How Dunkin’ Donuts plans to double its U.S. units

Mar 13, 2012

Nation’s Restaurant News speaks with Dunkin’ Brands senior director of franchising Jeremy Vitaro

Popeyes uses new site selection process to drive growth

Mar 10, 2012

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has set its sights on doubling the number of its domestic units, AFC Enterprises Inc. chief executive Cheryl Bachelder said Thursday...

Freebirds inks first franchise agreement

Mar 10, 2012

Freebirds World Burrito has signed its first franchise agreement, with plans to bring 27 of the fast-casual restaurants to the Midwest...

Panera loyalty program approaches 10M members

Mar 09, 2012

Panera Bread Co.’s year-old customer loyalty program is nearing 10 million members, and more than two-fifths of all café transactions link to the cards, the company’s founder said this week...

AFC Enterprises reports profits of $5.7M in 4Q

Mar 08, 2012

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Landry's Inc. to expand The Golden Nugget in Mississippi

Mar 06, 2012

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Star chefs, restaurateurs share top tips on success

Mar 05, 2012

“Rock n’ roll chef” Kerry Simon said Thursday he’s considering a move into the chain restaurant world with the possible expansion of his casual KGB brand, a burger and vodka concept developed for Harrah’s in Las Vegas...

Growth concepts: Restaurant executives share franchising, growth strategies

Mar 03, 2012

Restaurant brands and their franchisees are ready to resume growth...

Seattle’s Best to sell coffee in convenience stores

Mar 01, 2012

Starbucks-owned coffeehouse chain inks deal with Chevron ExtraMile for West Coast locations

Domino’s: U.S. unit growth starts with better unit margins

Feb 29, 2012

Officials for Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Domino’s Pizza Inc. said they were pleased with the company’s global performance in 2011, but chief executive Patrick Doyle said the brand has not achieved the momentum it wanted in terms of...