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Checkers®/Rally’s® Reinvents the Value Menu
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., the nation’s largest chain of double drive-thru restaurants and parent company of both Checkers® and Rally’s® concepts, announced the system-wide launch of its new Double Value MenuSM. Checkers/Rally’s has reinvented the fast food value... - January 04, 2008 - Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.
Panera Bread Sponsors Coach Yow’s New Children’s Book
Panera Bread has sponsored the recent release of North Carolina State University Women’s Head Basketball Coach Kay Yow’s children’s book titled “Coach Yow: I will, Not Just I’ll Try.” The book aims to teach children life lessons. - December 09, 2007 - BreadWinners at the Triangle
New Meal Options for Families on the Go
Forget fast food and frozen dinners. Clarksville Cafe now offers three delicious ways for families to eat dinner on the go. - December 08, 2007 - Clarksville Cafe and Catering
The Village Deli Transitions to Clarksville Cafe
An updated interior, new menu additions, and extended hours are just some of the changes Village Deli made after changing its name to Clarksville Cafe. - December 02, 2007 - Clarksville Cafe and Catering
Yogen Fruz Signs Master Franchise Agreement for Illinois, USA
Yogen Früz USA Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company has completed a Master Franchise Agreement with Freezer Products LLC, for the State of Illinois, U.S.A. This agreement helps facilitate the rapid expansion of Yogen Früz outlets across the American Midwest. The city of Chicago... - November 21, 2007 - Yogen Fruz Canada Inc.
Panera Bread Raises $8,000 for Breast Cancer Awareness
Pink Ribbon Bagel Campaign a Success - November 17, 2007 - BreadWinners at the Triangle
Food Systems Unlimited Announces Opening of 69th Location in Chelsea Premium Outlet Mall
Florida-based Company growing strong with its latest addition to its stable of strong performing food concepts. - November 09, 2007 - Food Systems Unlimited, Inc.
Cheese Lovers Rejoice Over Checkers/Rally’s Newest Burger
Cheese lovers now have a cause to rejoice with the introduction of Checkers/Rally’s latest irresistible burger: the Big Cheesy Double. Offered as a limited time promotion, Checkers/Rally’s Big Cheesy Double is a cheese lover’s dream. This double cheeseburger comes with not one,... - October 24, 2007 - Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.
Expansion Into Los Angeles USA
Yogen Früz USA Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company has completed a Master Franchise Agreement with YF LA Inc. for Southern Los Angeles County, in the State of California, U.S.A. This agreement extends to cities such as Long Beach, Santa Monica and Pasadena. Yogen Früz expects to... - October 03, 2007 - Yogen Fruz Canada Inc.
Yogen Früz Continues Its Expansion Into the US: San Francisco Bay Area, California
Yogen Früz USA Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company has completed a Master Franchise Agreement with Two Towers Inc. for the San Francisco Bay Area, in the state of California, U.S.A. This agreement extends to cities with a middle-to-high income demographic such as Berkley and Walnut... - October 01, 2007 - Yogen Fruz Canada Inc.
Yogen Früz Enters Into the United States: Florida Expansion
Yogen Früz USA Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a Master Franchise Agreement with Titan Group Inc. for Northern Florida, United States of America. "We believe that Orlando will experience the same high level of success that we have achieved in major cities... - October 01, 2007 - Yogen Fruz Canada Inc.
