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Fast Casual magazine receives award

July 4, 2006

Fast Casual magazine received an APEX Award for Publication Excellence July 5.   The magazine, published by NetWorld Alliance, was one of only 22 magazines…

Wingstop creates "Stick to Pizza" TV spots

June 28, 2006

DALLAS — Wingstop launched new 30-second TV spots in select markets across in May that take direct aim at pizza companies serving wings. All four new…

Moe's Southwest Grill launches first national campaign

June 26, 2006

ATLANTA — Moe's Southwest Grill is launching its first national branding campaign with Burritos for "Life" Burrito Eating Contest and Sweepstakes.   The…

Pat & Oscar's remove trans-fats from menu

June 25, 2006

SignOnSanDiego.com: Responding to customers' health concerns, Pat & Oscar's restaurant chain said it has removed trans-fatty oils from its popular…

Boston Market is changing

A few things are different for the chain that started the "home meal replacement" trend.

Japan to restart U.S. beef imports

June 21, 2006

HONG KONG — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said an agreement has been reached with Japan to restart U.S. beef exports, pending planned inspections of…

Black Gold

Push your profits by matching your premium food with a premium coffee

Caribou Coffee now offered at Life Time Fitness Cafes

June 15, 2006

MINNEAPOLIS — The Caribou Coffee Company Inc.'s branded coffee now is offered at 40 Life Time Fitness health and fitness centers in nine states.   Life Time…

The Bruegger's turnaround

The once fast-growing chain has learned slow-growth is better.

Jack in the Box to hang on to Qdoba

June 7, 2006

The Motley Fool: The investment community has been speculating on whether Jack in the Box management had any plans on spinning off its faster-growing Qdoba…

Consumers prefer local over sandwich chains, report says

June 5, 2006

CHICAGO — Technomic Information Services has released its 2006 Evolving Sandwich Report, highlighting trends in the Sandwich category as well as taking an…

Culver's boot camp

Not just anybody can join the Culver's family.

Starbucks removed music kiosks

June 1, 2006

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Reports surfaced last week that Starbucks quietly removed CD-burning kiosks from all but 10 of its stores — a move that caused…

Starbucks to sell audiobooks

May 24, 2006

Bloomberg: Starbucks Corp. will market "The Velveteen Rabbit" and "The Night Before Christmas" audiobooks under an agreement with Random House Inc. as the…

2006 restaurant show wraps up

The 2006 National Restaurant Hotel & Motel Show offered big-time speakers and trendsetting technologies. Even if you attended, you probably didn't see…

Must-see events / products at the NRA Show

As you enter the show, aromas of mouthwatering food, sounds of equipment demonstrations and an expansive panorama of colorful exhibits envelop you.

Raving Brands acquires Flying Biscuit

May 17, 2006

ATLANTA — Raving Brands plans to acquire an interest in Atlanta icon Flying Biscuit, adding to its portfolio that includes Moe's Southwest Grill, Doc Green's…

Restaurant owner arrested for hiring illegal immigrants

May 15, 2006

Business & Legal Reports: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents arrested one of the owners of a Mexican restaurant in St. Joseph…

Consumers rate Wendy's over McDonald's

May 15, 2006

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — According to the American Customer Satisfaction Index, consumers prefer Wendy's food over McDonald's and pizza over burgers.  In addition…