December 2009

Mint Hill Athletic Association Wins Big With Flapjack Fundraiser

dBusinessNews Charlotte: The Apple Gold Group, franchisee of Applebee’s restaurants in North Carolina, Oklahoma and Arkansas, is proud to have helped the Mint Hill Athletic Association to raise over $1,209 in just two hours at a recent Flapjack Fundraiser. The proceeds raised will go directly to the Mint Hill basketball program. “Congratulations to the volunteers

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Wendy’s To Text Coupons

Chicago Tribune: Wendy’s is about to test coupons sent to cell phones as text messages. Customers of the nation’s No. 3 burger chain who sign up for the promotion and provide their phone number will receive a discount by showing their mobile device to a Wendy’s cashier. Options Media Group is running the program for

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Local Jacksonville Favorite Is Expanding Operations Despite Current Economic Condition

Staugnews: For over 40 years, Orange Tree Hot Dogs has been a mainstay restaurant in the Jacksonville area and a favorite quick serve eatery for many Jacksonville natives. The restaurant has managed to not only stay in business, but expand in a shrinking economy because of their reputation for a clean, inexpensive, efficient, great quality,

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Music Downloads Sing A New Tune

FreeAllMusic.com, which began a test version for invited users on Dec. 22 and plans to open to the public in January, will allow users to download songs, which may be copied and shared – unencumbered, in other words, by digital rights management restrictions, reports The New York Times. In return, instead of paying 99 cents

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Famous Dave’s Sells Development Rights For Reno, Northern California

Twin Cities Business Journal: Famous Dave’s of America Inc. has sold franchise rights for markets in Northern California and the Reno, Nev., region, a move that could expand the restaurant chain into those areas for the first time. The Minnetonka-based barbecue restaurant chain said that a franchisee called Savory Investments had bought the rights to

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