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Restaurant industry metrics reach 10-month high
May 1, 2014
Driven by stronger same-store sales and customer traffic and a more optimistic outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association's…
read nowDel Taco completes debt refinancing transaction
April 30, 2014
Del Taco Holdings Inc. has announced the completion of a debt refinance transaction.
read nowBurger King's sales lifted by simplified operations
April 25, 2014
Burger King reported its Q1 results today, which inclued a global comp sales increase of 2 percent, and a systemwide sales increase of 6.9 percent in constant…
read nowBurger King franchisee lists stock price at $6.20 per share
April 25, 2014
Burger King's largest franchisee, Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., has announced the pricing of a public offering of 10,000,000 shares of common stock at a price…
read nowBurger King's largest franchisee launches public offering
April 16, 2014
New York-based Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., the largest Burger King franchisee in the world, has announced the launch of a public offering of up to $6…
read nowCanadian Restaurant Investment Summit schedule solidified
April 14, 2014
The fifth annual Canadian Restaurant Investment Summit, produced by GE Capital, will be held in Toronto on May 6-7. According to a news release, it will…
read nowNRA solidifies inaugural Restaurant Finance Summit lineup
April 11, 2014
The National Restaurant Association has finalized the full line-up for its inaugural Restaurant Finance Summit, which is May 19 during the NRA Show in Chicago.
read nowAccess to capital increases for small businesses
April 7, 2014
A new report from Pepperdine Private Capital Access Index shows that access to capital for businesses of all sizes increased in the first quarter and is at its…
read nowTCBY, Mrs. Fields Cookies waive franchise fee for military veterans
March 28, 2014
Famous Brands International, parent company of TCBY Yogurt and Mrs. Fields Cookies, has announced it will waive the franchise fee for the first 50 qualifying…
read nowWendy's sells 104 company-owned units to complete initiative
March 25, 2014
The Wendy's Company has announced the completion of its System Optimization initiative, launched in July 2013, with the sale of 104 restaurants in four U.S.
read nowJack in the Box completes refinancing
March 21, 2014
Jack in the Box Inc. has completed a new five-year $800 million senior credit facility, comprised of a $600 million revolving credit facility and $200 million…
read nowQuiznos granted interim financing amidst bankruptcy proceedings
March 18, 2014
Quiznos today announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware granted its request for some interim financing to help support the business.
read nowQuiznos files for bankruptcy
March 14, 2014
Quiznos today announced that its senior lenders have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a pre-packaged restructuring plan that will reduce the company's debt by…
read nowBill introduced to make restaurants' 15-year tax depreciation schedule permanent
March 14, 2014
U.S. Representatives Mike Kelly, R-Pa., Richard Neal, D-Mass., Jim Gerlach, R-Pa., and Ron Kind, D-Wis., this week introduced H.R. 4212, "the Restaurant and…
read nowYum! Brands issues quarterly dividend
March 13, 2014
Yum! Brands' board has declared a dividend of $0.37 per share of common stock.
read nowTaco Bell franchisee receives $80M in financing for growth
March 10, 2014
GE Capital's Franchise Finance business announced today that it has provided $80 million in senior debt to BurgerBusters Inc., a Taco Bell franchisee.
read nowCarl's Jr., Hardee's select lender for re-imaging initiatives
March 10, 2014
Balboa Capital, a provider of franchise financing, announced that it has been named as a qualified lender for Carl's Jr. and Hardee's franchisees nationwide.
read nowQuiznos reportedly seeking bankruptcy protection
February 28, 2014
Quiznos is reportedly prepping for bankruptcy amidst amassing debt and store closures. Sources told the Wall Street Journal this week that the Denver-based…
read nowBurger King adds Element Financial as kitchen equipment lender
February 25, 2014
Element Financial (formerly CoActiv) will provide Burger King franchisees with new financing options for the brand's Next Generation Kitchen equipment…
read nowTrinity Capital's transaction roster includes Taco Bell franchisees
February 20, 2014
Trinity Capital, an investment banking firm, announced it completed more than 30 transactions valued at $2 billion in 2013.
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