Soup/Salad News & Media
Tossed announces franchising plans
April 12, 2006
NEW YORK — New York-based Tossed, a fast-casual salad concept, said it plans to open 200 restaurants within five years and has long-term potential for 1,00…
read nowOrganic foods surge through restaurants
April 11, 2006
NEW YORK — A new study shows the use of organic foods is growing in the foodservice market. According to "Organic on the Menu: Healthy Eating Trends in…
read nowEverything Yogurt & Salad rolls out new salads
April 10, 2006
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Villa Enterprises announced the rollout of its three new Signature Salads for its Everything Yogurt & Salad Café and Green Leaf's…
read nowNew report tracks menu trends
April 6, 2006
CHICAGO —The latest Trend Tracker report, a companion to the online, searchable Menu Monitor service offered by Technomic Information Services, offers a new…
read nowReinstein brothers push Fresh City
April 5, 2006
Boston Biz Journal: The basic ingredients are the same, but brothers Larry Reinstein and Bruce Reinstein are following a different recipe in building their…
read nowBoston Market changes with the times
April 2, 2006
Brand Week: Boston Market has had a bit of an identity crisis over the years. After filing for bankruptcy, after an out-of-control growth spate, and then…
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Premium bread takes the sandwich to new heights
If anyone needs proof the Atkins scourge on bread is long gone, take a peek at the menu mix in most fast-casual concepts. You'll see that sandwiches rule.
read nowRestaurant industry continues growth
March 30, 2006
WASHINGTON D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry remained solid in February, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of…
read nowFast casuals attract mobile workers
March 30, 2006
Yesterday's luxury is today's expectation. Today's business traveler is all about the mobile office, and fast-casual restaurants are offering modern amenities…
read nowNRA: 30 months of consecutive growth
February 28, 2006
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry continued to improve in January, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of…
read nowFC restaurant receives organic certification
February 14, 2006
LOS ANGELES — Organic to Go, an all-natural and organic cafe and corporate meal delivery service, is the first fast-casual restaurant and retailer to receive…
read nowEinstein Brothers set up at Pearl Harbor
February 14, 2006
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Sailors and their families will be saying 'Aloha' to bagels this spring when Sodexho opens an Einstein Brothers on the Navy base at…
read now2005 profits soar 35% at Panera Bread
February 9, 2006
Profits at Panera Bread rose a whopping 35 percent in 2005. For the 52 weeks ended Dec. 27, net income was $52.2 million versus $38.6 million for the…
read nowJan. comps rise 10.2 percent at Panera Bread
January 31, 2006
ST. LOUIS — Panera Bread Company reported that system-wide comparable bakery-cafe sales increased 10.2 percent for the four weeks ended Jan. 24. The breakdown…
read nowFast Casual's Top 100 Movers and Shakers
January 25, 2006
It wasn't long ago that you had to look up the definition of "fast casual" to understand the meaning of this unique restaurant concept that is a hybrid of the…
read nowSoupMan and Mets manager feed homeless
January 25, 2006
NEW YORK — Soup Kitchen International, Inc., the company that operates and franchises The Original SoupMan, announced they have added New York baseball…
read nowDoc Green's makes 'fast casual' scene
January 22, 2006
Doc Green's concept is summarized in its slogan "healthy as you wanna be" and can be described as a don't-do-it-yourself version of the salad bar. The workers…
read nowOriginal SoupMan expands throughout NYC
January 17, 2006
NEW YORK — Soup Kitchen International Inc., the company that operates and franchises The Original SoupMan, announced the opening of six new locations…
read nowPanera opens stores in Ohio
January 16, 2006
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- Panera Bread announced new agreements with Breads of the World LLC to develop additional bakery-cafes in both the Columbus and…
read nowQuiznos says, 'Have your bowl and eat it too!'
January 4, 2006
Quiznos introduced its Toasted Gourmet Bread Bowls -- fresh-baked bread filled with premium meats and topped with soups and melted cheddar cheese. According…
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