SAN FRANCISCO Brian Lee has been named vice president, product innovation, of Jamba, Inc., parent company of Jamba Juice. The former director of product development of Starbucks Coffee Company will be responsible for developing new products...
NEW YORK NexCen Brands Inc., based here, said Thursday it had agreed to acquire the 184-unit Maggie Moo's International LLC and the assets of the 336-unit Marble Slab Creamery Inc., consolidating the No. 2 and No. 3 brands in the premium hand...
MARYVILLE Tenn. Ruby Tuesday Inc. has granted franchise rights for 10 units in Los Angeles to RT LA Group LLC, a holding of industry veteran Troy Saldana and two newcomers to the trade. The restaurants are scheduled to be developed during the next...
OVERLAND PARK Kan. Applebee’s International Inc. said it has formed a committee of independent directors to explore the possibility of selling the company or pursuing other “strategic alternatives,” including a recapitalization. The news...
Always looking for ways to move more product, key fast-food players are expanding their snack offerings and finding they make for tasty incremental sales, especially during slow periods.The growing trend could be seen as a quick-service corollary...
THE PANELMODERATOR:RICHARD MARTIN, executive editor, Nation’s Restaurant News, New York PARTICIPANTS:LARRY BENSON, vice president of sales, NextChoice, Portsmouth, N.H. KAREN BIRD, vice president of restaurant information...
In the run-up to the high chocolate holy day of Valentine’s, the consumer market for chocolate-based eateries, pastry shops, kiosks and coffee cafes has grown sweeter with each passing day.Chocolate Bar, a tiny shop in New York City, will add a...
NEW YORK www.nrn.com, completing an overhaul that involved more than a year of research, redesign and rebuilding. —Nation’s Restaurant News has pushed the power button on a new version of its website, The newly reformatted site...
I’m sick of snow, and I’m not the only one who is. My whining may not elicit much sympathy from readers in the Midwest or Northeast, who are accustomed to long, frigid winters, but those of us in Colorado are just not used to this.I’ve bragged...
