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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…
read nowJack 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…
read nowConsumers 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…
read nowStarbucks 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…
read nowStarbucks 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…
read nowRaving 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…
read nowRestaurant 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…
read nowConsumers 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…
read nowNolan Bushnell's uWink breaks ground
May 10, 2006
LOS ANGELES — uWink Inc., a publicly held digital entertainment company, announced that construction has begun on its entertainment restaurant. Scheduled to…
read nowIt's A Grind rolls out iced-blended coffee
May 9, 2006
LONG BEACH, Calif. – As the weather heats up around the country, It's A Grind is offering Coconut Crunch, an iced-blended coffee drink. According to a news…
read nowEinstein Bros. serves pink bagels for Mother's Day
May 8, 2006
GOLDEN, Colo. — Einstein Bros. Bagels is celebrating Mother's Day by joining forces with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to help raise funds for…
read nowChipotle intends to file a registration statement
May 8, 2006
DENVER — Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. announced that it intends to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed…
read nowWalt Disney cuts ties with McDonald's
May 8, 2006
Chicago Business: McDonald's Corp. happy meals will soon see fewer tie-ins with long-time promotional partner Walt Disney Co. The decade-long partnership that…
read nowRubio's revenue rises but profit falls in Q1
May 3, 2006
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Rubio's Restaurants posted modest first-quarter earnings for the 12-week period ended March 26. Comparable-store sales increased 0.…
read nowStarbucks Q2 profit rises 27%
May 3, 2006
SEATTLE — Starbucks Corp. reported its second-quarter profit rose 27 percent. According to a news release, there was a brisk customer demand for its coffee…
read nowTGI Friday's apologizes for finger in food
May 2, 2006
Associated Press: The management of a restaurant has apologized after a diner found a piece of a human finger on his hamburger soon after a worker…
read nowCommentary: Dunkin' not far behind Starbucks
May 1, 2006
Advertising Age: With a focused brand, consistent customer experience and brilliant marketing, Starbucks has persuaded millions to trade up from our 50-cent…
read nowPJ's Coffee brings out the Praline
April 27, 2006
ATLANTA – PJ's Coffee announced its new spring flavored coffee, Praline, to pay tribute to a famous Southern confection. Exclusive to this season, PJ's…
read nowMcDonald's reduces Chipotle ownership
April 26, 2006
OAK BROOK, Ill.— McDonald's Corporation announced its plan to reduce its ownership of Chipotle Mexican Grill in the near term and complete the separation of…
read nowBLIMPIE creates Italian sandwiches
April 26, 2006
ATLANTA — This summer BLIMPIE will be offering three Italian-themed panini-grilled sandwiches on its new garlic herb focaccia bread. Those sandwiches include…
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