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Culver's, Taco Bell named 'most innovative' by manufacturers association
February 11, 2014
The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association announced the winners of the 2014 COEX Innovation Awards, which recognize regional and national chain…
read nowCinnabon CEO offers insights on the challenges of remote operations
February 11, 2014
Cinnabon CEO and president Kat Cole has published a blog post on LinkedIn about how the brand was one of the few chosen to operate in Sochi, Russia, prior to…
read nowEl Pollo Loco franchisee receives $43M for recapitalization efforts
February 11, 2014
GE Capital's Franchise Finance business announced today that it provided $43 million in senior credit to WKS Restaurant Corp., the largest El Pollo Loco…
read nowNew social media monitoring, analytics tool hits market
February 11, 2014
Market Force Information, a provider of customer intelligence solutions, is helping restaurants and other multi-location businesses provide better customer…
read nowRed Book Connect launches restaurant management mobile app
February 11, 2014
Fatburger is one restaurant chain that has already implemented Red Book Connect's new mobile app, Digital Red Book, to help managers communicate with…
read nowWebinar to explore hiring, employee theft
February 11, 2014
On Thursday, Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. ET, Retail Customer Experience will host a live webinar, "Worth the Risk? How Hiring Assessments Can Catch Rising Employee Theft…
read nowDunkin' Brands expects to save $10M in interest this year from refinancing
February 10, 2014
Dunkin' Brands, parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, today announced it has completed the refinancing of its senior secured credit facility…
read nowMcDonald's U.S. cites weather for January sales woes
February 10, 2014
McDonald's Corporation today announced that global comparable sales increased 1.2 percent in January, driven by a strong performance in the Asia/Pacific…
read nowNathan's Famous signs retail, restaurant agreement for Costa Rica
February 7, 2014
Nathan's Famous Inc. this week reported results for the third quarter of its 2014 fiscal year that ended Dec. 29.
read nowBizzare Foods' Andrew Zimmern to host event at NRA show
February 6, 2014
Andrew Zimmern, the host of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern and Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World on the Travel Channel, will serve as host and emcee for the…
read nowSonic signs agreement for six new units in Upstate New York
February 6, 2014
Sonic Drive-In has signed a franchise development agreement for six new drive-ins in Syracuse and Watertown, N.Y., in the next four years.
read nowGood Times opens first Bad Daddy's concept in Colorado
February 6, 2014
QSR chain Good Times Restaurants Inc. opened its first Bad Daddy's Burger Bar in Colorado, in Cherry Creek. The company said in a news release that this…
read nowDunkin' Brands approves quarterly dividend
February 6, 2014
Dunkin' Brands Group Inc., parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, today announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend…
read nowGood Times turns in another double-digit sales bump
February 5, 2014
Colorado's Good Times Restaurants Inc. announced this week that its same-store sales for January 2014 increased 14.1 percent over the prior year, which had…
read nowProduct rollouts drive positive sales growth for Arby's in 2013
February 5, 2014
Arby's posted an annual same-store sales increase of 2.8 percent in 2013. According to a company news release, this outperformed the overall QSR industry…
read nowMulticultural alliance recognizes restaurant industry's Black CEOs
February 5, 2014
According to the Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance, this year's Black History Month is more significant thanks to a milestone achievement in…
read nowHot Dog on a Stick files for bankruptcy
February 4, 2014
HDOS Enterprises, parent company of Hot Dog on a Stick restaurants, has filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of…
read nowRita's signs largest franchise development deal to date
February 4, 2014
Rita's Italian Ice has awarded its largest area franchise development agreement ever to Rita's GP LLC, based out of San Diego.
read nowKrispy Kreme adds former Cold Stone president to executive team
February 3, 2014
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts announced that Dan Beem has been named senior vice president of the company and president — International, effective later this month.
read nowNRA chief lands spot on 'Most Powerful People in Food' list
January 31, 2014
The National Restaurant Association's President and CEO Dawn Sweeney has been named one of 2014's "Most Powerful People in Food" by The Daily Meal. Sweeney was…
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