Food & Beverage - Competitive Catering - By Joe Dunbar
In the contract feeding segment, most of our business was awarded via the competitive bid process. We would respond to an RFP, attend a meeting for clarification, tailor our dog and pony to the specific issues and submit our best price. The other players were well known to us and we knew which companies were hungry for an account. ...more

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Restaurant Trends - Growing And Emerging Concepts - Data reflects change and activity from April 25, 2008 to August 25, 2008
Update from Restaurantchains.net on growing and emerging restaurant concepts ...more

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Granite City Food & Brewery Ltd. Announces Changes to Management Structure
Darius Gilanfar Promoted to Chief Operating Officer ...more

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Rise & Dine Announces Expansion Into New Areas
Franchise innovates product line to fuel continued growth ...more

Shells Seafood Restaurants, Inc. Files Petition for Reorganization Under Chapter 11
Shells Seafood Restaurants, Inc. (OTC:SHLL) (BULLETIN BOARD: SHLL) today announced that it has filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. ...more

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New Caribbean Fusion Restaurant Creates Sizzle on Antigua
Ismay's recently opened to great fanfare at Antigua's Galley Bay Resort & Spa -- an award-winning hideaway and a member of Elite Island Resorts' distinctive collection of Caribbean resorts. ...more

Sweet Peppers Deli Announces Newest Franchise in Gulfport
As Gustav leaves the Gulf Coast in much better condition than initially expected, Sweet Peppers Deli is proud to announce that its newest set of franchisees, David and Joyce Cadwallader, plan to open their first location of Sweet Peppers Deli in Gulfport, Mississippi. ...more

Fourth California Pizza Kitchen Location Opens in Mexico
California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (CPK) (Nasdaq:CPKI), home of the Original BBQ Chicken Pizza and other innovative hearth-baked pizzas, made-to-order pastas, creative salads, appetizers, soups, sandwiches and desserts, opened its fourth location in Mexico today. The new restaurant, another opened by CPK franchise partner Grupo Calpik, S.A. de C.V., is located in Satelite, a suburb of Mexico City. ...more

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