LAKEWOOD Colo. Bagel specialist Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. has hired Mike Serchia away from the regional Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf beverage chain to serve as vice president of human resources. Los Angeles-based Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf...
ANN ARBOR Mich. Domino’s Pizza has named Crispin Porter + Bogusky as lead creative ad agency of record. The pizza chain said ads to break in the first quarter of 2008 will take a “new, edgy approach,” which the agency has a reputation of...
LONGWOOD Fla. Food Systems Unlimited Inc., operator or franchisor of 67 quick-service restaurants in malls and airports in 15 states, has sued Perdue Farms Inc. for alleged misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of a confidentiality...
MIAMI Burger King said it plans to offer more healthful kids’ menu items, including flame-broiled chicken tenders and apples cut to resemble French fries, as part of its pledge to focus its advertising to children under 12 on products that promote...
VANCOUVER Wash. The Burgerville regional quick-service chain said it has added a $2.99 "natural" hot dog as a promotional item available until Nov. 5. The all-beef dogs are made without preservatives from cattle that were raised without...
NASHVILLE Tenn. Captain D’s Seafood Kitchen is set to break a new TV campaign this fall as part of the 600-unit chain’s reimaging efforts, which began in August 2006. The campaign, created by o2 ideas of Birmingham, Ala., features a stop...
LOUISVILLE Ky. KFC is promoting its line of Famous Bowls with a sweepstakes and a “What Wrong Would You Right” contest tied to the Sept. 27 premiere of “My Name is Earl” on NBC. Consumers can enter the sweepstakes by visiting the KFC...
SEATTLE Starbucks Corp. chairman Howard Schultz predicted Friday that rising worldwide demand for better coffees would lead to a shortage of premium arabica beans for the coffee giant’s competitors. In an interview with the Reuters news...