Latest Restaurant Press Releases

LongHorn Steakhouse today announced the opening of its first location in Iowa. The restaurant, best known for its atmosphere and flavor of the American West, is located at 1425 E. San Marnan Dr. in Waterloo.  As part of its pre-opening…
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California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (CPK) (NASDAQ:CPKI), home to the Original BBQ Chicken Pizza and other innovative hearth-baked pizzas, made-to-order pastas, creative salads, appetizers, soups, sandwiches and desserts, opened its first full-service restaurant in Pittsburgh today. The new 5,000 square-foot restaurant…
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America’s largest retailer is turning to America’s largest premium quick-service Italian restaurant to offer its shoppers a new dining option. Fazoli’s today announced the popular Italian restaurant will open in early January 2011 in a St. Louis Walmart. It will…
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For the 14th year White Castle, Detroit’s original Angel’s Night Sponsor, will provide over 10,000 Angel’s Night volunteers with free food and hot or cold beverages during Detroit’s three-day Anti-Arson campaign October 29th – October 31st.   The Angel’s Night volunteer…
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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen celebrates real comfort food with the return of its unique Cajun crustaceans for the 2nd Annual Crawfish Festival. This year’s festival, October 25 through November 28, introduces new Limited Time Offer menu items and free sampling day.…
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Most heroes don’t get noticed but they inspire people in small and large ways every day.  Perhaps there is no place where this is truer than in high schools across the country.  So today, Subway, along with Facebook and Electus,…
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Healthy Fast Food, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: HFFI, HFFIU), parent to U-SWIRL International, Inc., the owner and franchisor of U-SWIRL Frozen Yogurt cafes, today announced that franchisee Galena Frozen Yogurt Company celebrated the successful grand opening of its second U-SWIRL…
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For anyone with taste buds, the addition of caramel makes everything better: chocolate, ice cream, coffee, apples, and popcorn. Now Hardee’s is bringing that gooey goodness to breakfast with its new Caramel Crumb Biscuit, the sweetest new addition to chain’s…
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Burger King Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) today announced changes to its senior management team. Effective immediately, the following executives have been appointed to their respective new roles: Jonathan Fitzpatrick, Executive Vice President, Global Operations. Mr. Fitzpatrick was previously the Company’s…
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McDonald’s Corporation has released the results from a strong third fiscal quarter.  The company announced that global comparable sales increased by 6.0% and that consolidated operating income increased by 8.0% over the previous year.  McDonald’s also announced that diluted earnings per…
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Gordon Ramsay has been no stranger to bad news in the last couple of years. His restaurant empire has faltered; he has been accused of torrid sexual wrongdoings; former proteges have turned against him. Through it all, the two central…
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Applebee’s is celebrating Veteran’s Day by offering a free meal to all veterans on Thursday, November 11.  Last year the special event served free meals to more than 1 million veterans, this years is expected be even larger.  The free…
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Twitter, people keep telling me, has become a vitally important tool for restaurants to keep in touch with their fans, their friends and their regulars. I follow maybe 50 different local restaurants on Twitter. 50 or 60, plus some of…
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Quaker Steak & Lube (QSL), the motorsports-themed casual-dining family restaurant that has been bucking economic trends for the past two years, recently announced its largest growth development plan since the brand started franchising in 1997. Action Companies, a Quaker Steak…
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