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Local Clicks to Bricks is a marketing company that is offering new solutions for entrepreneurs and independent restaurant owners using Foursquare’s new menu powered by Locu. Brandon, Fl (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Foursquare’s new menu app, powered by the same company that works with Yelp!, was recently reviewed by local Click to Bricks, a nationwide marketing firm that helps small business acquire new customers using social media marketing strategies. Don Fawcett, CEO of Local Clicks to...

CHICAGO, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The 500 largest U.S. restaurant chains registered a 4.9 percent annual sales increase in 2012, a marked improvement over 3.5 percent the prior year. According to data released today by Technomic Inc. in its annual reporting on the top U.S. restaurant organizations, the foodservice consultancy found that U.S. systemwide sales for the Top 500 chains grew to an estimated $254 billion in 2012, up more than $12 billion over 2011. "It is certainly...

New Firm to Offer Broader Range of Services to Chain Restaurant & Retail Arenas BOSTON, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bellwether Food Group, the highly regarded strategic planning, sales and brand consultancy and Restaurant Insights, a leading market research company, announced today a merger that will result in a new entity providing comprehensive "one-stop-shopping" for the foodservice and retail arenas. The newly combined firm will adopt the Bellwether Food Group moniker. The...

In order to combat intense competition and declining demand from health-conscious consumers – both trends from the past five years – chain restaurants will expand their menus and focus on international markets overseas. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has updated a report on the Chain Restaurants industry in its growing industry report collection. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 18, 2013 The Chain Restaurants industry experienced a major slowdown during the...

Swedish pharmacy chain implements high powered Intranet to laser focus on compliance and communications. Malmö, Sweden (PRWEB) December 11, 2012 Chainformation, a leading provider of software for retail, franchise and chain businesses, has implemented its product with Vårdapoteket, a Swedish nationwide pharmacy chain with 30 locations and annual sales of 1900 MSEK (280 MUSD). A case study on the implementation can be found here. The cloud based franchise software, also known as...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22: PIONEER CHAIN STORE Profile America -- Wednesday, February 22nd. One of the first chain stores in the U.S. opened its doors on this date in 1879 in Utica, New York. For generations of Americans, Woolworth's was known simply as the "five and dime." Inside were...

IRVINGTON, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- RestaurantChains.net, a leading provider of sales leads for the foodservice industry, today introduced Restaurant Unit Locator -- an interactive portal that gives sales, marketing, and real estate professionals precise information about the geographic location of major restaurant chains. The directory -- which covers the top 800 US and Canadian restaurant chains including industry leaders like McDonald's, Burger King, Starbucks, Outback,...

Offers Small Business Owners an Avenue for Online and Mobile Ordering to Extend Customer Reach Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) September 29, 2011 In the past 12 months, Snapfinger Inc. has added more than 3,000 independent restaurants to its online and mobile ordering database making it the largest, most comprehensive nationwide restaurant ordering application in the US. Figures show that even during the industry’s decline in sales, small business owners are looking for ways to reach customers...

CHICAGO, Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Battling with low operator and consumer confidence, rising food costs and a lack of corporate support, independent restaurants can be especially hard hit during poor economic times. However, recent Mintel research reveals that indies may have some advantages over their competition, as 43% of American consumers who have visited one in the past month seek out independent restaurants over chains. (Logo:...

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- GetRestaurantCoupons.com (GRC), the leading online restaurant coupons website, is pleased to announce its new partnerships with many of the most popular restaurant chains in the United States. "We are excited that our new relationships will allow us to add even more coupons to our already enormous database. Through our new partnerships, our visitors can now find a restaurant coupon at their favorite restaurant chain in just about every...