ATLANTA Multi-concept franchisor Raving Brands has promoted Seth Salzman to senior vice president, with responsibility for strategy development, marketing and operations for two of the company’s youngest brands, The Flying Biscuit Café and...
HOUSTON Luby’s Inc., operator of 127 namesake cafeterias, closed on a five-year credit agreement of up to $100 million to help fund restaurant development, investments in existing locations and expansion of its “culinary services” contract-feeding...
SEATTLE Wash. Chain restaurants in Seattle and other parts of Washington’s King County would be required to post nutrition information on menus and menu boards as of Aug. 1, 2008 under a law approved Thursday by the county Board of Health. ...
TAMPA Fla. Dough Developers Inc., a newly formed subfranchisor of Marco’s Pizza based here, recently signed a deal with the Toledo, Ohio-based pizza chain to open more than 200 units throughout the state of Florida over the next seven to 10 years...
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s Corp. plans to change the way it advertises Happy Meals to children aged 12 and younger as part of an initiative by 11 major food marketers to head off potential government regulation of their marketing practices. ...
MIAMI Burger King Corp. has tied in to the July 27 release of “The Simpsons Movie” with the launch of www.simpsonizeme.com, a website that helps visitors remake themselves into a “Simpsons” character. After uploading a photo, visitors can...
SAN FRANCISCO Jamba Juice plans to launch a line of smoothies this August intended to target specific health or performance concerns. Six “Jamba Functionals” will be introduced to the market in an attempt to boost the frequency of customer...
