Cool 25 Franchise Agreements For Rita’s

Rita’s awards a record 25 franchise agreements in June. Rita’s Water Ice Franchise Company LLC, the nation’s largest Italian ice chain, is proud to announce that in June it awarded a record 25 franchise agreements. This will increase the number of existing Rita’s locations by nearly 10 percent, and is also the most agreements the …

Franchise Superbrands To Watch

Subway® Named ‘Brand To Watch’ At The Superbrands Awards 2006. The Subway® chain, the world’s largest sandwich chain, was presented with a ‘Brand to Watch’ award at the Superbrands Awards 2006, Brewery Hotel London last night. The Superbrands Organisation, which presents expert and consumer opinion on the UK’s strongest brands, introduced the ‘Brands to Watch’ …

Queen Of The Franchises Gets Better Vision

Dairy Queen franchisee selects Intura Vision Point-of-Sale Intura Solutions, LP (Intura), a leading supplier of point-of-sale (POS) and management software for quick service and delivery restaurant concepts, today announced that the Dairy Queen franchise owned by Work Enterprises, LLC, in Ohio recently selected and installed the Intura Vision POS application. “Intura Vision is a great …

Big Boys Gets His Franchise

Let it Roll! A Second Bob’s Big Boy Restaurant Franchise Opens in Las Vegas. On the heels of the success of last November’s opening of the first Bob’s Big Boy Restaurant in North Las Vegas, a brand new Bob’s Big Boy is opening at 7125 N. Durango in Las Vegas on July 18. This new …

Krafty Food Design Franchise Agreement

Dinner By Design Home Meal Assembly business forms agreement with Kraft Foods. Dinner by Design, a leader in the make, take and bake home meal assembly business, announced today a nationwide collaboration with Kraft Foods Inc., a global leader in branded food and beverages, through its North American Foodservice business. Dinner by Design will feature …

Taking The Sub Franchise To Court

Subway Franchisee Association Files Suit. The North American Association of SUBWAY Franchisees, Inc. (NAASF), acting on behalf of more than 14,500 SUBWAY(R) restaurants in North America, today announced it has filed suit against Doctor’s Associates Inc. (DAI), the franchisor of the quick-service restaurant chain. NAASF’s lawsuit, filed today in Connecticut Superior Court in New Haven, …

Franchising On A Wing And A Flair

Wingstop Franchise opens first Hayward restaurant NFL veteran player Ron Stone to own and operate Wingstop’s newest location in Hayward, Calif. Wingstop is well known for its cooked-to-order wings and ties with pro football, as three-time Super Bowl champion and NFL Hall of Famer Troy Aikman serves as the chain’s spokesman. The company’s connection with …

Desert Moon Franchise Shines

South-eastern expansion for fast casual chain, Desert Moon Fresh Mexican Grille. Desert Moon, the popular fresh Mexican restaurant based here has announced the signing of Area Developer Agreements for central and southern Florida. The Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale areas will soon be able to experience the food and atmosphere that loyal customers in the north-eastern …

Parrot Pizza Sports Cafe Franchise Expands

Franchising executives to launch 1st of multiple stores planned. Pizza today announced that it has signed on with national and international franchise executives Keven Thomas and Greg George to open their new prototype Parrot Pizza Sports Café model in Wilmington, North Carolina. Parrot Pizza will be rolling out their new sports café model that will …

Johnny Rockets Franchise Selects Altametrics’ eRestaurant Solution

Food Management and Workforce Management software to be rolled out nationally by Rockets Franchise The Johnny Rockets Group, Inc. today announced an agreement with Altametrics® to implement its eRestaurant® Food Management and Workforce Management Suites in all corporate restaurants nationwide. “Altametrics provides us with solid solutions to meet the demands of our restaurants and help …

No Fuss Food Franchise Expands

Mr. Food No Fuss meals announces franchise locations. Howard Rosenthal, CEO and director of Franchise Operations for Mr. Food no-fuss Meals, the popular meal assembly retail concept, today announced the company is franchising stores across the country. Mr. Food no-fuss Meals franchise locations are scheduled to open this fall in Boca Raton and Wellington, and …

Taco Bell Trumps Subway on Top Franchisee List

Subway may be the world’s largest franchise system, but not among the 200 largest multi-unit franchisees in the U.S. According to the Monitor 200 rankings, released by the Restaurant Finance Monitor, Taco Bell, Burger King and Applebee’s were the most popular concepts with multi-unit franchisees. The Monitor’s annual ranking of the top franchisees, sponsored by …