Panera Bread expands area development agreements with five franchise groups. Franchise UK – Panera Bread today announced additional area development agreements with several of its franchisees. The announcements, which represent commitments for a total of 33 new bakery-cafes, signify 2nd and 3rd generation expansions of development territories. “One of the core strengths of Panera Bread …
Subway may be the world’s largest franchise system, but not among the 200 largest multi-unit franchisees in the U.S. According to the Monitor 200 rankings, released by the Restaurant Finance Monitor, Taco Bell, Burger King and Applebee’s were the most popular concepts with multi-unit franchisees. The Monitor’s annual ranking of the top franchisees, sponsored by …
RealTimeTraders are reporting that Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. said Monday that StarRibs OrPac, L.P. has purchased the right to franchise six Famous Dave’s Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que restaurants in the State of Oregon and StarRibs WashPac, L.P. has purchased the right to franchise three Famous Dave’s restaurants in the State of Washington. The markets covered …
Sbarro, the nation’s leading quick service Italian restaurant company, today announced that it will continue the company‘s rapid international expansion by opening more than 25 restaurant franchises in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, The Bahamas and Romania. In each country, Sbarro will be the first company to offer pizza-by-the-slice and a full, quick service menu consisting …
Big On The Burrito Franchise Sprokkit is proud to announce of launch of ckefranchise.com, the new website for the Franchise Sales division of CKE Restaurants, Inc., the owner and operator of the Carl’s Jr.®, Hardee’s®, La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill® and Green Burrito franchise restaurant brands operating more than 3,200 locations in 43 states and …
One of Glasgow’s most successful sandwich bars is rebranding, reports Newsquest today. A new business arm, and expansion into the United Arab Emirates are all in the pipeline for Crepe a Croissant. Launched 14 years ago by Keshan Nahar and Nikki Sharp, Crepe a Croissant operates four units across the city. Keshan told Newsquest: “We’ve …
The Popular Chain Will Deploy eRestaurant Services’ Powerful Enterprise Solutions to Manage its Back Office Operations and Supply Chain. Jamba Juice Company the category-defining leader in healthy blended beverages, juices and good-for-you snacks, has selected Altametrics, the leading provider of enterprise solutions to the foodservice industry, to deploy the eRestaurant Services solutions throughout all company …
The Wow Cafe & Wingery franchise gets a mention by Jim Price in today’s Journal Sentinel. He comments: “Franchises don’t readily lend themselves to a strong show of individual character; rather, they tend to submerge even a square-peg personality in the round hole created by the corporate cookie-cutter.” Price reports that: “Lane Manning respectfully refuses …
Monster Sushi Franchise Set To Grow Monster Sushi has revealed plans to sell franchises of its successful restaurant brand across the United States. The company, which already runs two sites in New York and one in New Jersey, was founded in 1997 and has become known both for using fresh and high quality produce on …