Boston catering concierge secures $300K VC Investment

October 10, 2014

The funding will help Phoodeez, a corporate catering concierge that works with more than 40 local restaurants and food trucks, reach more customers.

Doc Popcorn franchisee puts off retirement for multiunit expansion

October 10, 2014

Doc Popcorn has awarded a multiunit franchise opportunity to husband and wife, Sam and Mary Sanchez, and their son, Eugene, to develop three locations in the…

International franchising accelerates for top brands

October 10, 2014

Franchise Times has published its annual Top 200 list and, once again this year, QSRs dominate the top 10. The top five franchises include McDonald’s…

Burger King franchisee completes acquisition of NC units

October 9, 2014

Burger King's largest franchisee, Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., announced it completed the acquisition of 30 additional Burger King restaurants this week. The…

International franchising group names COO

October 8, 2014

Michelle McClurg will oversee the company's day-to-day operations of Edwards Global Service's executives and associates in 32 countries.

Baskin-Robbins seeking franchisee in Northern California

October 8, 2014

Baskin-Robbins is seeking qualified candidates to purchase an existing Baskin-Robbins shop for sale in the Northern California area, including Sacramento, Elk…

DIY Restaurant Group launches franchising

October 7, 2014

DIY Restaurant Group, a hospitality franchise company with several limited-service restaurant concepts, announced the launch of a new franchising program to…

Barfresh expands smoothie operations to 24 Shakey's restaurants

October 6, 2014

Barfresh Food Group Inc. has signed a two-year supply agreement with Shakey's USA to provide Barfresh's line of Smoo smoothies in 24 of Shakey's restaurants in…

Restaurants add 20,000+ jobs in September

October 6, 2014

The total number of new industry positions over the past year now stands at 289,600.

Good Times announces 11.9% same-store sales increase for Q4

October 6, 2014

Good Times Restaurants Inc. announced that its Good Times' same store sales increased 11.9 percent in its fourth fiscal quarter ending Sept. 30 over the prior…

North American Securities Administrators Association issues new guidance for franchise disclosure documents

October 3, 2014

The guidelines clarify the distinctions between single-unit, area rep and area development offerings and urge uniform terminology in franchise disclosure…

Chick-fil-A enters Connecticut

October 3, 2014

Chick-fil-A will open its first Connecticut location next week in Brookfield. According to a story in Bethel’s HamletHub, this will mark the first of four…

SoCal McDonald's invite teachers behind the counter to raise funds

October 3, 2014

Southern California McDonald's restaurants are hosting their annual McTeacher's Night fundraisers throughout October. As part of the promotion, school…

Dunkin' Donuts plans Austrian debut

October 1, 2014

Dunkin' Donuts has signed a master franchise agreement with M&D Restaurant Development GmbH to begin developing restaurants across Austria.

Subway recognizes top development agents

September 30, 2014

Subway recently recognized four development agents as its Development Agents of the Year for 2014, including one who is receiving the award for a fourth time.

Dunkin' CEO: Franchisees excited about Tim Hortons' merger 'distraction'

September 30, 2014

Dunkin' Brands' CEO Nigel Travis appeared on Bloomberg TV this week, offering his take on a number of industry trends. Highlights from the interview include:

Quiznos stepping up drive-thru presence in Central America

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

September 29, 2014

Franchisee president says AUVs for Quiznos' locations in Latin America are about double those in the US.

Identifying best practices for restaurant site selection

by Nate Riggs — CEO / Owner, NR Media Group

Getting boots on the ground to narrow down an ideal location is important.

Taco John’s pressured to take action for 'gaytard' incident (updated)

September 26, 2014

The ACLU has started a "Stand with Tyler" campaign aimed at Taco John's for an alleged bullying incident involving one of its franchised restaurants. Tyler…

Roy Rogers signs NJ agreement with Dunkin' franchisee

September 24, 2014

Roy Rogers Restaurants has signed a development agreement with an area franchise group led by Dipen Desai, who operates a number of restaurants including Taco…