Finance / Investment News & Media
Carl's Jr., Hardee's parent company going public
July 30, 2012
CKE Inc. has announced that it has commenced an initial public offering of 13.3 million shares of its common stock at an anticipated public offering price…
read nowBaskin-Robbins closing manufacturing plant in Ontario
July 19, 2012
In October, Baskin-Robbins will close its Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, manufacturing plant and shift production to existing partner suppliers. Production of…
read nowFiesta Restaurant Group names new CFO
July 2, 2012
Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc., parent company of the Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana restaurant brands, has announced that Lynn Schweinfurth has been named vice…
read nowRestaurant industry reports continued positive sales
June 29, 2012
The outlook for the restaurant industry remained positive for the months ahead, as the National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance Index (RPI…
read nowCarl's Jr., Hardee's Q1 sales up 2.6 percent
June 27, 2012
CKE Restaurants Inc., parent company of Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s brands, have announced its first fiscal quarter financial results for the 16 weeks ended May…
read nowEdible Arrangements receives investment for global expansion
June 25, 2012
Edible Arrangements has received a capital investment from Catterton Partners that will be used to support the expansion of the brand globally. Terms of the…
read nowLayered daypart promotions boost Sonic's bottom line
June 21, 2012
Sonic Corp. has announced results for its third fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2012.
read nowBurger King returns to the NY Stock Exchange
June 20, 2012
Burger King Worldwide Inc. has announced the consummation of its business combination with a subsidiary of Justice Holdings Limited that will allow Burger King…
read nowFranchise lending up 6 percent year over year
June 18, 2012
Lending to franchise businesses saw a drop of about 0.5 percent from April to May, according to the monthly Franchise Lending Index from the International…
read nowBurger King's China expansion deal is biggest in brand's history
June 18, 2012
Burger King Worldwide Holdings Inc.'s recent development deal with the Kurdoglu family to open 1,000 restaurants in China throughout the next five to seven…
read nowMcDonald's comp sales fall in Japan and China
June 8, 2012
McDonald's Corporation today announced global comparable sales growth of 3.3 percent in May.
read nowDunkin' Brands promotes CFO to chief global strategy officer
June 8, 2012
Dunkin' Brands Group Inc., parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins (BR), announced that chief financial officer Neil Moses is being named chief…
read nowRestaurant franchise lending shows stabilization
May 22, 2012
Although franchise lending has been fairly static from March 2011 to March 2012 and franchisee credit access remains below its long-term average, lending to…
read nowJack in the Box expands franchise system
May 22, 2012
Jack in the Box Inc. has refranchised 37 restaurants in the Seattle area.
read nowCarl's Jr., Hardee's parent company to go public
May 18, 2012
California-based CKE Inc., parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's restaurant chains, has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities…
read nowRumors swirl around Taco Bueno's impending sale
May 18, 2012
Taco Bueno has hired an advisory firm for its rumored sale by owner Palladium Equity Partners. According to Reuters, the Mexican QSR is expected to be worth…
read nowGlobal Franchise Group names former McAlister's exec as CFO
May 14, 2012
Atlanta-based Global Franchise Group, parent company of Great American Cookies, Marble Slab Creamery, MaggieMoo's Ice Cream & Treatery and…
read nowWendy's franchisee secures capital for growth
May 2, 2012
The Briad Group has announced that it has entered into a new six-year $195 million senior secured bank credit facility. Bank of America Merrill Lynch and RBS…
read nowYum! Brands names new president and CFO
May 1, 2012
Louisville, Ky.-based Yum! Brands Inc. has announced the promotion of Rick Carucci, 54, to president, reporting to chairman and CEO David C. Novak.
read nowRestaurant industry turns in strongest post-recession quarter
April 30, 2012
Driven by solid same-store sales and traffic results and an increasingly bullish outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association's…
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