CARROLLTON Texas T.G. I. Friday’s on Wednesday launched a summer promotion inviting guests to Bring Your Own Buddies and get $5 off each of the friends’ entrées with a coupon.The BYOB promotion also includes new “summer sharables” on the menu...
DALLAS Tribox LLC, a Jack in the Box franchisee, has garnered $12 million from GE Capital, Franchise Finance for the purchase of 14 additional Jack in the Box units and to refinance existing debt. The company currently operates seven locations in...
ATLANTA —While many operators still don’t know the difference between Facebook and MySpace or tweets and texts, more restaurants are using social networks to communicate with their guests, according to the latest social-media index...
Subway franchisee Ahmad “Mike” Abdallat recently opened his first green restaurant with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, certification, and he says he couldn’t be happier. The two-unit franchisee worked with Green Tech...
DALLAS Dallas Cowboy lineman Leonard Davis is tackling a new business venture as a franchisee for Smashburger, a Denver-based fast-casual gourmet burger chain. Davis, a right guard who joined the Cowboys two years ago, has signed on with BIGG...
OAK BROOK Ill McDonald’s long-awaited rollout of the Angus Third Pounder places the quick-service giant squarely on the front line of what is rapidly heating up into a premium burger war. — ...
ORLANDO Fla. Darden Restaurants Inc. said last week it would open its 10th Seasons 52 restaurant in the King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, Pa., and focus the chain’s growth within premium real estate sites. The opening is expected in the...
ATLANTA Whether they know the difference between Facebook and MySpace or tweets and texts, restaurants large and small are getting more involved with their guests on social networks, according to marketing firm Vitrue and its latest social-media...
MIAMI Burger King is testing a new website that lets Internet users have it their way by allowing them to tone down the king and enhance the food. Slider controls at the top of the web page, which is in beta test by the company’s advertising...
