CYPRESS Calif. Baja Fresh Mexican Grill chief executive David Kim and investors have launched another new franchise venture — but this time with wheels.Kim and investors have acquired the Calbi Fusion Tacos and Burritos, a mobile vendor truck...
WASHINGTON Dina Dwyer-Owens, chairwoman of the International Franchise Association, urged federal lawmakers Wednesday to extend expiring tax incentives that she said would help franchise businesses. In testimony before the U.S. House Small...
DALLAS Rosalyn Mallet and Amy O’Neil, both former Caribou Coffee executives, are partnering with Smashburger to open outposts of the brand in seven airports over the next year, the chain said Tuesday. Mallet and O'Neil's company, PhaseNext...
Franchising inquiries have increased, so Scott Hinshaw, executive vice president of franchise operations and development for Domino’s Pizza, has hired more people to work in his department at the chain’s Ann Arbor, Mich., headquarters...
SANTA ANA Calif. The fast-casual Wahoo’s Fish Taco chain has brought in franchisee Tom Orbe to direct its first big franchising push with the goal of adding at least 100 locations over the next five years, officials said Tuesday.The owner of a...
Dan Stone, director of franchise sales at The Melting Pot, a 140-unit-plus casual-dining chain, had spent months courting national lender CIT Group to garner preferential treatment for the fondue chain’s franchisees. He wrote...
DALLAS Darden Restaurants, Doug Brooks of Brinker International and David Brandon of Domino’s Pizza will sit down with Nation’s Restaurant News’ editor Ellen Koteff for a frank discussion about how to compete and win in today’s challenging...
DENVER Quiznos, which has been on a roll this summer with new product development, has put a name to its process: the Flex Plan, which is designed to speed up the delivery of new menu items and promotions, company officials said Monday. Quiznos...
CARPINTERIA Calif. —A little hamburger must be woven into the double helix of the Carl’s Jr.’s founding family’s genes. Grandsons of Carl’s Jr. founder Carl N. Karcher opened a...