Organic To Go posts FY results

April 4, 2007

SEATTLE — Irvine, Calif.-based SP Holding Corporation, dba Organic To Go, the nation's first fast-casual cafe certified as an organic retailer, reported…

NCR finance chief hired as Starbucks CFO

April 3, 2007

Associated Press: NCR Corp.'s Chief Financial Officer Peter Bocian has resigned after 24 years with the company. He will step down May 11 and is expected to…

STRANGE NEWS: Chicago Quiznos hosts coyote

April 3, 2007

Digital50.com: A Chicago Quiznos received a visit from an unusual guest - a wild coyote.   The restaurant hosted the coyote, affectionately named Adrian by…

Fuzion Food Group hires new VP, executive chef

April 3, 2007

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Menu Development executive chef Andy Revella has joined Fuzion Food Group as its executive vice president of technical services and…

Quiznos appoints new EVP, chief legal officer

April 3, 2007

DENVER — Richard J. Emmett has joined the Quiznos team as its executive vice president and chief legal officer, effective May 1.   "Rich brings a wealth of…

Panera reports 1Q earnings

April 3, 2007

ST. LOUIS — Same-store sales at Panera Bread Company decreased 0.2 percent for the first quarter ended March 27, the company announced April 4.   Company-owned…

Moe's partners with SYSCO Food Services

April 2, 2007

ATLANTA — Moe's Southwest Grill announced it has contracted with SYSCO Food Services to consolidate its U.S. food purchasing and distribution program.   The…

DTT Launches Smart V.I.E.W management system

April 2, 2007

LOS ANGELES — DTT Surveillance, provider of surveillance technology for the fast-food and fast-casual restaurant industry, announced the launch of its Smart…

NRA Show blows into Windy City

April 2, 2007

Hotel-Motel Show offers trends, insights and more.

Q & A with Diana Hovey

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

April 2, 2007

Fast Casual talks shop with Corner Bakery Café's senior vice president of marketing.  

Extreme Pita includes nutritional info with receipts

April 1, 2007

San Diego Business Journal: Extreme Pita restaurants in San Diego and Orange counties in California have begun printing nutritional information on customer…

Q&A with Starbucks CEO Jim Donald

April 1, 2007

Seattle Times: Starbucks CEO Jim Donald answered questions ranging from the company's expansion efforts to recent negative publicity. The company has set a…

Baskin-Robbins gears up for expansion

March 29, 2007

The Patriot Ledger (Boston): Ice-cream vendor Baskin-Robbins plans to open 1,600 stores within the next for years, company officials said. The bulk of the…

Bruegger's launching cage-free test

March 29, 2007

The Capital Times (Madison, Wis.): Bagel chain Bruegger's will begin using only cage-free eggs at its stores in Wisconsin, the company announced. The company…

C.O. Jones hires expansion consultant

March 28, 2007

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — C.O. Jones Mexican Restaurant has retained Indianapolis-based MZD Restaurant and Retail Development to assist with the expansion of new…

Starbuck to invade Poland

March 28, 2007

Houston Chronicle: Starbucks Corp. has signed a deal with the AmRest restaurant group to open Starbucks locations in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary.

Taco Bueno taps Radiant Systems

March 28, 2007

ABILENE, Texas — Taco Bueno Restaurants has signed an agreement with Atlanta-based Radiant Systems Inc. to deploy Radiant's MenuLink.NET back-office solution…

Seger may be next on Starbucks label

March 27, 2007

Detroit News: Musician Bob Seger may dump his longtime record company Capitol Records to join Paul McCartney on the new Starbucks Hear Music label. Seger's…

Starbucks chairman to receive ethics award

March 26, 2007

South Bend Tribune: Howard Schultz, chairman of coffee giant Starbucks, is being awarded the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Award for Ethics in Business…

Winter weather may hurt restaurant results

March 26, 2007

Houston Chronicle: A restaurant-industry analyst said Monday that severe winter weather could hurt first-quarter results for many restaurant companies.