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Edible 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…
read nowFranchise lending on a steady upswing
April 17, 2012
Franchise lending has steadily increased throughout the past 12 months, according to the new monthly Franchise Lending Index from the International Franchise…
read nowChina leads global foodservice market recovery
April 17, 2012
Despite a continuously unpredictable global economy, there was a slight recovery for the global foodservice markets in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to…
read nowBurger King refranchises nearly 100 units
April 17, 2012
Burger King Corp. has announced the refranchising of 96 company-owned restaurants in the Orlando/Daytona, Fla., market to Magic Burgers LLC, a subsidiary of…
read nowGood Times taps financial advisor for potential acquisitions
April 12, 2012
Colorado-based Good Times Restaurants Inc. has entered into a financial advisory services agreement with Heathcote Capital LLC to strategize possible…
read nowKrystal owner names new VP, principal
April 10, 2012
Argonne Capital Group LLC, the private investment firm that purchased the Krystal Company last month, has named Layton Grisette as a principal and Bill Weimar…
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