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FastCasual
| Restaurant index rises as same-store sales improve | 03 Jul 08 |
| California Tortilla to host âkids eat freeâ day | 03 Jul 08 |
| Marble Slab Creamery opens Kuwait shop | 03 Jul 08 |
| Firehouse Subs returns Sweet and Spicy Meatball Sub | 03 Jul 08 |
| El Pollo Loco adds electric delivery vehicles | 02 Jul 08 |
PrWeb - Franchise Channel
| The Utility Company Appoints Technology Industry Veterans to Franchise Advisory Board |
| Term ‘Bespoke’ Ruled a One-Size-Fits-All to the Delight of New, Professional Visiting-Tailor Service, Berkley Brewer |
| Everybody's Going Surfing, Surfing DirectBuy L.A. |
| DirectBuy of Buffalo Provides Tips on Setting Up Your Home Office |
| Paul Davis Restoration Uses ElementsLocal to Drive Their Brand to Local Markets |
| DirectBuy of Buffalo Provides a Rolodex of Contractors and Services for its Members |
| ADDING MULTIMEDIA Bug! Realty Takes Flight in Down Market : New Company Brings a Radically Different Approach to the Real Estate Industry |
| Camp Bow Wow® is the Bark of the Town as Doors Open for Business in Bentonville |
| Miracle Method Announces Green Remodeling Advertising Campaign |
| Seattle Comes to Kansas City Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating Now Available in Kansas City, Western Missouri and All of Kansas |
| LocatorWeb Store Locator Software Adds Slippy Map Technology |
| WorldPay Founder Launches World’s First System and Standards for Voice-Signed Financial Transactions With the Voice Commerce Group |
| MathRiders™ - Helen Doron Maths Tutoring Franchise Helps Students Around The World To Make The Grade |
| Bringing The Indoors Out: DirectBuy Offers Tips On Setting Up The Perfect Outdoor Kitchen |
| New Program Solves the Member Benefit - Affinity Program Quandry |
Jim Coen's Let's Talk Franchising Blog
| Does Starbucks need more Caffeine to stimulate sales? | Thu, 03 Jul 2008 |
| SBA Backed Loans Failure Performance | Thu, 03 Jul 2008 |
| Pet Waste removal service franchises are picking up | Thu, 12 Jun 2008 |
| Franchise Brands buys HomeVestors | Thu, 12 Jun 2008 |
| Franchise coffee sales need some perking | Wed, 11 Jun 2008 |
| Pizza Franchisees Get their Slice of Higher Costs | Wed, 11 Jun 2008 |
| New Platform Provides Subway Franchisee with Mobile Couponing | Tue, 10 Jun 2008 |
| McD’s Dollar Menu Sparks Franchisee Revolt | Wed, 04 Jun 2008 |
| Entercom inks deal with Papa Gino’s for Red Sox Radio sponsorship | Thu, 29 May 2008 |
| 10 Things I Know About…Buying a Franchise | Mon, 26 May 2008 |
Topix
| Fast Food and Slow Starvation | Sat, 05 Jul 2008 |
| Hezbollah's fast food McMecca | Sat, 05 Jul 2008 |
| Fire at Fast Food Restaurant Sparked by Cigarette | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 |
| Who Rules the Fast Food World when it Comes to Customer Service | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 |
| Oncoming traffic: Driver played chicken to get to KFC | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 |
| Tidbits: South Brunswick seafood shore to please | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 |
| Fire Evacuates Fast Food Restaurant | Thu, 03 Jul 2008 |
| Devo Sues McDonalds | Thu, 03 Jul 2008 |
| Two juveniles charged in separate N. Idaho arsons | Thu, 03 Jul 2008 |
| Fast food outlet going great guns | Wed, 02 Jul 2008 |
| Remix the Big Mac chant, be on TV | Tue, 01 Jul 2008 |
| Dress like a Cow, get Free Chick-fil-A | Tue, 01 Jul 2008 |
| Experts Fact-Check "McDonald's Diet" Story - Verdict: Crash Diets Often Crash-and-Burn | Tue, 01 Jul 2008 |
| Lebanon's Buns and Guns restaurant: A sandwich can kill you | Tue, 01 Jul 2008 |
| Fast food chains ditch trans fats to meet NYC ban | Tue, 01 Jul 2008 |
| 50 Cent Slams 'Sleazy' Taco Bell For 'Think Outside The Bun' Bid | Thu, 26 Jun 2008 |
| How to eat healthy while on vacation | Thu, 26 Jun 2008 |
| Fast food simmers for investors | Thu, 26 Jun 2008 |
| Presenting The $200 Burger King Burger | Wed, 25 Jun 2008 |
| Jack fights gas prices with Free Tacos | Fri, 20 Jun 2008 |
Franchise Law Blog
| Its Hopn Into a Langleys Pancake House | 2008-04-22 |
| Counting Calories in New York | 2008-04-22 |
| Would You Like an Oil Change with Those Brakes? | 2008-04-07 |
| Long Live the Whopper | 2008-04-07 |
| Wendys Expanding in Mexico | 2008-04-07 |
| Frosty Reception in Texas | 2008-04-07 |
| Another Win for Quiznos | 2008-04-07 |
| Burger King Franchisor Joins Franchisee in Settling Slain Worker Suit for $2M | 2008-03-28 |
| Quiznos Continues to be Target of Franchisee Lawsuits | 2008-03-28 |
| Espresso Skinny RIF Sans Dolce | 2008-02-22 |
| Big Chill | 2008-02-21 |
| Turning Green to Green | 2008-02-14 |
| Increasing the Sizzle | 2008-02-11 |
| Franchising Loses Pioneer | 2008-02-01 |
