Florida Restaurant Show wraps up

Show highlights ran the gamut from the basics to the high-tech.

Rita's Water Ice opens Tennessee location

September 11, 2008

TREVOSE, Pa. — Rita's Water Ice has announced the opening of a Rita's location in the Nashville suburb of Hermitage, Tenn., by franchise partners Michael and…

Krispy Kreme Q2 net loss narrows

September 10, 2008

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has reported its net loss has improved for the second quarter ended Aug. 3, 2008, while same-store sales…

Hardee's Saudia Arabia store is 300th for parent CKE

September 10, 2008

CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. has announced the opening of a new Hardee's restaurant in Saudi Arabia, bringing its international unit count to…

Dunkin' to double U.S. stores

September 8, 2008

Reuters: Dunkin' Donuts plans to more than double its U.S. stores to 15,000 by 2020, as its rival Starbucks retrenches. Dunkin's 8,000 global stores — which…

McDonald's continues to grow in China

September 7, 2008

China Daily: McDonald's has seen steady growth in China since opening it's first store in Shenzhen in 1990. Other than the United States, China is the No. …

Bojangles' franchisee opens 40th store

September 3, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bojangles' franchisee Tands Inc. has announced the opening of its 40th Bojangles' location. The new store, located in Windsor, N.C., about 5…

Dunkin' expanding into Ohio, Tennessee

September 2, 2008

Business First of Columbus: USA Restaurant Developers LLC plans to open in October the first of 30 Dunkin' Donuts stores in the Columbus, Ohio, area. …

EVOS to expand in California

September 2, 2008

HENDERSON, Nev. — Healthy Fast Food Inc., area developer of EVOS Feel Great Fast Food, has announced its newest location. California Healthy Partners LLP, an…

Hardee's sells 29 stores in ongoing strategic refranchising

September 1, 2008

CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. has announced the sale of 29 Hardee's restaurants as part of its ongoing strategic refranchising program that was…

Dunkin' franchisees worried about image

August 28, 2008

BELLINGHAM, Mass. — The DD Independent Franchise Owners, which represents the largest association of Dunkin' Donuts franchise owners in the United States, is…

KFC franchisee plans 10 outlets in Calcutta

August 27, 2008

The Telegraph (Calcutta, India): KFC franchisee Devyani International plans to open at least 10 KFC outlets in the Calcutta, India, over the next three years.

Dunkin' responds to article on spying tactics

August 25, 2008

Blue MauMau: Dunkin' Donuts headquarters has submitted its response to an Aug. 25 Blue MauMau article, "Dunkin' stalking scheme plagues franchisees in court.…

Bojangles' announces five years of comp growth

August 20, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bojangles' Restaurants Inc. has announced it has achieved a company and quick-service industry milestone with its 60th consecutive month of…

Cold Stone opens 100th international store

August 18, 2008

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Cold Stone Creamery has announced the super-premium ice cream concept has reached two milestones in its international expansion after just…

Dunkin' Donuts plans stores in Krispy Kreme hometown

August 18, 2008

Winston-Salem Journal: Franchisees for Dunkin' Donuts, the nation's largest coffee-and-doughnut franchise, plan to bring at least 13 stores to Forsyth and…

Brazil Fast Food comps up more than 7 percent

August 17, 2008

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Comparable-store sales at Brazil Fast Food Corp., the second-largest fast-food restaurant chain in Brazil, increased 7.1 percent for…

Dunkin Donuts, Baskin-Robbins end co-branding

August 14, 2008

Jacksonville Business Journal: Future Northeast Florida Baskin-Robbins locations won't share space with Dunkin' Donuts. For several years, most of the Dunkin…

Kanye West to open Chicago Fatburger

August 14, 2008

Chicago Business: Hip-hop artist Kanye West's KW Foods LLC, which has rights to develop 10 Fatburgers in the Chicago area, plans to open its first area…

Burger King opens 1,000th store in Latin America

August 13, 2008

MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has announced that it now has 1,000 restaurants open in the Latin America and Caribbean region.   The region's 1,000th restaurant…