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Restaurant News Resource
Secret to Rapid Expansion for Top Chains: Excellent Customer Satisfaction
A number of the fastest-growing fast-food and fast-casual chains, including Jersey Mike’s Subs, Zaxby’s, Five Guys Burger & Fries and Jimmy John’s, are also among the nation’s best-rated large chains and have sustained their 'overall customer satisfaction ratings' as they’ve grown.
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Restaurant Industry Set to Outpace National Job Growth, Reach Record Sales in 2012
National Restaurant Association’s 2012 Restaurant Industry Forecast Reveals Economic, Workforce, Technology and Consumer Trends
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Hispanic Scholarship Fund Partners with Olive Garden for the 'Cocinando Un Futuro' Scholarship Program
Partnership contributes to Generation 1st Degree, an HSF initiative with the goal of adding more than 14 million new Hispanic college graduates by 2025
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. Reports Fiscal Year 2012 First Quarter Results
Net sales of $1,158.2 million, up 102% over net sales of $574.1 million in the year-ago quarter
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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results
Revenue for the quarter was $596.7 million, up 23.7% from the prior year period. The growth in revenue was the result of new restaurants not in the comparable base and an 11.1% increase in comparable restaurant sales. Comparable restaurant sales growth was primarily driven by increased traffic in the quarter as well as the impact of menu price increases implemented between March and August.
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Baja Fresh Returns to Chicago
Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, the quick-casual fresh Mexican chain, announced the grand opening of its newest Baja Fresh in Niles, IL.
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