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BRIX Welcomes New Vice President of Franchise Sales & Development
Fast-growing multi-brand franchising company hires Luke Mandola Jr. to bolster its executive team
Friendly’s Offers “Deliciously Free” Meal for Veterans and Active Military for Veterans Day
Wilbraham, MA (RestaurantNews.com) Friendly’s® Restaurants celebrates Veterans Day by honoring those who have served our country with a “deliciously free”…
Friendly’s Celebrates Veterans Day with Free Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner for Veterans and Active Military
Wilbraham, MA (RestaurantNews.com) To honor those who have served our country and protected our freedom, Friendly’s is treating veterans and…
Friendly’s Celebrates Veteran’s Day with Free Breakfast for Veterans and Active Military
Wilbraham, MA (RestaurantNews.com) Friendly’s Ice Cream, LLC announced today that select Friendly’s locations across the East Coast will offer free…
Steve C. Weigel Joins Friendly’s Ice Cream, LLC as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Wilbraham, MA (RestaurantNews.com) Friendly’s Ice Cream, LLC announced that Steven C. Weigel, a seasoned restaurant executive who most recently served…
Veterans Day: Restaurants Serving Up Free Meals for Military
Although Veterans Day was officially recognized on Sunday, November 11th, many national restaurant chains are offering free meals and discounts…
Quiznos Names Food Service Veteran Harsha V. Agadi As Executive Chairman
Greg MacDonald to Continue as President and CEO; Company Announces New Board Members Denver, CO (RestaurantNews.com) Quiznos, one of the…
Friendly’s Offers Free Fribbles to Customers this Saturday
Wilbraham, MA (RestaurantNews.com) This Saturday, January 21, Friendly’s Ice Cream, LLC will offer customers free Fribbles®—its most iconic drink –…
Friendly’s Announces 31st Annual ‘Cones for Kids’ Campaign for Easter Seals
Fundraiser to Support Easter Seals Camp Friendly’s Chicago, IL (RestaurantNews.com) This week, Friendly Ice Cream Corporation launches its 31st annual…
Friendly’s to Stay With Sun Capital
Sun Capital Partners Inc. got the nod Thursday from a judge to pilot its Friendly Ice Cream Corp. out of…
Bankrupt Restaurants Still Holding On
You see them all across the country, in shopping malls and street corners, suburban towns and city centers: zombie restaurants.…
Friendly’s CEO, Sun Capital Ring Up Hefty Expense Tabs
Harsha Agadi, the fast-food veteran who signed on to lead Friendly Ice Cream Corp. last year, billed the failing company…
Bankrupt Restaurant Chain Lays Off 1,260 Overnight
Friendly’s Ice Cream Corp. laid off 1,260 employees with almost no notice on Tuesday night. And there’s little that employees…
Friendly’s Enters Chapter 11, Closes 63 Restaurants
Friendly Ice Cream Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively “Friendly’s”), the operator of Friendly’s restaurants and a nationwide distributor of ice…
Friendly’s Preparing Bankruptcy Filing
The Friendly’s restaurant chain is preparing for a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and potential sale, said people familiar with…
Restaurant News Bites: Pinchers Crab Shack, Friendly’s, Five Guys
Barbecue fans in Chicago found the summer of 2010 to be the most exciting times in the city for many…
Friendly’s Dishes up Fun Facts for National Ice Cream Month
July is National Ice Cream Month, when warm weather, holidays and family vacations combine to make this frosty treat a…
Restaurant News Bites: Applebee’s, Popeyes, Friendly’s
Applebee’s President Mike Archer says that adding new and exciting menu items has turned the chain around. When it was…
Co-founder of Friendly’s restaurant pens book
If any book deserves a happy ending, it’s “A Friendly Life”, the new autobiography of Friendly Ice Cream Corp. co-founder…
Restaurants like Applebee’s and Denny’s offer healthier fare
This nutritional U-turn is taking place at some of the unlikeliest of eateries, including Denny’s, IHOP, Friendly’s, Sizzler and even…
Lower Calorie Items Gaining Momentum on Restaurant Menus
As America ramps up its fight against bulging waist lines, restaurant chains are providing ammunition in the form of great-tasting…