| Private Equity Continues to Flock to Franchising | 2007-12-27 |
QSR Magazine
| Port City Java Signs First Jordan Lease |
| Dr Pepper Snapple Group Does Not Endorse Offer |
| Sheetz Opens 350th Location |
| Red Robin Continues Kentucky Expansion |
| McDonalds Honored for Green Efforts |
| Marble Slab Creamery Announces Opening in Kuwait |
| Natural Source Printing Introduces Tree-free Papers |
| Jamba Juice Debuts First Television Commercial |
| People Report Holds Successful Symposium |
| Burger King Launches New Kids Meal |
Nations Restaurant News (NRN) - Financial News (registration required)
| Starbucks to close 600 stores | 7/3/2008 |
| UPDATE: Krispy Kreme reportedly gets $500M bid from surprising source | 7/1/2008 |
| Report: Krispy Kreme gets $500M buyout bid | 7/1/2008 |
| CBRL lowers expectations on soft sales | 7/1/2008 |
| DineEquity sells 26 Applebee's units to franchisee | 7/1/2008 |
| Sam Seltzer’s, regional steak chain, files for bankruptcy | 6/30/2008 |
| Still-growing chains bullish about prospects to gain market share | 6/30/2008 |
| Kona Grill rejects buyout bid | 6/27/2008 |
| Cost controls help CKE post profit jump | 6/25/2008 |
| Darden: 4th-Q profit up on strong Olive Garden sales | 6/24/2008 |
| Sonic profit slips in 3rd-Q | 6/24/2008 |
| Krispy Kreme swings back to first quarterly profit in more than a year | 6/23/2008 |
| Restaurant Acquisition Partners buys Oregano's | 6/20/2008 |
| NexCen gets some relief amid cash woes | 6/20/2008 |
| Raving Brands completes sale of PJ's Coffee | 6/20/2008 |
| UPDATE: CKE fields letter from shareholder about costs | 6/17/2008 |
| Applebee’s sale-leaseback of 181 units completed | 6/17/2008 |
| Landry’s agrees to Fertitta’s $1.3B buyout | 6/16/2008 |
| Metromedia latest to restructure debt on surging costs, sinking sales | 6/16/2008 |
| Benihana books smaller 4th-Q profit as tough economy takes toll | 6/13/2008 |
Nations Restaurant News (NRN) - Quick Service Restaurant News (registration required)
| Bendel plans to break The Habit into new markets as burger rivals expand out West | 6/30/2008 |
| Custom-salad chains go west as new concepts sprout in California market | 5/12/2008 |
| Frozen-treat upstarts chip away at ice cream’s dominance in dessert category | 3/3/2008 |
| Checkers aims for growth with spate of turnaround initiatives | 2/18/2008 |
| Carl Karcher, Carl’s Jr. founding father and fast-food industry pioneer, dies at 90 | 1/21/2008 |
| Value meals, franchised business models help QSRs withstand economic slowdown | 1/14/2008 |
| Wendy’s, BK take on McD in double-cheese battle | 1/7/2008 |
| New Togo’s owners pledge to refocus on West Coast, halt co-branding of Dunkin’ | 12/17/2007 |
| Fazoli’s continues menu and decor modifications | 12/3/2007 |
| Fast-grown Five Guys chain beefs up, eyes meaty growth | 11/19/2007 |
| Panera readies price hike, menu revamp to combat soft sales | 11/12/2007 |
| P.F. Chang’s scales back plans for Pei Wei expansion, blames declining sales | 11/5/2007 |
| CiCi’s Pizza expects big things from smaller units, takeout-only variant | 10/29/2007 |
| Fast feeders are top industry in 2007 Wait Time Study | 10/22/2007 |
| Wendy’s latest suitor questions valuation of franchisor | 10/15/2007 |
| Gumby’s averts pokey service with limited menu | 10/15/2007 |
| Marco’s Pizza encourages executives to run their own units | 10/8/2007 |
| Bojangles’ vet Richardson teams to buy 60% of chain | 9/24/2007 |
| Taft breathing easy after acclaimed Pizza Inn tenure | 9/17/2007 |
| QSRs step up efforts to meet demand for breakfasts | 8/27/2007 |
Nations Restaurant News (NRN) - Operations News (registration required)
| Chefs beat Monday blues with simpler menus, operations | 6/16/2008 |
| Checking produce sources firsthand | 6/16/2008 |
| Games servers play | 5/12/2008 |
| Chef goes ‘whole hog’ over sanitation | 5/12/2008 |
| Small plates = ops changes for Au Bon Pain | 4/21/2008 |
| Smaller Portions, big safety steps | 4/21/2008 |
| Clyde’s Rx for tough times: Steak, more efficient operations | 3/10/2008 |
| Striving to make food safety fun | 3/10/2008 |
| Qdoba aims to serve in a New York minute | 2/11/2008 |
| Stepping up the safety | 2/11/2008 |
| Operating in NYC’s Port Authority brings challenges by the busload | 1/21/2008 |
| Making sure food safety drives the bus | 1/21/2008 |
| Daphne’s gears up for franchising with focus on simplicity | 12/17/2007 |
| Food safety is a matter of scrutiny | 12/17/2007 |
| Subway eases into new fresh-baked biscuit sandwiches | 11/19/2007 |
| Safety efforts start outside the store | 11/19/2007 |
| Pump primes for growth with new ops approach | 10/15/2007 |
| Safety procedures get a makeover | 10/15/2007 |
| Gumby's strives to avert pokey service | 9/17/2007 |
| Gumby's doesn't bend on safety | 9/17/2007 |