LAKEWOOD Colo. Einstein Noah Restaurant Group has signed a licensing deal with concessionaire SSP America to open and operate outlets of Einstein Noah’s bagel brands inside major U.S. airports. SSP America will open units of Einstein Bros...
Facing discouraging economic forecasts, gloomy consumers with thinning wallets and a weak U.S. dollar, American restaurant franchisors are hinging their growth plans increasingly on far-away lands.In recent weeks, many operators have announced...
SACRAMENTO CALIF. —In the wake of last month’s largest-ever beef recall, restaurateur Mike Learakos was confident that his Katella Grill in Orange, Calif., had never purchased what federal officials...
Amounting number of layoffs at restaurant companies nationwide has industry insiders worrying about a huge long-term loss of talent as foodservice tries to weather short-term economic troubles.In recent weeks at least seven large restaurant...
For Jim Doak, the key to being successful in research and development is quite simple: Listen to what the guests want. That basic notion is largely what drew him to his current position as executive chef at Prairie du Sac, Wis.-based Culver’s.“The...
DENVER Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to give preference to suppliers that use what People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals terms “less cruel” forms of slaughtering chickens. The agreement prompted PETA to withdraw a shareholder...
ATLANTA Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits will invest $3.5 million this year in new menu and marketing initiatives in hopes of boosting traffic to the 1,905-unit chain, which posted a same-store sales drop of 2.3 percent for 2007. It also will spend an...
AUSTIN Texas The largest franchisee of the 17-unit Mama Fu’s Asian House fast-casual chain has bought the brand for an undisclosed sum from Mama Fu’s Noodle House, a holding of Raving Brands Inc. in Atlanta. Murphy Adams Restaurant Group of...
MINNEAPOLIS Caribou Coffee has introduced a line of orange-flavored hot and cold drinks, citing research that shows consumers pick a coffee outlet on the basis of its beverage variety. The coffee chain said the Orange Infusion line was...
