Restaurants

SOURCE: Fit Food Cafe and Catering Company Fit Food; a New, One of a Kind Restaurant Fusion Serving Creative Healthy Cuisine to Open in the Heart of West Hollywood WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA–(Marketwire – October 12, 2010) –  Health and fitness gurus Richard Idgar and Bernardo Coppola have opened their first store front, appropriately titled Fit Food, in the heart of West Hollywood. Originally a catering company, Fit Food has become known on the set of American Idol and Glee as being one of the perks of being a celebrity. Glee’s queen of mean Jane Lynch told People Magazine about her favorite aspect of being on set: “We had this wonderful thing called Fit Food.

SOURCE: El Parador Cafe NYC’s #1 Mexican Restaurant Wins Its Fifth Michelin Award, Receives a Great Review From the Wall St.

SOURCE: DineEquity, Inc. GLENDALE, CA–(Marketwire – October 11, 2010) – DineEquity, Inc.

SOURCE: DineEquity, Inc. GLENDALE, CA–(Marketwire – October 11, 2010) –  DineEquity, Inc. ( NYSE : DIN ), parent company of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar and IHOP Restaurants, today announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Mid River Restaurants LLC for the sale of 36 company-operated Applebee’s restaurants located in St

SOURCE: IHOP New Menu Includes SIMPLE & FIT Items Under 600 Calories — Including All Kids Items — and Provides Tips to Meet Nutrition Needs GLENDALE, CA–(Marketwire – October 11, 2010) –  IHOP, one of America’s favorite restaurants for breakfast, lunch and dinner, today announced the launch of its new SIMPLE & FIT menu items under 600 calories as part of its new menu rollout. Integrated throughout the menu, the new SIMPLE & FIT items make it easier for guests to choose lower-calorie options that taste great and meet their cravings. In addition to delicious menu choices, the new menu includes SIMPLE & FIT tips to adjust favorite IHOP meals to guests’ nutrition needs. With an increase in focus on nutritional data throughout the restaurant industry, IHOP provides resources in a simple format designed to provide guests with easy tips to make dining choices that meet their needs. All SIMPLE & FIT items are noted with a green icon, and tips and information are displayed in a green box throughout the menu. Detailed nutritional data on each IHOP menu item is also now available online at www.IHOP.com

SOURCE: DineEquity, Inc. GLENDALE, CA–(Marketwire – October 8, 2010) –  DineEquity, Inc

SOURCE: FOCUS Brands World’s Largest Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzel Concept to Join FOCUS Brands’ Sister Companies Carvel ® Ice Cream, Cinnabon ® , Schlotzsky’s ® and Moe’s Southwest Grill ® ; Auntie Anne’s Is Roark’s 19th Franchise Investment and 8th in the Restaurant Industry ATLANTA, GA–(Marketwire – October 8, 2010) – Roark Capital, an Atlanta-based private equity firm, announced today that one of its portfolio companies, FOCUS Brands, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Auntie Anne’s, the franchisor of the world’s largest hand-rolled soft pretzel chain. Headquartered in Lancaster, Pa., Auntie Anne’s has nearly 1,100 stores in 44 states and 21 countries. The transaction is expected to close later this fall

SOURCE: Houston Press Alt-Weekly Rolls Out New, Glossy Cover for Oct.

SOURCE: Specialty Coffee Association of America LONG BEACH, CA and LONDON–(Marketwire – October 7, 2010) –  The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) and Speciality Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE) announce the formation of World Coffee Events (WCE), a nonprofit joint venture that will develop and manage competitive events on behalf of both organizations.

TORONTO, ONTARIO– (Marketwire – Oct. 7, 2010) – Editors Note: There is a photo associated with this press release.