[2009-11-20] MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Burger King Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BKC) announced today that the company will participate in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Credit Conference on Thursday, December 3, 2009, at The Crowne Plaza Times Square in New York, NY beginning at 7:30 a.m. EST. Ben Wells, chief financial officer, will present the company's strategic overview. Amy Wagner, senior vice president, investor relations and global communications, will also attend. The presentation will be webcast live via t [more]

[2009-11-19] MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Burger King Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BKC) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0625 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on December 29, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 10, 2009. ABOUT BURGER KING HOLDINGS, INC. The BURGER KING® system operates approximately 12,000 restaurants in all 50 states and in 73 countries and U.S. territories worldwide. Approximately 90 percent of BURG [more]

[2009-11-19] NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C. presented its second annual Food & Hospitality Seminar yesterday evening at the Harvard Club of New York to a room packed with members of the restaurant, food and hospitality industries. The Seminar was entitled “Eat. Drink. Sleep. Succeed. Strategies for success in good times and bad.” Tim Zagat co-founder of Zagat Survey® gave a mesmerizing and humorous presentation placing into context the past, current and fu [more]

[2009-11-19] LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (CPK) (NASDAQ:CPKI), home of the Original BBQ Chicken Pizza and other innovative hearth-baked pizzas, made-to-order pastas, creative salads, appetizers, soups, sandwiches and desserts, announced today that all full-service locations in the U.S. are now offering customized catering services and new catering menu items. CPK has enhanced its already popular catering service by now offering dedicated catering managers to assist customers i [more]

[2009-11-19] TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vitality Foodservice, Inc., a portfolio company of Goldner Hawn Private Equity, today announced that it has agreed to be acquired by Nestlé Professional, Nestlé’s globally managed business dedicated to the out of home food and beverage market. The acquisition price was not disclosed. This transaction excludes the Vitality European manufacturing and distribution business. Headquartered in Tampa, Vitality Foodservice, Inc. has been an innovative force [more]

[2009-11-19] NORFOLK, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Culinary Institute of Virginia, the School of Culinary Arts at ECPI College of Technology, is introducing a bachelor of science degree in business administration with a concentration in food service management. Students can earn their bachelor’s degree in 2.5 years. Classes begin this fall. Food service management is a growing field, and there is a demand for managers in a variety of sectors including schools, healthcare, quick-serve and casual dining operati [more]

[2009-11-19] IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mimis Cafe, the All Day Fresh Cafe, today announced the launch of its Holiday Feast-To-Go menu, offering guests a fuss-free holiday with all the fixings for a freshly, prepared feast. The Holiday Feast-To-Go feeds six-to-eight guests and features a whole, pre-cooked turkey, mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, cornbread stuffing, vegetable medley, turkey gravy, cranberry relish, carrot raisin nut bread and a whole pumpkin pie with whipped cream for $79.99. The [more]

[2009-11-18] CARPINTERIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today Carl’s Jr.® launched The Six Dollar Cheeseburger™, adding more fuel to the fire in the premium burger wars. Selling for just $2.79, the Six Dollar Cheeseburger is nearly twice as big as the McDonald’s Quarter Pounder® with Cheese, for a lot less money. The Six Dollar Cheeseburger features almost a half pound of charbroiled 100% Black Angus Beef, two slices of American cheese, onion, dill pickles, ketchup and mustard on a see [more]

[2009-11-18] IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Taco Bell® continues to Feed the Beat™ for up-and-coming rock acts and announced today the 100 bands that made the 2009 Feed the Beat lineup. Celebrating its fourth year, Feed the Beat provides free food and marketing support to America’s up-and-coming rock acts. This year, touring bands from across the nation, including The All-American Rejects, Boys Like Girls, Forever The Sickest Kids, We The Kings, Atreyu, Owl City, Dr. Dog and more, will rec [more]

[2009-11-16] SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ: JACK) today announced that Vice President of Operations Leonard A. Comma will be promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective Feb. 1, 2010. Succeeding Comma will be Elana M. Hobson, who is currently the company’s Division Vice President of Operations Initiatives. Today’s announcement follows September’s disclosure that longtime executive Paul L. Schultz will retire as President and Chief Opera [more]

