Franchise Industry Product Announcements

LA Boxing Seeing Growth as a Result of Changing Attitudes toward Fitness
February 09, 2012 // Franchising.com // SANTA ANA, Calif. – LA Boxing, the world’s largest boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) fitness franchise, has its finger on the pulse of a changing industry. The concept has embraced the nation’s boredom with routine fitness by being the only major gym focused on popular boxing, kickboxing, and MMA-related workouts. With nearly 75 gyms open and another 50 in the development pipeline LA Boxing has seen the effects of a growing demand for an alternative to large impersonal fitness centers.
“People are tired of going to the gym and doing the same 30-minute run on the treadmill,” said Philip Jacobs, LA Boxing Director of Franchise Development...

Charlotte, N.C. - Feb. 8, 2012— This Valentine’s Day Bojangles’ is offering a special tasty treat – Heart-Shaped Bo-Berry Biscuits®. These made-from-scratch biscuits are the perfect sweets to give that special someone and will be available in all company-owned and participating franchise-owned locations from Friday, Feb. 10, through Valentine’s Day on Tuesday, Feb. 14.
“Bojangles’ is always looking for fun ways to celebrate the holidays,” said Bojangles’ Senior Vice President of Marketing Randy Poindexter. “Our mouth-watering Bo-Berry Biscuits have been a customer favorite since we first began offering them more than 20 years ago, and it is fitting for us to celebrate Valentine’s Day with one of our most beloved specialties...

Massage Envy Spas in the Houston Area offer Murad® Signature Facials for all Skin Types
Houston,TX (PRWEB) February 09, 2012 - Massage Envy Spas offer Murad® Healthy Skin facials, specially formulated for Massage Envy by skincare expert Dr. Howard Murad. These facials are made for all skin types and are expertly applied by Massage Envy estheticians. Treatments include the Environmental Shield® Vitamin C Facial, Clarifying Enzyme Acne Facial, Anti-aging Facial and the Sensitive Skin Facial. Massage Envy Spas also offer an at-home skincare kit to continue treatment in between facial sessions! To learn more about Murad® Healthy Skin facials, visit one of Massage Envy's convenient spa locations.
Facials also make great Valentine’s Day gifts for anyone who has stress in their life...

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 8, 2012 – Consumers fishing for a great meal deal need look no further. Just in time for the Lent season, Jack in the Box® restaurants are offering for a limited time a Fish Sandwich Combo for only $2.99, plus tax.
Jack’s Fish Sandwich is made with two lightly battered fillets of Alaskan Pollock topped with lettuce and tartar sauce and served on a warm sesame seed bun. The $2.99 Fish Sandwich Combo also includes a small order of fries and small fountain drink.
“Our Fish Sandwich Combo is a filling meal and a great value for our guests,” said Tracy Dunn, director of menu marketing and promotions for Jack in the Box Inc., “especially at this time of year when a lot of people are looking for an alternative to burgers and chicken...

European Wax Center Miami-The Falls is offering guests Bare Necessities, a limited time promotion.
Miami, FL (PRWEB) February 09, 2012 - European Wax Center Miami-The Falls is proud to provide their loyal guests with Bare Necessities, an incredible promotion providing discounts for waxing in Pinecrest, Miami, FL. This promotion runs from now until February 19th.
Bare Necessities allows women to purchase any bikini waxing in Palmetto Bay, Miami, FL and skincare product and receive any waxing service valued at $21 or less for just $3.
Men interested in Bare Necessities also have the opportunity to take advantage of this great promotion. When purchasing any chest or back waxing in South Miami, FL plus a skincare product, men will also receive any additional waxing service valued at $21 or less for just $3...

Cinnabon Flavored Coffee Chillatta and Cinnabon Flavored Iced Coffee
ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - Feb 8, 2012) - Cinnabon® bakeries are now serving up the world famous cinnamon roll flavor in coffee. Now through May 20, Cinnabon Flavored Coffee Chillatta® and Cinnabon Flavored Iced Coffee are available at participating bakeries.
The Cinnabon Flavored Iced Coffee has hints of brown sugar, vanilla and Makara® cinnamon, making it the most bon-like coffee yet. The Cinnabon Flavored Coffee Chillatta is a frozen, blended beverage that contains Makara cinnamon and vanilla flavors blended with a ribbon of caramel and topped with whipped cream.
"These new specialty beverage flavors give our guests an additional opportunity to enjoy the Cinnabon flavor they love," said Kat Cole, president of Cinnabon...