Jo To Go Coffee Hires Franchising Veteran for New VP of Franchise Development Position
Jo To Go Coffee has hired a new Vice President of Franchise Development. The new VP, Tom Ragan, brings over 20 years of national food service franchise experience. - September 29, 2007 - Taco Flamingo | Jo To Go Coffee
Expanding Panera Franchise to Cover Eastern North Carolina
Breadwinners at the Triangle, LLC. has an agreement with Panera Bread to open five additional bakery cafés in the coastal area of North Carolina. The franchise currently operates 13 locations in central North Carolina. - September 07, 2007 - BreadWinners at the Triangle
Product Expansion on the Horizon for Panera Bread
Panera Bread announces new additions to their fall menu lineup. The menu items will be available beginning August 30. - August 30, 2007 - BreadWinners at the Triangle
Jo To Go Coffee Launches ‘On the Go Foods’
Jo To Go Coffee's new Executive Chef has created a fast, gourmet menu that is currently being tested at the company's Jo To Go Coffee cafe. The coffee franchise will eventually offer the On The Go Foods menu at drive-thru locations nationwide. - August 25, 2007 - Taco Flamingo | Jo To Go Coffee
Casey Bastian Receives Women in Business Award from Triangle Business Journal
Triangle-based Panera Bread bakery-cafés announce today that Vice President of Operations Casey Bastian is a 2007 Women in Business Award winner. The award, presented by Triangle Business Journal, recognizes Bastian for her success and dynamic leadership. She received her award at the 10th... - August 12, 2007 - BreadWinners at the Triangle
Jo To Go Coffee Customers "Save the Brew"
One specialty coffee drink connoisseur will win $500 Jo To Go Dollars and share their favorite coffee concoction with Jo To Go Coffee® customers nationwide as winner of the “Save the Brew” contest. The coffee drive-thru is accepting entries until August 14, 2007. Customers can visit the Jo To Go Coffee Blogspot to help decide the winner August 21st - 31st, 2007. - August 09, 2007 - Taco Flamingo | Jo To Go Coffee
Jo To Go Coffee® Adds Extreme Smoothie to Specialty Drink Menu
Jo To Go Coffee has added the Extreme Smoothie to their menu. The new smoothie is available in all Jo To Go Coffee real-fruit flavors and includes an infusion of Red Bull Energy Drink. - July 26, 2007 - Taco Flamingo | Jo To Go Coffee
Checkers® and Rally’s® Restaurants Staying Up Late
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., the nation's largest double drive-thru restaurant chain, extends its hours to midnight or later at most participating Checkers and Rally's restaurants nationwide. - June 21, 2007 - Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.
Jo To Go Coffee® Celebrates Dad on Father’s Day
Jo To Go Coffee will be giving away free coffee to dads on June 17, 2007 at all franchise locations. - June 14, 2007 - Taco Flamingo | Jo To Go Coffee
Panera Bread Sponsors Two June Events
Panera is a Gold Level sponsor of Saturday’s Komen NC Triangle Race for the Cure and is a hole sponsor for the Executive Women’s Golf Tournament hosted by the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. The Komen Foundation and Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Receive “Panera Warmth.” - June 10, 2007 - BreadWinners at the Triangle
Penn Station Franchise Recruiting with Several New Twists
Penn Station puts a new twist on franchise recruiting efforts with an emphasis on Nashville, TN. "As most franchisers, we have utilized print advertising forever but have added a unique communication supplement: Radio advertising on the leading news-talk station WLAC in Nashville,"... - June 06, 2007 - Penn Station East Coast Subs
Penn Station East Coast Subs Expands Nashville
Penn Station East Coast Subs has announced a new restaurant development initiative for the greater Nashville area. - June 06, 2007 - Penn Station East Coast Subs
Students at Park Hill High School Get Entrepreneurial Training with the Help of Jo To Go Coffee
Special Ed students work side by side with mainstream students at Kansas City’s Park Hill High School to create profitable ‘Red and Black Java Shack’ in school cafeteria with the help of the Kansas City Jo To Go Coffee franchisee. - June 02, 2007 - Taco Flamingo | Jo To Go Coffee
Marine Returns from Iraq to Receive New Car
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., the nation’s largest double drive-thru restaurant chain and parent company of both Checkers and Rally’s concepts, presented 20-year-old Marine Lance Corporal Jordan Richards with the keys to a new Dodge Caliber, May 30th, 2007. Checkers/Rally’s donated the Dodge Caliber as part of the contents of Operation Gratitude’s milestone 200,000th care package. - June 02, 2007 - Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.
