John Edmundson, who operates seven Popeyes restaurants in Colorado Springs, was recognized by parent company Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen at an international conference in New Orleans earlier this month. Edmundson, who opened his first Popeyes franchise in 1991, received the company’s Build Distinctive Brand Award. He was recognized for being a franchise operator who actively builds [...] [...]
When Andrew Jones bought into the Chick-fil-A franchise at the Citadel Mall four months ago, he started hearing from business people downtown that they loved the food, but just weren’t conveniently located. “I heard that and I thought – well, we need to figure out how to make it convenient,” Jones said. So the quick [...] [...]
Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers opened the first of four new restaurants in the Colorado Springs area today. The restaurant chain opened in Monument and franchisee Kyle Gerstner said he plans to begin construction on another along the Powers Boulevard corridor in June. Freddy’s opened its first store in 2002 in Wichita, Kan. The Monument [...] [...]
The new owners of eight Colorado Springs Arby’s Restaurants want to refresh the chain’s image locally and is starting with a $400,000 remodel of its store at 1312 N. Academy Blvd. United Beef Corporation, which is the largest franchisee of Arby’s restaurants in the country, bought eight Colorado Springs locations in 2009, said Kim Thompson, [...] [...]
A new Burger King is planned for the intersection of Powers Boulevard and Dublin Road. The restaurant will follow a new design model for the restaurant called the 20/20 design, which offers a more modern feel that many of the older locations will soon be changing, said Brian Atzer with Westec Construction, which will build [...] [...]
A Monopoly promotion and strong sales of core menu items like the Big Mac helped push a key revenue figure up 5.6 percent in the U.S. for McDonald’s Corp. during October. The world’s biggest hamburger chain said Monday that revenue at restaurants open at least 13 months climbed 6.5 percent for the company. This figure [...] [...]
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