Restaurant Chain Growth Report 4/17/12
Growing Concepts Concepts that have grown by at least 5% (if less than 50 units). Lakewood, OH-based ALADDIN’S EATERY (founded…
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Dickey’s Puts the Smoke in Hickory Smoked Barbecue
A New Dickey’s Barbecue is Opening in Hickory Hickory, NC (RestaurantNews.com) The world’s largest barbecue franchise is now ready to…
Dickey’s Barbecue Daytona Beach Welcomes New Owner
New Owner Brings Excellent Customer Service and Delicious Barbecue to Daytona Daytona Beach, FL (RestaurantNews.com) Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Daytona…
Dickey’s Barbecue Heats Up Q1 Growth
World’s Largest Barbecue Franchise Expands All Over the Country Dallas, TX (RestaurantNews.com) Dickey’s Barbecue Pit announced today a 93% lease…
BURGER KING Franchisee Guillermo Perales Acquires 96 Restaurants in Central Florida; Becomes Largest Minority Franchisee in the U.S.
Acquisition Part of Burger King Corp.’s Refranchising Strategy in North America Miami, FL (RestaurantNews.com) Burger King Corp. (BKC) today announced…
Turkish Franchisee Signs Development Agreement; Opens Two Villa Enterprise Restaurants
U.S.-Based Franchisor Expands Global Portfolio of QSR Concepts Morristown, NJ (RestaurantNews.com) Villa Enterprises Management Ltd., Inc. (and its affiliates, Villa…
Porktastic Celebration at Dickey’s
World’s Largest Barbecue Franchise Hosts Grand Opening in San Jose San Jose, CA (RestaurantNews.com) Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is bringing the…
Make-A-Wish Joins California Pizza Kitchen in Celebrating 25 Years
CPK hosts anniversary fundraiser to benefit Make-A-Wish® Georgia and Alabama Atlanta, GA (RestaurantNews.com) California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) is excited to…
Momo’s Restaurant, San Francisco’s South of Market Mainstay, Welcomes New Sous Chef, Announces Upcoming Events
San Francisco, CA (RestaurantNews.com) Momo’s Restaurant, one of San Francisco’s premier venues for outdoor dining, private parties and happy hour…
Dickey’s Barbecue Fires Up Expansion In Virginia
Existing Franchise Owners Look For Second Site Glen Allen, VA (RestaurantNews.com) Dickey’s Barbecue is expanding in Virginia. The world’s largest…
Award Winning Restaurant Masa’s Celebrates 30 Years With 25% Off Entire Menu Every Thursday Evening
San Francisco, CA (RestaurantNews.com) Masa’s, the critically-acclaimed San Francisco restaurant, Executive Chef Gregory Short, and team will celebrate the upcoming…
America’s Disappearing Restaurant Chains
There is a school of thought that says the restaurant business is always a good business – people need to…
Russia: the Big Mac of fast food
When McDonald’s opened its first Russian restaurant in Moscow’s Pushkin Square in 1990, you would have thought they were giving…
International Restaurant Chains Head to India
Attracted by its growing economy and huge middle class, several U.S. restaurant chains are heading to India to sell sandwiches…
Tavistock Group Acquires E-Brands Restaurants
Tavistock Group announced today that it has acquired a multi-concept restaurant company that operates Timpano Chophouse and Martini Bar, AquaKnox…
Great American Food Chain Acquires Amici Restaurants
The Great American Food Chain, Inc. announced today that it has acquired an 80 percent interest in Amici Restaurants of…
Restaurants, Food Trucks in Turf War
A food fight is breaking out in downtown San Francisco, with a group of restaurants squaring off against an incursion…
National Restaurant Association Presses For Implementation of “Swipe Fee” Provision
The National Restaurant Association and its members are sending a strong message to Congress to support the timely and accurate…
Restaurant industry’s hiring helping to revive economy
Hiring in the restaurant industry is picking up steam, experts say, and has been a major contributor to the economic…
Michelin blessing could mean 25% bump for one-star restaurants
Restaurants that earned one star in the inaugural Chicago Michelin Guide are likely to see the biggest lift in business…
Eateries Hunger For More Clout
A group of high-profile restaurant and nightclub operators are launching a new trade association and lobbying group, arguing that doing…