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“Did you see that guy’s watch? That thing’s worth $300,000,” Jeff Sinelli, founder of the Which Wich? sandwich chain told me after a couple of potential franchisees left his table. I hadn’t seen the watch, but I’d noticed his stylish cufflinks made out of string. We had both observed his and his partner’s complete lack of a sense of humor....More

A February survey by the Council of Hotel & Restaurant Trainers, or CHART, found that the dollars allocated for training are on the rise. In a poll of 140 trainers, 44 percent said their companies planned to increase training budgets this year, 47 percent said training expenses should stay the same as last year, and only 9 percent expected a decrease in spending....More

Operator looks to create two public companies through spinoff to shareholders...More

Dunkin' Donuts credits existing franchisees and incentives for increase in 2010...More

Crêpe concept growing with nontraditional locations and food trucks...More

Struggling QSR brands may be headed for a turnaround...More

Group ready to acquire second restaurant brand with Fatburger set for growth...More

Location is company's first new company store in two years...More

Cole is the former VP of training and development for Hooters of America Inc....More


Restaurateur Juan Ramirez was scrambling for an answer within minutes of the Small Business Jobs Act being signed into law. Could the package of tax write-offs and lending incentives be the break he so desperately needed?
 “I have two small restaurants, and I don’t know how I will be able to stay open if I don’t get some help,” the New York City restaurateur wrote in an e-mail to one potential information source. “Please let me know how and what I need to do to get a loan.”
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Greg MacDonald to take over, head up major company changes...More