Ky., the company has announced. The location occupies a…
read nowTaco Del Mar president resigns, Schmidt to retake helm
November 12, 2007
SEATTLE — Taco Del Mar has announced a change in leadership affecting three of its principal officers. Co-founder and chief executive officer James Schmidt…
read nowCaribou Coffee CEO resigns
November 12, 2007
MINNEAPOLIS — Caribou Coffee Company Inc. has announced that Michael J. Coles, company board chairman and chief executive officer, has stepped down. Coles will…
read nowSCA Tissue named top 10 SYSCO supplier
November 8, 2007
PHILADELPHIA — For the third consecutive year, SCA Tissue was named a Top 10 supplier by SYSCO Corp. and presented with a 2007 Gold Level Supplier Award at…
read nowEinstein Noah net increase 557%
November 8, 2007
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. announced strong results for its third quarter and nine-month period ended October 2, 2007. …
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