Content about Corner Bakery

July 20, 2011
Briad to grow Cups Frozen Yogurt Your Way concept
Up to 14 units set to open in next year and a half
June 17, 2011
A closer look at Roark Capital
Take a look at Roark Capital's restaurant acquisition history
June 12, 2011
Roark Capital purchases Corner Bakery, Il Fornaio
Speaking exclusively with NRN, co. discusses deal, franchise push
March 7, 2011
New private-equity funds on the scene have industry vets in control
For years any news story covering a private-equity deal in foodservice most likely included Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., Sun Capital Partners Inc., or Thomas H. Lee Partners. 
Fast-forward 10 years from now, and a new crop of funds may be leading the pack. Several young private-equity companies, such as Rosser Capital Partners, Nourish Capital and D Cubed Group LLC, are zeroing in on restaurant investments.

November 7, 2010
Looming federal regulations on menu labeling present challenges for chains
Chain restaurants nationwide are re-evaluating the way they develop their dishes as they brace for regulations requiring them to list calorie information on menus.

August 10, 2010
Earnings preview: Brinker International Inc.
Analysts predict Chili's parent will say it is ready to launch traffic-boosting promotions earlier and more aggressively than originally anticipated.
August 9, 2010
Using social media to support charitable causes boosts sales, brand

Cause marketing not only affects a restaurant’s reputation in a positive way, but it also makes strong business sense as a way to focus a brand’s social-media strategy and to engage with staff and customers, according to a webinar promoting Share Our Strength’s Great American Dine Out.


July 23, 2010
How cause marketing can improve business for restaurants
10 tips for getting involved in online communities
May 16, 2010
Industry closes the gap
Over the past year, restaurants have been plugging the holes in their operations to hang...
April 4, 2010
Corner Bakery names LaBarge franchise VP
DALLAS The 115-unit Corner Bakery Cafe has promoted John LaBarge to vice president of franchise...
March 1, 2010
PhaseNext looks to add Asian concept
DALLAS PhaseNext Hospitality, a multi-concept franchise operator specializing in non-traditional locations, said Monday it plans...
January 7, 2010
Restaurants look for a place in customers’ diet plans
In this season of calorie counting and New Year’s resolutions, restaurant chains are reaching out...
November 10, 2009
Ex-Daphne’s president to open Corner Bakery units
DALLAS Industry veteran Steve Fricker, former president of the Daphne’s Greek Café chain, is planning...
March 12, 2009
Corner Bakery to cater free meals for charities
DALLAS Corner Bakery Cafe kicked off a month-long charitable initiative Thursday by surprising more than...
November 18, 2008
Great American Dine Out raises $500K
WASHINGTON The nearly 4,000 restaurants that participated in the first Share Our Strength Great American...
October 2, 2008
Corner Bakery hires Taco Bueno vet as CFO
DALLAS Corner Bakery Cafe said it has added three people to its executive team, including...
July 27, 2008
Bakery-cafes rise in Second 100 rankings despite higher food costs
Even as soaring commodity prices, especially for wheat and oil, exert unprecedented pressures on the...
July 20, 2008
Operators find that where there’s smoke, there are fired-up customers year-round
There are few culinary techniques more evocative than smoking. It can conjure images of backyard...
October 21, 2007
Open floodgates of incremental sales by investing in new beverage offerings
Operators who are not already toasting the lucrative margins found in quality teas, juices and...
June 3, 2007
Franchising a key, new ingredient in Corner Bakery growth recipe
Corner Bakery Cafe, the 89-unit chain concept devised in 1991 by Richard Melman’s Lettuce Entertain...
May 23, 2007
Corner Bakery franchises 25 Pa. units to Applebee's operator
DALLAS The Corner Bakery Cafe chain has granted franchise development rights to The Rose Group...
February 22, 2007
Early birds get breakfast as corporate chefs wake up to the lucrative morning daypart
For a long time breakfast has been a kind of menu stepchild, a slow growth...
February 11, 2007
Rise of high-end bakery-cafes in L.A. shows bread is back on the West Coast
LOS ANGELES Breadbar here. ...
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