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DALLAS Red Mango, the 60-unit frozen yogurt chain based here, is expanding its franchise offerings to include kiosks, co-branded units and self-serve versions in addition to its full-service stores. Several of the smaller Red Mango units have been...
ATLANTA A recent survey of casual-dining and quick-service franchisees indicates they are optimistic about growth in restaurant sales in 2010, despite declines this year, and many are planning to open more units in the New Year. SunTrust Robinson...
WATERBURY Vt. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. said Tuesday that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Diedrich Coffee Inc. for $35 per share in cash, or about $290 million, marking the end of a bidding war with Peet’s...
OAK BROOK Ill. For the second straight month, McDonald’s domestic same-store sales have slipped slightly compared with a year earlier, as prolonged high unemployment has eaten into budgets for core quick-service users, especially at breakfast...
NEW YORK Earvin “Magic” Johnson, ever since launching his partnership with Gaithersburg, Md.-based Sodexo USA in 2006, has made good on his game plan to grow Sodexo-Magic, the contract foodservice business they operate together. The former L.A...
SHARON Pa. Quaker Steak & Lube, the 30-unit automotive-theme chain known for its 21 chicken wing sauce varieties, recently debuted its hottest sauce, the Triple Atomic, and will be promoting it with a YouTube video contest.The user-generated...
Restaurateurs hoping for a robust holiday shopping season will have to make peace with the fact that many consumers are still cutting their spending, even on the most popular stocking stuffers: gift cards.A recent study conducted by Consumer...
Phil Friedman, chief executive of McAlister’s Deli, loved the results of last summer’s Free Tea Day, when the 300-unit fast-casual chain gave away more than 150,000 servings of its famous sweet tea. Yet while the 15-percent year...