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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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Dave's Dispatch David Farkas, Senior Editor, Chain Leader November 16, 2009 In the Realm of Kings
This weekend I dropped by a Kings Restaurant in Monaca, Pa., so... More
Dave's Dispatch David Farkas, Senior Editor, Chain Leader November 9, 2009 NYT Profile: Ruby Tuesday
The New York Times published a profile on Saturday of the unusually ti... More
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