Jo To Go Coffee® Creates Revolutionary New Incremental Franchise Fee Structure
Jo To Go Coffee now offers an Incremental Franchise Fee Structure for entrepreneurs interested in opening their own specialty coffee franchise. The advantage of the new structure is that Jo To Go Coffee® does not require a lump sum franchise payment early in the process, which allows potential franchisees the opportunity to gain the information necessary for a commitment to the process. - May 26, 2007 - Taco Flamingo | Jo To Go Coffee
Bumblefish to Extend Spring And Summer Hours
Kansas City-based sushi chain offers healthy late night dinner options to Alexandria diners. - May 23, 2007 - Bumblefish, Inc
Special Olympics North Carolina Partners with Panera Bread
Joe and Diane Bastian, co-owners of 13 Panera Bread locations, announce a partnership with Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC) as a honorary delegation statewide and event sponsor for the 2007 Summer Games in Raleigh June 1 3, 2007. More than 1,300 athletes from across the state will... - May 23, 2007 - BreadWinners at the Triangle
Booster Juice Partners with Poelman Contruction and Ware Malcomb Architects to Buildout Stores in Nor Cal; First Store Opens in Rocklin/Roseville Sat. June 2nd 2007
Booster Juice partners with Poelman Construction and Ware Malcomb to build out the first of four stores in Northern California. First store to open in Rocklin/Roseville June 2nd, 2007. - May 23, 2007 - Booster Juice
Panera Bread Offers Picnic Solution to Reduce Family Stress for Summer Outings
Joe and Diane Bastian, co-owners of BreadWinners at the Triangle, a franchisee owner of Panera Bread, announce a new approach for the “on-the-go” family. With summer fast approaching, Via Panera “picnic” boxes offer families an alternative to time consuming meal preparation... - May 15, 2007 - BreadWinners at the Triangle
Jo To Go Coffee® Unveils Licensing Package for Multi-Unit Franchisees
Jo To Go Coffee® now offers a licensing package geared to existing, complimentary businesses. The specialty coffee drive-thru unveiled the new program at the Multi-Unit Franchising and Development Conference and Expo in Colorado Springs this April. - May 12, 2007 - Taco Flamingo | Jo To Go Coffee
Supermac Creative Mac & Cheese
Swooping into the garment district like a comfort-food superhero, this hiply outfitted, brightly colored storefront serves up mac-and-cheese mixes from the homey (four cheese, with cheddar, asiago, mozzarella and Parmigiano-Reggiano) to the highbrow (lobster Thermidor, with lobster chunks, brie and mascarpone). There's even a low-fat variety among the dozen choices. All are served with or without breadcrumbs in two sizes, the mini mac and the mega mac. Mac-and-cheese nuggets and crispy linguine continue the noodle-y theme. - May 10, 2007 - Supermac
Take Me Out to the Ballgame - Penn Station East Coast Subs Opens in Cincinnati Red's Ballpark
Penn Station East Coast Subs inked a deal with the Cincinnati Reds hours before the first pitch was thrown Friday night at the Great American Ball Park. The latest in local restaurants and restaurant chains to operate within the stadium. - May 09, 2007 - Penn Station East Coast Subs
Moms Garner Coffee Honors from Jo To Go Coffee® on Mother’s Day
Jo To Go Coffee is celebrating Mother's Day by offering a complimentary specialty coffee drink to all Moms who drive thru any Jo To Go Coffee location on Sunday, May 13, 2007. - May 07, 2007 - Taco Flamingo | Jo To Go Coffee
Jo To Go Coffee® Exhibits at the International Franchise Expo
Jo To Go Coffee exhibited at the 16th annual International Franchise Expo. Representatives from the specialty coffee drive-thru networked with potential franchisees and are now in the process of setting up Jo To Go Coffee Discovery Days. - April 20, 2007 - Taco Flamingo | Jo To Go Coffee
When Sales Go Up Franchisees Open More Restaurants
Penn Station East Coast Subs announces 34 consecutive months of average restaurant sales increases. - April 19, 2007 - Penn Station East Coast Subs
Panera Bread Introduces Salmon Salad to New Product Lineup
