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Carl’s Jr. is blazing a new trail again—this time in Southeast Asia. In May, CKE Restaurants’ Carl’s Jr. debuted as the first Western fast-food hamburger…

Talk about busy. McDonald’s invested nearly $1.2 billion in 2010 in remodeling some 1,800 systemwide restaurants, according to a third-quarter investors’ report. In the United States,…

The Greene Turtle The Greene Turtle has signed a deal with newly formed franchisee group GT Fairfax to open five sports bar and grill restaurants…

Donuts for Egypt. That’s the goal of Beautiful Brands Int’l., which recently inked a deal with Egypt-based Vision Brands to franchise 25 Dixie Cream Donut…

In a marriage of burger and deli, Johnny Rockets and Halsted Street Deli have opened two combined restaurants in downtown Chicago. The new restaurants, which…

Milestone time for Carl’s Jr., which recently opened its 500th dual-branded Green Burrito restaurant. The new restaurant, in Anaheim, Calif., is one of the chain’s…

Camille’s Sidewalk Café, part of Tulsa, Okla.-based Beautiful Brands Int’l., is paving the way for increased expansion in the Midwest with the recent appointment of…

New owners for Max & Erma’s: Denver-based Newport Fidelity Holdings has acquired the Columbus, Ohio, casual-dining chain, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last…

Frozen dessert chain Tasti D-Lite is taking aim at the breakfast daypart. The 50-unit chain has bolstered its morning menu with such offerings as parfaits,…

Parlour Enterprises expects to launch a new era of growth for the Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour family-dining brand. Mike Fleming, CEO of the Mission Viejo,…