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  • Site Selection: Where Good Food Means Most
    By David Farkas, Senior Editor, 9/1/2009
    Restaurant-chain operators have discovered that highly educated, affluent diners are eating healthfully, so they're trying to locate where these diners live. More

  • Why Isn't Roark Investing in Restaurants?
    By David Farkas, Senior Editor - 11/20/2009
    In an interview with Chain Leader Senior Editor David Farkas, Roark Capital Group Managing Director Steve Romaniello offers a glimpse into the firm's restaurant-investment strategy in the year ahead. More
  • Vapiano to Open First Maryland Restaurant
    11/20/2009
    Emerging restaurant chain Vapiano signed a lease with Federal Realty to open a corporate-owned Vapiano restaurant in Bethesda Row.  This will make the 5th corporately-owned Vapiano and Vapiano's 1st location in Maryland. More
  • Video: Fund-Raising Tips for Emerging Restaurant Chains
    11/20/2009
    Financial advisor and Chipotle board member Al Baldocchi discusses the lending environment and offers advice to restaurant chains seeking growth capital. More
  • Papa Bello Closes Kebab Cafe Acquisition
    11/19/2009
    Papa Bello Enterprises Inc. (Pink Sheets: PAPA) is pleased to announce that the company has closed its acquisition of The Kebab Cafe, a Southern California based restaurant concept specializing in Middle Eastern style cuisine with a European twist. More
  • Sun Capital Chains Team Up to Target New Markets
    11/19/2009
    Five market leading U.S. and Canadian restaurant chains -- Bruegger's, Fazoli's, Friendly's, Smokey Bones and Timothy's Coffees -- today announced that they have joined forces to target non-traditional concession opportunities around the country, including food courts at airports, universities and hospitals. More
  • Expansion Capital: The Art of the (Small) Deal
    By David Farkas, Senior Editor - 11/19/2009
    Rod Guinn, a former Wells Fargo Foothill investment banker, explains scenarios growing restaurant chains will likely face when seeking capital. More
  • NexCen Brands Named a Top Franchise for Minorities
    11/18/2009
    NexCen Brands, Inc., (PINK SHEETS: NEXC.PK) owner of multiple QSR and retail franchise concepts, has been recognized as one of the top five friendliest franchises for minorities by the National Minority Franchising Initiative (NMFI). More
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