First Watch Restaurants Eyeing Memphis for Potential Franchise Locations

“Daytime Café” continues to seek expansion opportunities in Tennessee Bradenton, Fla.-based Breakfast, Brunch and Lunch restaurant First Watch is looking to expand even further in Tennessee, and company executives are seeking multi-unit franchisees to open restaurants in the Memphis, Tenn.,…
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Arby’s Announces Two Major Franchise Deals for Southern California

Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc., franchisor of the iconic quick-service sandwich chain with more than 3,400 Arby’s restaurants system-wide, announced the sale of 23 company operated restaurants in Southern California in two separate transactions with active and growing restaurant developers committed…
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Sunny Street Café Debuts New Summer Menu

Breakfast-Lunch favorite Sunny Street Café announced the rollout of a new Limited Time Offer menu, available at all of the chain’s 13 locations. The menu features 7 new items that showcase popular Tex-Mex flavors, all with a fresh Sunny Street…
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Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop Arrives on Main Street in Dallas

Award-Winning Sub Shop Opens Third Dallas Restaurant Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop, which specializes in award-winning, made-to-order sandwiches announces the opening of its third location of a development deal that aims to bring 50 new shops to the greater Dallas Metroplex. Maintaining…
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Salsarita’s Announces New Menu Items

Salsarita’s, the national franchisor of Fresh Mexican Cantinas, will be launching two new menu items in June. Summer at Salsarita’s includes a tasty summer dish, the Mexican Chop Salad, complemented by the restaurants’ hand-made Sol Lemonade. The Mexican Chop Salad…
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Restaurant Chain Growth Report 6/11/13

Growing Concepts Concepts that have grown by at least 5% (if less than 50 units). Seattle, WA-based ESSENTIAL BAKERY CAFÉ (founded 1994) has increased by 1 unit, from 3 to 4 (33% growth).  This is a fast casual concept, open…
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RestaurantWorld.com Has Launched!

RestaurantWorld.com is a brand new website directory dedicated only to restaurants. Restaurant World is a national website serving the entire United States of America. Restaurant World (http://www.restaurantworld.com) launched early last month. The purpose and goal of Restaurant World is to…
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Restaurant Chains Try to Woo a Younger Generation

From sun-dried tomato wraps to agave-sweetened smoothies, restaurant chains are working to court an exceptionally particular generation – the millennials. For reasons as varied as the economic downturn and a heightened interest in local foods, a significant shift in eating…
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Breaking the curse of unlucky restaurant locations

Across South Florida, numerous locations stick out as unlucky addresses for restaurants — places with frequent turnover where nothing ever seems to stick. Restaurant flops can be blamed on lousy food, overpriced food, shoddy service, a flawed concept, lack of…
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First Watch Debuts in St. Petersburg Today and Brandon June 17

“Daytime Café” continues aggressive growth strategy in home state First Watch, voted Tampa Bay’s favorite Breakfast, Brunch and Lunch restaurant, made its debut in St. Petersburg today with the opening of a restaurant in the newly built Tyrone Crossings retail…
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Dallas Wine Tours Launch to Rave Reviews

Owners of popular Grapevine Wine Tours bring successful model to Dallas Downtown Dallas has undergone an extraordinary transformation over the last several years, punctuated by a landmark bridge, the opening of the AT&T Performing Arts Center and Perot Science Museum,…
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Postcards. Re-Invented. Plastic Postcard Gift Card Mailers.

New Direct Mail Postcards Receiving Highest Redemptions for Restaurants Plastic Postcards with Pop-Out Gift Cards.  No Envelope. Instant ROI Increase. 9-29% Redemption Rates! It’s a fact: 85 percent of new restaurants fail within the first year of opening their doors.…
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NTC Introduces NTC-vSign – Maximize Work Opportunity Tax Credits Efficiently

National Tax Credit, a leading provider of tax credit processing services, today announced the addition of NTC-vSign, its new voice signature capability. NTC-vSign allows employees to “sign” forms over the phone, streamlining the WOTC call-in screening and verification process.  This…
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