Wing Lovers Delight
ATLANTA, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This Valentine's Day Hooters is sharing the love with fans of their world famous wings. All day on Tuesday, February 14th all guests who dine in at Hooters can enjoy 20 boneless wings, tossed in their favorite Hooters wing sauce, for $9.99.
The Hooters Girls are also helping out men who are struggling with what to get their significant others for Valentine's Day, offering some Valentine's Day gift giving suggestions in this video.
About Hooters of America
Hooters of America, LLC is the franchisor and operator of over 430 Hooters restaurants in 44 states and 27 foreign countries. The first Hooters opened in 1983 in Clearwater, Florida. Hooters is well-known for its brand of food and fun, featuring a casual beach-theme atmosphere, a menu that features seafood, sandwiches and Hooters nearly, world famous chicken wings, and service provided by the All-American cheerleaders, the Hooters Girls...

Domino’s Pizza is giving Facebook fans the chance to preview their Boneless Ribs a week before the national launch.
(PRWEB UK) 8 February 2012 - Domino’s Pizza, the pizza delivery expert, is giving Facebook fans the chance to preview a new side order a week before the national launch.
From Monday February 6, 2012, Domino’s UK Facebook fans can try a portion of delicious new bite-sized spicy Boneless Ribs, served with a BBQ dip, for an exclusive promotional price of just £2.99. Simply log on to Domino’s UK Facebook page and click through to Domino’s ordering site where the Boneless Ribs will automatically be added to the customer’s checkout basket.
Simon Wallis, sales and marketing director at Domino’s Pizza, said: “We’ve now got over 400,000 fans on our UK Facebook page and to thank them for coming back to our page time and again, we wanted to give them a sneak preview of our new Boneless Ribs and enjoy them at a very special price...

Mid-Atlantic, fast-casual restaurant chain California Tortilla is spreading the love this Valentine's Day with Nutella® Hazelnut Spread!
February 07, 2012 // Franchising.com // Come in to any California Tortilla store this Valentine’s Day, February 14th, and receive a free order of California Tortilla’s special dessert "Love Chips" and a single serving of Nutella® Hazelnut Spread with any purchase.
This one day offering of cinnamon - sugar dusted chips and rich, delicious Nutella® Hazelnut Spread is the perfect treat after a signature burrito or fresh grilled quesadilla.
You don’t want to miss it! Make your date at California Tortilla - Find our locations here.
About California Tortilla
Since 1995, California Tortilla has been serving fresh, made-to-order, delicious award-winning signature burritos, quesadillas, salads and other “Cal-Mex” favorites...

European Wax Center Colorado Springs is proud of their armed men and women, and to say “Thank You,” they are now offering military discounts.
Colorado Springs, CO (PRWEB) February 07, 2012 - European Wax Center Colorado Springs is happy to support their military men and women, and as a way of saying “Thank You,” they are offering a 10% military discount.* European Wax Center Colorado Springs has been open for six months, offering the latest in eyebrow waxing in Colorado Springs, Falcon, CO.
“We are the only European Wax Center in Colorado to offer a military discount,” says Owner Liz Cavanaugh. “We support all of our troops; they give back so much to us so we thought we should be able to give something back to them, which is why we installed our military discount...

Enterprise cloud-based POS helps improve efficiency and reduce costs.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospitality Solutions International (HSI), a division of MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRS), is pleased to announce that Glazing Saddles, LLC, a franchisee of Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation, has chosen to implement MICROS Simphony™, a cloud-based point-of-service and enterprise restaurant management system. All eight of the franchise's locations will benefit from MICROS Simphony's service-oriented architecture (SOA), which enables the central management of menus, payroll, scheduling, gift cards and loyalty functions from anywhere through a web browser.
Krispy Kreme began serving coffee and doughnuts in 1937 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina...

Take 'n' bake pizza chain returns HeartBaker™ Pizza through February 14.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Papa Murphy's is leveling the playing field for all bakers with its Valentine's Day favorite – the HeartBaker™ pizza. With a 425 degree oven, an oven mitt and a pizza cutter, even the most amateur baker can make the family a hot, delicious meal with love. This is demonstrated in the chain's new TV advertisement viewable at www.youtube.com/papamurphyspizza.
"There's already enough pressure to impress on Valentine's Day – leave the work to us," said Carron Harris, vice president of product development at Papa Murphy's. "The HeartBaker starts with our fresh dough that's formed into a heart and topped with freshly grated cheese and loads of pepperoni...

California's Kelsey Lien's Winning Ice Cream Creation "Nutty Cream Cheese Brownie" will be Available Nationwide as the November 2012 Flavor of the Month
CANTON, Mass., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of ice cream enthusiasts throughout the country competed to be named the winner of Baskin-Robbins' Second Annual Online Flavor Creation Contest. After tallying the online votes, Baskin-Robbins today announced that Kelsey Lien of Santa Clarita, California has won the Online Flavor Creation Contest with her innovative ice cream submission, "Nutty Cream Cheese Brownie."
"Nutty Cream Cheese Brownie," the November 2012 Flavor of the Month, is a flavorful combination of chocolate fudge ice cream swirled with a cream cheese ribbon, combined with walnuts and fudge brownie pieces...

