Buffalo Wild Wings revenue up 32%

Comps, revenue and net income increase despite negative economic factors.

Wingstop breaks Super Bowl record

February 10, 2009

DALLAS — Wingstop has announced that it sold just over 4 million wings on Super Bowl Sunday, exceeding its projection by a half million.   The weekly sales…

Boston Market opens inside Give Kids The World Village

February 3, 2009

GOLDEN, Colo. — Boston Market has opened a restaurant inside the Give Kids The World (GKTW) Village, a non-profit resort in Central Florida that fulfills the…

El Pollo Loco debuts Chicken Carnitas

January 29, 2009

COSTA MESA, Calif. — From Jan. 29 through the middle of May, El Pollo Loco will offer Chicken Carnitas, prepared using traditional methods with citrus and…

Raising Cane's in No. 2 customer satisfaction spot

January 28, 2009

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — Restaurant researcher Sandelman & Associates has announced the release of its 2008 Quick-Track Awards of Excellence, naming the Top…

Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. to conduct earnings webcast

January 27, 2009

MINNEAPOLIS — Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. has announced that the company will conduct a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2008 results Feb. 11 at …

Wingstop predicts sale of 3.5 million wings on Super Bowl Sunday

January 26, 2009

DALLAS — Super Bowl Sunday nets Wingstop its biggest sales day of the year and this year will be no exception. The chicken-wing-only chain estimates that more…

Greenz launches cafe concept for Equinox fitness clubs

January 22, 2009

DALLAS — The salad concept Greenz has announced the debut of a new fitness cafe concept for Equinox fitness clubs.   Manhattan-based Equinox, operator of…

Raising Cane's names Rodney Morris chief people officer

January 22, 2009

DALLAS — Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers has named Rodney Morris as chief people officer.   In this newly created position, Morris will manage recruitment…

El Pollo Loco creates position of SVP of strategy, innovation

January 21, 2009

COSTA MESA, Calif. — El Pollo Loco Inc. has announced that it has created a new executive management position, senior vice president of strategy and…

Zoup to double franchises in '09

January 20, 2009

Detroit Free Press: Zoup Fresh Soup Co. CEO and co-founder Eric Ersher said the company awarded 29 franchises in 2008 and many are opening this year. That will…

Saladworks signs multiunit deal for San Diego, Palm Springs

January 15, 2009

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Saladworks has announced it has entered into an agreement with a multiunit developer to open nine locations in the San Diego and Palm…

Wingstop breaks 2008 store-openings record

January 14, 2009

DALLAS — Wingstop president and CEO James A. Flynn has announced that the chain opened a record 71 stores during 2008, bringing the total number of units to…

Raising Cane's names David Williams director of risk

January 13, 2009

DALLAS — Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers has named David Williams to the position of director of risk management, the company has announced.   Williams brings…

Boston Market names Fallon agency of record

January 7, 2009

GOLDEN, Colo. — Boston Market has announced that it has assigned its advertising account to Fallon Minneapolis. The announcement follows an accelerated search…

Raising Cane's promotes two

January 7, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. — Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers has announced the promotions of Brad Sanders to chief development officer and Ian Vaughn to senior vice…

Entrepreneur Magazine names Saladworks top salad franchise

December 28, 2008

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Saladworks has been named the nation's No. 1 salad franchise by Entrepreneur Magazine for 2009. In the magazine's 30th Annual Franchise 50…

Buffalo Wild Wings opens in Flint, Mich

December 23, 2008

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — On Dec. 21, AMC Wings Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Diversified Restaurant Holdings Inc., opened a Buffalo Wild Wings location in…

Snappy Salads launches light bulb recycling program

December 22, 2008

DALLAS — Snappy Salads wants to help North Americans lose 30,000 pounds by recycling energy-efficient fluorescent household light bulbs.   Beginning Jan. 2…

Raising Cane's opens La. location

December 16, 2008

CENTRAL, La. — Louisiana' s youngest city, the City of Central , welcomes its newest restaurant and a state favorite, Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers.   …