Patch.com: Middletown may have lost a steakhouse, but it’s gaining a new seafood restaurant. Bonefish Grill, which recently purchased the liquor license held by the long-shuttered Route 35 Steak and Ale, is expected to open a few miles south on Route 35 in the space last occupied by the Chapel Hill Pharmacy. A building permit […]
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RestaurantNews.com: The bright, colorful plastic play structures found at fast food restaurants like McDonalds have come under heavy scrutiny. Mother and developmental psychologist Erin Carr-Jordan has taken samples from over 50 structures that shows a lack of cleaning and dangerous levels of bacteria growth and food accumulation. She says that companies like Chick-fil-A do a
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When I was a child, my mother worked for Thrifty Drug. There was no better treat than when she brought home a half gallon of Mint Chip ice cream. Thrifty was purchased by Rite Aid in 1996, but the Thrifty brand of ice cream lives on there. I mention this because I just found a
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Boston Globe: You may not realize it, but the cup of coffee you buy from Dunkin’ Donuts, the Happy Meal you order at McDonald’s, and the SUV you lease from GM, is delivered to you by a small business owner who has purchased the rights to market these products from the parent company. Franchising now
Fast Casual: Flippin’ Pizza, the 13-unit fast casual New York-style pizza concept, has signed a franchise agreement with foodservice veteran Brett Silver to transfer three existing restaurants to his ownership in the Maryland market. Silver is currently the director of concessions for Levy Restaurants at the Washington Nationals Park. Flippin’ Pizza is the official pizza
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The Franchise Magazine: A team from Auditel is aiming to help raise over £10,000 for the Help for Heroes charity by taking part in a five-day bike ride. The team will consist of six Auditel franchise owners and their Recruitment Director, all of who will cycle 350 miles from Land’s End to Twickenham Stadium over
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Franchising.com: Andy Lanz got started in franchising right out of the University of Wisconsin in Madison. With the help of his parents, the newly minted economics graduate purchased a Cousins Subs franchise in nearby Verona. Then he added a Figaro’s Italian Pizza franchise as well as a Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream operation, and put them
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Edmonton Sun: Since an excellent Saturday evening at the Famoso Neapolitan Pizza, the one in the big-box Christy’s Corner shopping centre at 137 Avenue and St. Albert Trail, I’m experiencing a flashback. The Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria chain, since first opening five years ago at Jasper and 118 Street, is now four strong in the region,
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TheFranchiseHound: She sees her restaurants as an extension of her home’s dining room and is always ready for company. The Franchise Hound speaks with Laura Leigh Drake, multi-unit owner of Moe’s Southwest Grill franchises in Alabama. Franchise Hound: How did you decide to become a Moe’s owner? Laura Leigh Drake: For my 40th birthday a
Edmond Sun: The Apple Gold Group, franchisee of Applebee’s restaurants in North Carolina, Oklahoma and Arkansas, is proud to partner with Boy Scout Troop 94 to host a Flapjack Fundraiser on May 14. All proceeds raised will be donated to troop member Zach Morey for his Eagle Scout Project. “Reaching the level of an Eagle
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