[2009-11-16] IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mimis Cafe, the All Day Fresh Cafe, has announced the first of several reimages to the upscale chain's Arizona locations beginning with the Phoenix Metro restaurant at 10214 N. Metro Parkway. To celebrate, guests are invited to a special “Meet Me at Mimi's” event on November 20th at 9 a.m. The first 75, 18-year-and-older adults in line that morning will be awarded $3,000 in gift cards, following a special ribbon cutting ceremony by members of the Phoe [more]

[2009-11-16] SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:DFRH) (“DRH”), the owner, operator and soon to be franchisor of the unique, full service fast-casual restaurant and bar Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burgers & Fries® and a leading franchisee and restaurant manager for sports bar Buffalo Wild Wings®, today reported revenue of $5.0 million in the third quarter of 2009, which ended September 30, 2009, up 48.1% compared with revenue of $3.4 mi [more]

[2009-11-16] COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EPL Intermediate, Inc. (“El Pollo Loco” or the “Company”), parent company of El Pollo Loco, Inc., today reported results for its 13 weeks third quarter and 39 weeks ended September 30, 2009. For purposes of simplicity, the Company has described its third quarters ended September 30, 2009 and September 24, 2008 as September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, respectively. El Pollo Loco reported operating revenue for the 13-week third quar [more]

[2009-11-16] THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nate ‘n Al is bringing its famous deli creations to Thousand Oaks with the opening of its first new restaurant on Tuesday, November 17 at The Lakes. When the doors open to the public at 7 a.m. guests will be greeted by owner David Mendelson, grandson of original owner Al Mendelson, and treated to samples of the restaurant’s signature dishes including the rye bread, potato pancakes and matzo ball chicken soup. The restaurant is serving the same [more]

[2009-11-13] RIDGELAND, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This summer, as part of its “Leave Sweet Tea to the Pros” promotion, McAlister’s Deli held a Free Tea Day on July 23rd, serving over 150,000 32 oz. glasses of tea to new, lapsed and loyal customers. Over 85 percent of the customers that attended “Free Tea Day” also made a purchase, which led to an outstanding 15 percent year-over-year comparable sales increase. The objective of the successful “Free Tea Day” event was to [more]

[2009-11-13] CYPRESS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Real Mex Restaurants, Inc. filed its 2009 Form 10-Q for the third quarterly period ended September 27, 2009 on Thursday, November 12, 2009. The results indicate that total revenues decreased $13.3 million or 9.6% to $124.2 million in the third quarter of 2009, from $137.5 million in the third quarter of 2008. The Company has scheduled a telephone conference for Friday, November 20, 2009 at 9:00 AM Pacific Standard Time to provide an overview of the reported resu [more]

[2009-11-13] THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nate ‘n Al is bringing its famous deli creations to Thousand Oaks with the opening of its first new restaurant on Tuesday, November 17 at The Lakes. When the doors open to the public at 7 a.m. guests will be greeted by owner David Mendelson, grandson of original owner Al Mendelson, and treated to samples of the restaurant’s signature dishes including the rye bread, potato pancakes and matzo ball chicken soup. The restaurant is serving the same [more]

[2009-11-13] PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) today published its 2009 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, which highlights the Company’s significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, solid waste, energy use and water consumption under a global sustainability initiative that is on track to deliver its goal of a 20% reduction in each of the categories by 2015. The new online CSR Report at http://www.heinz.com/csr2009/ highlights the Company’s progress toward ach [more]

[2009-11-13] DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Every day in the greater Metropolitan Denver area, approximately 400,000 people worry about where they will get their next meal. KS1075 and Del Taco are reaching out to the community to help address the need. All 13 Denver area Del Taco restaurants will be collecting non-perishable food for the Sixth Annual KS1075 Thanksgiving Food Drive benefiting the Food Bank of the Rockies hosted by KS1075’s Tony V. The food drive will run from Nov. 16th–23rd with the goa [more]

[2009-11-12] ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AFC Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFCE), the franchisor and operator of Popeyes®, today reported results for its third fiscal quarter of 2009 which ended October 4, 2009. The Company also updated earnings guidance for fiscal 2009 and provided an update on its strategic plan. Third Quarter 2009 Highlights Compared to Third Quarter 2008: Net income was $3.4 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, compared to $4.0 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, last year. Excluding $1 [more]