GeriatricHomeCare.org provides families evaluating care solutions for an aging loved one with a more in-depth understanding of the senior care options.
Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) February 07, 2012 - Home Care Assistance, the leading provider of in-home care for seniors, is proud to announce the launch of GeriatricHomeCare.org. Created to be a senior care resource for aging adults and family members evaluating care solutions for loved ones, the GeriatricHomeCare.org website provides an in-depth understanding of the senior care options available and how in-home care can have a dramatic, positive impact on aging adults and their loved ones. By filling out the form on the website, individuals will automatically receive the What is Home Care Guide, a 19-page guide that is a valuable resource for anyone researching long term care options...

Better Life Maids co-branded retail partner Better Life has launched a new and improved web site that makes it easier for consumers to learn about and order their entire line of natural household cleaning products.
St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) February 07, 2012 - Better Life Maids co-branded retail partner Better Life this week launched a new and improved website that enhances the user experience, and makes ordering all of the Better Life natural household cleaning products extremely simple. The new site features major improvement in functionality, has limited time promotional pricing on all of its products, free shipping on orders over $25, and integrations with other platforms such as Facebook, further enhancing the consumer experience.
Better Life's new site is not only fun to look at, it is extremely easy for consumers to use...

The gourmet burger expert invites ladies to come in for Valentine's Day favorites - wine and chocolate - for half price.
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Feb 06, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) --While for some, Valentine's Day is the perfect time to go out with your sweetheart, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers is inviting ladies everywhere to round up their girlfriends and come in on Feb. 14 for Girls' Night Out to enjoy half price bottles of wine and dessert. What could be better on Valentine's Day than wine, chocolate and your closest girlfriends?
To celebrate Valentine's Day, and to honor all of the ladies out there who prefer to spend the holiday with their friends, on Feb. 14 Red Robin(R) restaurants* will debut their newest dessert full of chocolaty goodness, the Gooey Chocolate Brownie Cake - decadent chocolate cake topped with hot fudge and vanilla ice cream, and served with sweet strawberries - available for just $1...

Partners with The Mikey Network
TORONTO, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - All TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® - CANADA moving trucks are now equipped with a MIKEY defibrillator as part of the 'MIKEY-ON-BOARD' program, an initiative of The Mikey Network.
Working with Emergency Medical Services, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK Canadian franchisees, their drivers and staffs have been trained to use a MIKEY.
The Mikey Network, a registered Canadian charity, is committed to helping people who experience Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) get a second chance at life.
To date, there are over 1,200 MIKEYs placed in high-risk locations across Canada by The Mikey Network and 12 lives have been saved.
SCA is the leading killer of Canadians. Over 10 per cent of occurrences happen in public, and victims who are not revived within 3-5 minutes usually die...

Brand new national campaign, launch of 'Think Oven' shows that great ideas can come from anywhere.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ), the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, couldn't decide what was more important: ridiculously strong value, or a delicious new product to be shared by the entire family. Beginning today, the verdict is in and the answer is both - shown by the launch of Parmesan Bread Bites, debuting at $1 for a limited time.
When ordering the popular, already-valuable two medium, two-topping pizzas deal for $5.99 each, consumers will be able to add 16 Parmesan Bread Bites for only $1 more. The bite (or two) size, brand new, permanent menu item is there for the sharing - which, based on the goodness of freshly baked bread topped with garlic and parmesan, may not be easy...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UFood Restaurant Group Inc. (OTCBB: UFFC) announced today that they’re promoting their Under 500 Calorie Menu-–available every day, starting at just $5.99. The Under 500 Calorie Menu features a wide variety of freshly-prepared offerings that are 500 calories or less-–from their Bison or Turkey Burgers to Fire-Grilled Mediterranean Chicken Salad, Whole-Grain Brown Rice Bowls-–like Chicken Curry or Chicken Tinga, to their Baked Cod or Roast Beef Sandwiches and Fire-Grilled Steak Tips, Thai Chicken or Bison Burger Entrees-–UFood has an extensive lineup of great tasting options that won’t weigh you down.
UFood Grill Chairman and CEO George Naddaff noted, “Most people want to eat healthier, but they have so few choices because 'better-for-you' fast-food is not widely available...

Home Care Assistance in St. Louis Park announces a local program educating patients and families on the discharge process, easing the transition home post-hospitalization and facilitating recovery at home.
Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) February 03, 2012 - Home Care Assistance of Minneapolis, the leading provider of in-home care for seniors, is proud to announce the Hospital to Home Care program, a comprehensive set of educational resources for families managing the difficult transition home after hospitalization. The program helps families prepare for discharge, manage the unique needs of post-hospitalization patients and coordinate recovery at home.
“The hospitalization and discharge experience is a source of tremendous anxiety for patients and their families,” said Lily Sarafan, President of Home Care Assistance...