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Hurricane Grill & Wings is commemorating its rapid expansion and welcoming new team members at the Hurricane Grill & Wings Annual Franchise Conference. The event will take place June 27th through June 29th 2011 at the TPC Sawgrass Marriott Resort
CKE Restaurants, Inc. and its Carl's Jr.® and Hardee's® restaurants raised more than $1 million for military families and veterans during the spring fundraiser that launched Stars for Troops, the chains' new charitable program. The three week in-s
Businesses need to market themselves to be successful, but the wrong marketing can not only create challenges, it can be downright deadly. ActionCOACH Steve Leach has been coaching businesses for more than a decade and understands that one key to a health
Bagger Dave's Legendary Burger Tavern, a unique, full-service, ultra-casual restaurant and bar concept that recently started franchising, has launched an updated website to reflect its new brand strategy.
Owning a business can be overwhelming. Theirs is so much to do and so little time, it can feel like running in place. In his years as an ActionCOACH, Bruce Wilson has seen business owners struggle this way and he has come up with a solution, a way to avoi
New impact has been created in the Red Herrings Badge range which has evolved from using a 'traditional' common-sized circular button badge, to shaped badges that are custom die-cut into any shape that creatively best suits each particular design.
Mark Conway, owner of The Melting Pot of Raleigh (http://www.meltingpot.com), part of North America's premier fondue restaurant franchise, has been named a finalist for Best Romantic Restaurant in Wake County in Independent Weekly's 2011 Best of the Trian
For a mom whose child's birthday falls during the summer months, gathering 20-30 children for a party is a daunting task. To help make mom's life easier, Pump It Up has introduced the exclusive 'Perfect 10' party package, designed for 10 children or less,
California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (CPK) (NASDAQ: CPKI), a leading casual dining chain featuring an imaginative line of hearth-baked pizzas, today announced the opening of its twelfth restaurant in Mexico.
H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) today reported net income from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2011 of $419.4 million, or $1.35 per share.
Fantastic Sams Hair Salons plans to develop 20 hair salons in the state of Vermont over the next five years.

FASTSIGNS International, Inc., the worldwide franchisor for FASTSIGNS® sign and graphic centers, has teamed up with NFuse Marketing to sponsor the 2011 season of The Bite Tour.
Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts today introduced its lobby concept, "Le Méridien Hub," which re-interprets the hotel brand's lobbies as social gathering places for creative people to converse, debate and exchange. The Hub concept further bu
Sarku Japan®, the largest and most successful Japanese Quick Service Restaurant chain (QSR) in the United States, will take its sizzling teriyaki and made-to-order sushi from mall food courts to the streets. On June 25th, Sarku Japan® will open it
Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ: SONC), the nation's largest chain of drive-in restaurants, today announced that the company will participate in the Oppenheimer 11th Annual Consumer Conference, which takes place in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 28 and 29, 2011.
Today, Bruegger's Enterprises, Inc. announced a new development agreement with business partners Vish, Hitesh, Nick and BJ Patel, and their company Virginia Bagels LLC, to open six bakeries in Virginia Beach and the surrounding neighborhoods. The new fran
Texas-based Dickey's Barbecue Pit, the largest quick serve barbecue restaurant in the country, opens the doors to its new location in Sunset Valley, located at 5207 Brodie.
In the past 8 months, Dickey's Barbecue Pit launched 34 new stores in cities across the country, fueling employment growth in each community.
easyhome Ltd. (TSX:EH), Canada's largest merchandise leasing company and a growing provider of financial services, is pleased to announce the opening of its first stand alone easyfinancial location in Toronto, Ontario on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 10 am.
All-American restaurant Franchisor, Johnny Rockets, today announced the appointments of three seasoned professionals in key leadership positions. As the Company continues to grow, change and improve, so does the makeup of their Restaurant Support Center,
Adding even more muscle to its portfolio in China, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc (NYSE:HOT) today announced that its iconic Sheraton brand will open seven more hotels in China before the end of September. News of these openings coincides wi
First Watch, the Breakfast, Brunch and Lunch restaurant company based in Bradenton, Fla., announced the roll out of their new "2 for You" weekday lunch special in all of their restaurants*. Guests choose two items from a menu of half portions of some of F
For some people, helping others just comes naturally. Nancy Bowen is one of those people. As a motivational speaker and trainer, she has developed many of the skills necessary to help business owners achieve more, but with her training as an ActionCOACH B
All-American restaurant Franchisor, Johnny Rockets, today announced the appointments of three seasoned professionals in key leadership positions. As the Company continues to grow, change and improve, so does the makeup of their Restaurant Support Center,
Choice Hotels International (NYSE: CHH), the global hotel group behind the Comfort, Quality and Clarion brands and one of the largest and most successful lodging franchisors in the world, has announced that two more independently-run UK hotels have joined
ActionCOACH has taken its place alongside such household names as Apple, ConstantContact, Overstock.com, Whole Foods Market, Cisco and Groupon as winner of this year's Stevie for Best Overall Company in the Business Services category.
CKE Restaurants, Inc. announced today that Jove Franchise Development Corporation ("Jove") has opened the first Carl's Jr.®restaurant in Canada. This restaurant is located in Kelowna, British Columbia. and is the first of five Carl's Jr. restaurants J
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) announced that it expects to use more than 10 million pounds of produce from local farms this year, up from its 2010 goal of about 5 million pounds. Chipotle's local produce will be grown on farms within 350 miles of the
Neal Lappe, an Internet Marketing Consultant and franchisee of WSI, the world's #1 Internet franchise, was recently appointed to become the new president of the American Marketing Association (AMA) for Richmond, Virginia. A long-standing member of the AMA
Bagger Dave's Legendary Burger Tavern, a unique, full-service, ultra-casual restaurant and bar concept that recently started franchising, has launched an updated website to reflect its new brand strategy.
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