To Our Loyal Followers, Today’s headlines include: DNA test prove that Tom Brady is really only 25. The Rutgers University Football team is Ranked Number 1 by the Bowl Selection Committee. The Kardashians’ have left social media for good.  Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, & Virginia, secede from the United States based on the USA… read more

Noah’s New York Bagels has officially pulled the wraps off its first new restaurant in several years, providing a blueprint for new units and design elements for an ongoing remodeling program, president Tyler Ricks said. Noah’s, a division of JAB Holding Co.’s Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, opened the new 2,300-square-foot restaurant in Oakland, Calif., and… read more

Jubilant FoodWorks forms JV with Golden Harvest to launch Domino’s Pizza in Bangladesh Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd, which operates Domino’s Pizza and Dunkin’ Donuts outlets in India, said it has formed a joint venture with Golden Harvest QSR Ltd of Bangladesh to launch Domino’s Pizza in the neighboring country. Golden Harvest QSR, which is an entity… read more

A bar offering pairings of appetite-inducing cocktails with ingredients such as Aperol and Campari, served alongside aged parmigiano reggiano and Cerignola green olives, anchors one corner of the company’s new Reserve store, opening on the ground floor of its Sodo headquarters building . It’s the first of up to 1,000 such high-end stores Starbucks has… read more

Dairy Queen is moving its headquarters just down the street from Edina to Bloomington as the nearly 80-year-old ice cream shop and fast-food franchise continues to reinvent itself. International Dairy Queen Inc., a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., will relocate its franchisee support center to occupy more than 50,000 square feet at the 8000 Tower… read more

Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd, which operates Domino’s Pizza and Dunkin’ Donuts outlets in India, said it has formed a joint venture with Golden Harvest QSR Ltd of Bangladesh to launch Domino’s Pizza in the neighboring country. Golden Harvest QSR, which is an entity of the diversified Golden Harvest group that has businesses across food, dairy, logistics… read more

The National Restaurant Association announced the recipients of the 2018 Kitchen Innovations (KI) Awards, honoring progressive equipment that increases efficiencies and productivity for back-of-the-house operations and benefits restaurant operators. Each recipient and their product will be showcased in the interactive Kitchen Innovations Showroom at the 2018 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, to be held… read more

In her new role, Ms. Steinwand will be responsible for all aspects of Subway’s global operations, including restaurant and field operations, as well as transforming the customer experience in the restaurant. Additionally, Ms. Steinwand will continue to lead the Learning and Development team. Most recently, she was director of franchisee services, and she also was… read more

California Pizza Kitchen named Jim Hyatt its new chief executive officer, effective immediately. Hyatt most recently held the same role at Ruby Tuesday, where he was part of the nearly 600-unit casual dining brand’s transition to a privately held company under NRD Capital. The former CEO of Church’s Chicken and Così Inc. joined Ruby Tuesday… read more

Portland, Ore.-based Voodoo Doughnut named Chris Schultz as CEO. He is expected to focus on growing the quirky brand. Schultz was most recently the SVP of operations at MOD Pizza, a fast-casual chain that has recently seen rapid growth. Schultz also spent 13 years at Starbucks Coffee Company as an operational advisor to the senior… read more