Keeping QSR growth in check

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

When it comes to brand expansion, patience, persistence make the difference.

Dunkin' Donuts to open 100 Mich. locations

March 17, 2008

MLive (Michigan): Dunkin' Donuts has announced plans to open more than 100 new restaurants in the Detroit, Flint and Lansing, Mich., areas over the next…

Basketball coaches, former player to open Dunkin Donuts

March 13, 2008

Boston Herald: University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino and former NBA forward Jamal Mashburn are part of an investment group planning to open a…

Dunkin' Donuts to expand into D.C. area

March 11, 2008

CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Donuts recently announced that the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area, including northern Virginia and suburban Maryland, is open for…

Burger King enters Curacao

March 5, 2008

MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has awarded development rights in Curacao to the franchisee group JDA Foods B.V. The first Burger King restaurant is expected to open…

BK franchisees: Value menus hurt business

March 4, 2008

New York Daily News: Two Burger King franchisees have charged that Burger King's 99-cent menu and the more recent dollar value menu required them to sell food…

Arby's to open 197 restaurants in '08

March 4, 2008

Atlanta Business Chronicle: Arby's Restaurant Group Inc., an Atlanta-based unit of Triarc Cos., has surpassed its restaurant development goals for 2007 and…

QSRs gain ground in Asia

Personalization, unique experiences draw droves of customers.

Baskin-Robbins to open 90 Ohio units

March 2, 2008

Dayton Daily News: Baskin-Robbins plans to have 90 stores in Ohio within five years, the company has announced. In the Dayton area, plans call for the company…

Utah drive-in restaurant expands

February 27, 2008

The Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune: Built in Salt Lake City in 1960, the Iceberg Drive Inn has 12 Utah franchises and plans to open one at University Mall in Orem…

Dunkin' Donuts to open in Kansas City

February 25, 2008

Kansas City Business Journal: Kansas City will get its first Dunkin' Donuts franchise in November and three more by 2010. Pinku and Chintu Inc. will open the…

Burger King to open 50 Malaysian outlets

February 24, 2008

Franchise International: Burger King is set to open 50 outlets in Malaysia through franchisee Cosmo Restaurants Sdn Bhd. These restaurants are due to be…

Taco Maker opens two Kissimmee stores

February 24, 2008

OGDEN, Utah — The Taco Maker has opened two new stores in the Kissimmee area as part of its expansion plans for Florida.   Motivator Investment Partners…

BK franchisee sells 59 units to Equicorp Partners

February 24, 2008

MIAMI — Burger King Corp. franchisee Bryan Applefield, based in Dothan Ala., has sold his network of 59 Burger King restaurants to Equicorp Partners. The…

More DQ franchisees join lawsuit

February 21, 2008

Detroit Free Press: Michigan Dairy Queen franchisees are being joined in a lawsuit against Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-owned International Dairy Queen by three…

Dunkin' Donuts announces multistore deal

February 19, 2008

CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Donuts recently announced the signing of a multiunit store development agreement with Kainos Partners in Columbia, S.C. The company's…

Dunkin' Donuts to enter St. Louis

February 13, 2008

CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Donuts has announced that St. Louis is open for market development with more than 100 new restaurants projected over the next several…

Bojangles' opens 400th restaurant

February 13, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The 400th Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits location opened recently in Daleville, Ala.

Famous Uncle Al's opens third Las Vegas unit

February 10, 2008

DANBURY, Conn. — Famous Uncle Al's Hot Dogs & Grille Inc. has opened its third restaurant in Las Vegas, the company announced. The restaurant is the first…

Planet Wings set for franchise growth

February 7, 2008

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — Planet Wings has launched a national expansion plan, and is on course to sell 260 franchises by 2010, the company announced.   Planet…