Joe and Diane Bastian, co-owners BreadWinners at the Triangle, a franchise of Panera Bread, announce today early success of their new Salmon Salad as part of its new product introduction to customers this year. Part of Panera Bread’s success with customers lies in its ever changing menu of... - April 12, 2007 - BreadWinners at the Triangle
Big Business Deals Are Now Being Forged Over Café Tables
With the continuing rise in home-based executives, ever tightening expense accounts and the need to use multimedia in sharing concepts and ideas, trends are showing that cafés continue to be one of the hot spots for business activity. - April 10, 2007 - BreadWinners at the Triangle
Jo To Go Coffee® Introduces the Rapid Rewards Card
Jo To Go Coffee® has launched their Rapid Rewards program at all franchise locations. Rapid Rewards is a frequency program that rewards regular customers with bonus drinks and discounts. - April 08, 2007 - Taco Flamingo | Jo To Go Coffee
Students Try Their Luck at Village Deli’s Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament
Village Deli and Catering held a St. Patrick’s Day event so local students could celebrate the holiday in a safe, alcohol and drug free environment. - March 31, 2007 - Clarksville Cafe and Catering
New Year, New Concept... Business Expansion in Florida
Food Systems Unlimited, Inc http://www.foodsystemsunlimited.com, one of the nation’s fastest growing fast food companies, today announced inauguration of its first ever street In-Line Asian Chao Concept in Estero Florida. Asian Chao is the latest addition to Coconut Point, which is the center... - January 17, 2007 - Food Systems Unlimited, Inc.
Yolato Opened Its First Manhattan Location
Yolato, the Yogurt Gelato company, opened its first NYC Location in the West Village. - January 11, 2007 - Yolato
White Castle® Celebrates 54th Castle in Indianapolis with Grand Opening January 12
New Lawrence, IN Location Opening Features Giveaways, Free Coffee and Coca-Cola - January 05, 2007 - White Castle Midwest
Asante Children’s Theatre Receives White Castle Community Fund Dollars
Indy Cravers Help Salvation Army Through Paper Kettles Program as Well - December 20, 2006 - White Castle Midwest
Shared Harvest, Junior Achievement Receive White Castle Community Fund Dollars
Cincinnati Fast Food Restaurants Makes Positive Impact to Community - December 16, 2006 - White Castle Midwest
JJ's Blues 24th Anniversary and a Slice of New York's Grand Opening Celebration - December 9-10
JJ’s Blues and A Slice of New York come together to kick-off a weekend of music and fun. JJ’s Blues is celebrating their 24th Anniversary all weekend, while also honoring Paulette Michel-Jacobson, prior manager for JJ's Blues and Blues Festival. Music will begin at 2pm on... - December 06, 2006 - A Slice of New York
Team White Castle Coffee Brigade Takes to the Streets
White Castle® Kicks Off Team White Castle Coffee Brigade. Nothing Like a Hot Cup of Coffee on a Cold Cincinnati Morning. - December 05, 2006 - White Castle Midwest
“Blondie” Comic Strip’s Dagwood Realizes Dream, Opens First Sandwich Shop in Palm Harbor on Nov. 9
Tampa Bay Consumers Are First in World to Experience Signature Sandwiches at Dagwood’s Sandwich Shoppes™ - November 09, 2006 - Dagwood’s Sandwich Shoppes
Thailand Eatery Enters Record Books With Wold's Largest Hamburger
80 pound burger crushes previous record in celebration of the anniversary of His Majesty the King's accession to the throne. - October 21, 2006 - Bob's BBQ & Grill
National Kid’s Pizza Making Contest at A Slice of New York in San Jose, CA on Oct. 7 at 10am
Kids can demonstrate their pizza making skills and win great prizes at the first national pizza making contest held at independent pizzerias nationwide on Saturday, October 7. A Slice of New York, Lindsay Olives and The World Pizza Champions Inc. challenge children, ages 12 and younger, to make a kid-sized pie with their favorite ingredients, including olives, at the pizzeria, where it will be baked and judged. - October 05, 2006 - A Slice of New York