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QSR franchisees find credit still available
October 27, 2009
Despite the tight credit market, some quick-service restaurant franchisees are obtaining the commercial lending they need to add more stores. Last month, GE…
read nowSonic traffic flat, comps down 4.5% for Q4
October 20, 2009
Sonic Corp. has announced systemwide same-store sales were down 4.5 percent for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Aug. 31 versus a decline of 0.…
read nowRestaurant performance down again for August
September 29, 2009
Restaurant industry performance softened in August, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant activity posted a modest decline…
read nowJack in the Box sells off entire c-store portfolio
September 10, 2009
Jack in the Box Inc. has successfully closed the previously announced sale of its entire Quick Stuff gas station and convenience store portfolio, announced SMJ…
read nowFocus on service pushes Krispy Kreme Q2 comps up
September 3, 2009
While quick-serve burger chains have seen same-store sales fall during the recession, the donut segment is apparently thriving, with Krispy Kreme comps…
read nowSale of 25 Jack in the Box c-stores complete
September 2, 2009
Corpus Christi, Texas-based convenience store operator Susser Holdings Corp. has announced that it has completed the purchase of 25 Quick Stuff c-stores from…
read nowTiny Burger Time finds it's right time to grow
September 2, 2009
The economy doesn't seem to be slowing growth in the burger segment. Burger Time, a primarily drive-through burger chain, has announced it's expanding to the…
read nowGE Capital funds Jack in the Box franchise group acquisition
August 31, 2009
GE Capital, Franchise Finance has provided a $4 million credit facility enabling RDSL to acquire and develop seven Jack in the Box franchise restaurants in…
read nowDeep-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…
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