| Sonic Drive-In has signed an agreement for franchise development of five new drive-ins in the Rochester, N.Y., market throughout the next four years. The chain is expanding in the Northeast U.S. to meet demand, according to a news release. With five … | |
| Auntie Anne's Pretzels has added amusement parks to its nontraditional venue portfolio. This spring, the 25-year-old soft pretzel icon opened locations at three amusement parks including Worlds of Fun and Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, after entering … | |
 | Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen this week announced another strong quarter, including a system-wide sales increase of 10.2 percent. This brings the brand's two-year Q1 same-store sales growth to 11.9 percent. CEO Cheryl Bachelder attributed the latest … |
| Krispy Kreme's first quarter was impressive — an 11.4 percent same-store sales increase at company stores, 11 percent revenue growth, a 33 percent profit jump, etc. During the company's Q1 earnings call Thursday, CEO Jim Morgan attributed the … | |
| Doc Popcorn plans to open approximately 15 new locations in Palace Entertainment venues across the country. The announcement follows the launch of Doc Popcorn's first PopCart unit at the Lake Compounce Amusement Park, a Palace Entertainment venue … | |
| During the first quarter of 2013, Subway opened more than 600 new locations around the world, crossing the 39,000-unit mark. According to the company, "40,000 locations is well within our sites." New stores accounted for approximately 720,000 square … | |
| Seattle's Best Coffee, a brand within Starbucks Corporation, has announced the simultaneous opening of 10 drive-thrus throughout Dallas/Fort Worth on Monday. Seattle's Best is celebrating the openings with a free hot or iced brewed coffee of any … | |
 | Three towns in The Netherlands have been chosen by McDonald's to include new solar carports built to offer customers an ecological way to protect their cars. The McDonald's restaurants, in Alkmaar, Schagen and Burgerbrug, will each feature an 8-car … |
| The Wendy's Company today reported unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31, including a same-store sales increase of 1 percent at company-operated North American stores. Other highlights include: Consolidated revenues increased to … | |
| During Dunkin' Brands' Investor Day, today in Boston, John Costello, president of global marketing and innovation, discussed some of the ways Dunkin' Donuts U.S. is enhancing the in-store experience for customers. As part of this initiative, the … | |
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