While 2009 was most notably marked as the year of the Great Recession, a handful of other events rocked the restaurant industry. From free giveaways that turned in to public relations snafus, to executives who unexpectedly stepped down from their...
While the coffee wars continued to boil throughout the year, the ever-popular java returned to its average-Joe roots but with some upscale appeal.Starbucks wrestled with falling sales as recession-battered consumers cut spending. At the same time...
SEATTLE Seattle’s Best Coffee announced Thursday the appointment of John Wuycheck to the newly created position of vice president of franchise business development. The move follows the recent appointment of Michelle Gass as president of Seattle’s...
From mom-and-pop shops and venerable independents to new outposts of proven chains, in the last year restaurants have been dropping like flies.But while it might seem that closure after closure is an indication that the entire industry is about to...
The long-brewing coffee wars are escalating as more quick-service operators look to jolt sales with innovative caffeine-laced products, deep discounts and stepped-up advertising. As Starbucks and McDonald’s battle with multimillion...
CLEVELAND Celebrity chef Michael Symon said Friday he has signed deals to open two new restaurants in the Cleveland area, where he already operates his Lola and Lolita restaurants. Bar Symon, to be located in Avon Lake, Ohio, will be an...
The notion that the early bird gets the worm has quick-service operators pursuing profits in the breakfast daypart like never before — and with good reason. Numerous studies have shown a large share of Americans eat nothing more than cold...
COCONUT CREEK Fla. —Twelve restaurants figure prominently in the “Live-Work-Play” theme of South Florida’s newest lifestyle center, The Promenade at Coconut Creek, a 246,000-square-foot retail...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. Cold Stone Creamery said Friday it is extending the limited-time offer promotion of its ice cream cupcakes after they contributed to sales increases in February and March. The cupcakes, which feature cake and ice cream in a...
