August 16, 2011

Spanish Chain 100 Montaditos Plans Major US Expansion

Food and Drink Digital: Tired of greasy burgers and giant footlong sub sandwiches from your American-style fast food franchises? You may soon have the chance to try out something completely different. Spanish sandwich franchise 100 Montaditos is reportedly planning a major expansion across the United States with hopes of building 4,000 new locations within the […]

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CiCi’s Pizza Expands American Classics Line With Philly Cheesesteak Pizza

RestaurantNews.com: CiCi’s Pizza, home of the endless pizza buffet, announces the newest addition to its American Classics line — the Philly Cheesesteak Pizza. CiCi’s American Classics line showcases the unique flavor traditions of the USA and includes the recently introduced Cheeseburger pizza as well as longtime favorites like the Mac and Cheese, Buffalo Chicken and

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Beautiful Brands International Opens Tri-Branded Restaurant

QSRweb.com: Beautiful Brands International opened its first tri-branded store today. Located in Durant, Okla., it features Rex’s Chicken, FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt and Smallcakes Cupcakery. “It’s not often you can generate this kind of brand excitement in a community,” said David Rutkauskas, BBI’s founder, president and CEO. “I believe this will turn out to be one

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Starting a Cleaning Business?

A reader wrote: What do you think about starting a house cleaning business? There’s something all-American about entrepreneurs who start from scratch. Cleaning — a person and some rags and soap — is the quintessential start-up business that doesn’t require much capital. That’s not to say it’s easy. You must deal with a range of

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Using The SBA Loan Process

TheFranchiseHound: Going through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s loan process can be a long, mind-numbing process of paperwork. Fortunately, there are ways to trim down the time — particularly for would-be franchise owners. On the plus side, an SBA-backed loan could be an attractive option for young businesses and startups that don’t have a sustained

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