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Deep-discount offering, national media plan pays off for Popeyes
August 19, 2009
Popeyes' deep-discount PayDay promotion in April and a new national advertising plan helped the company fight off competition as it worked aggressively to…
read nowQSRs among national retailers growing in NYC despite economy
August 18, 2009
A recent report released by the Center for an Urban Future ranking the national retailers with stores in New York City has found that quick-service restaurant…
read nowCommentary: McDonald's won the recession, but will it survive the recovery?
August 12, 2009
Industry forecasters are saying that the recession is most likely over, and Slate Moneybox commentator Daniel Gross says McDonald's is one of the recession's…
read nowMcDonald's employee money management tool a success
August 11, 2009
McDonald's financial literacy program for its restaurant-level employees has proven to come at just the right time in light of economy, according to a story in…
read nowChurch's Chicken sale final
August 10, 2009
The sale of Church's Chicken to San Francisco-based private equity firm Friedman Fleischer & Lowe LLC (FFL) for an undisclosed amount is now complete, the…
read nowQSRs find growth opportunities abroad
August 10, 2009
U.S. quick-service restaurant chains experiencing slow domestic growth due to tight credit or saturated markets are instead finding opportunities overseas…
read nowBojangles' parent obtains financing to reduce chain's debt
August 5, 2009
Bojangles' Restaurants Inc. has received $70 million in refinancing from parent company Falfurrias Capital Partners, a Charlotte, N.C.-based private equity…
read nowSo.Cal. Krispy Kreme franchisee emerges from bankruptcy
July 20, 2009
After several years struggling to right its ship, Krispy Kreme has spent this year trying to convince critics that its future is bright. The recent…
read nowCIT bondholder loans hold off bankruptcy
July 20, 2009
Company provides financing for a number of restaurant franchisees.
read nowGE Capital to finance Dallas Jack in the Box expansion
July 20, 2009
In the midst of a tight credit market in which franchisees are scrambling to find financing, Scottsdale, Ariz.-based GE Capital, Franchise Finance has…
read nowCIT bankruptcy would affect restaurant operators
July 16, 2009
Reuters: Lender CIT Group Inc. warned earlier this week that government bailout talks had ended, a move that could set the stage for bankruptcy. The potential…
read nowThird Dunkin' Donuts franchisee files for bankruptcy protection
July 8, 2009
Amidst Dunkin' Donuts continued expansion into new markets, three franchisees have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy since the beginning of June. The latest is…
read nowNRA reports restaurant industry outlook falls slightly
June 29, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry was dampened somewhat in May, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of…
read nowJack in the Box finds buyers for C-stores
June 21, 2009
SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box Inc. has announced that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement for 55 of its 61 Quick Stuff convenience stores and gas…
read nowWendy's prices private offering
June 18, 2009
ATLANTA — Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, Wendy's International Holdings LLC (which will be renamed Wendy's/Arby's Restaurants LLC…
read nowFriedman Fleischer confirms sale of Church's Chicken
June 17, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO — Friedman Fleischer & Lowe LLC (FFL), a leading San Francisco-based private equity firm, has confirmed that an affiliate of the firm has…
read nowChurch's Chicken to be sold to Friedman Fleischer
June 14, 2009
According to reports from Reuters and Thomson Reuters Private Equity Hub, Cajun Operating Co, franchisor of Church's Chicken, has been sold to private equity…
read nowMcDonald's plans aggressive expansion, advertising blitz
June 14, 2009
BusinessWeek: Unlike a number of U.S. operators who are cutting capital expenditures, McDonald's plans to invest $2.1 billion in its restaurants in 2009…
read nowSale of NF Roasters boosts Nathan's Famous annual net
June 11, 2009
WESTBURY, N.Y. — Nathan's Famous Inc. has reported its sixth consecutive year of increased revenues and profits from continuing operations for its fiscal year…
read nowWendy's/Arby's announces $550M private offering to repay debt
June 10, 2009
ATLANTA — Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, Wendy's International Holdings LLC (to be renamed Wendy's/Arby's Restaurants LLC), has…
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