Jostein Solheim is the new CEO and Vice President of Global Brand Development of the famed ice cream scoop shop.

The National Restaurant Association is actively and openly opposing the health care reform package that is currently under consideration.

New prepaid card service, Biddees, acts as a "reverse auction" that gives a slice of transactions to the nonprofit of the customer's choice.

Restaurants have been selling coupons worth more than $30 for $1 to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Appetite for a Cure Campaign.

The salad chain honored the work of its franchisees across the country at the 2010 Saladworks Annual Franchise Convention on Tuesday, March 16.

Pizza Inn, headquartered in Denton County, Texas, honoring local North Texas basketball team with a specially priced buffet.

Brian O'Mara spent 20 years with McDonald's, and will be responsible for the strategic development, planning, and execution of Baskin-Robbins' marketing initiatives in the U.S.

McDonald's Canada to participate in energy-saving hour on March 27, possibly saving more than 10,000 kWh in electricity usage.

Jeff Keune named vice president of marketing, while YR Chicago is announced as agency of record for the brand.

WAND Corporation installs its NextGen Point of Sale solution with Carisch Inc., an Arby’s franchisee with more than 70 restaurants.

pThe National Restaurant Association said Friday it opposes some of the latest provisions in the proposed health care reform bill set for a vote on Sunday, and has urged it members to lobby against it./pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nrns-BreakingNews/~4/tfircHip-vc" height="1" width="1"/

Richard Dutkiewicz, most recently chief financial officer for bagel specialist Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, has been hired to fill that post at Mexican casual-dining leader Real Mex Restaurants Inc.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nrns-BreakingNews/~4/3DO2MyPkJuk" height="1" width="1"/

Dunkin' Brands Inc. has named Brian O’Mara vice president of marketing for its Baskin-Robbins ice cream brand.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nrns-BreakingNews/~4/vINr-PfaQuk" height="1" width="1"/

The Culinary Institute of America held its annual fundraising gala Thursday night, honoring the very best of the industry.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nrns-BreakingNews/~4/DHTmCKloLxU" height="1" width="1"/

In moves that could signify the preparation for a major marketing and advertising push, Einstein Noah Restaurant Group has appointed a vice president of marketing and tapped a new agency of record.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nrns-BreakingNews/~4/qqvsbbw24_0" height="1" width="1"/

pWith the advent of smart-phone apps, enhanced mobile websites and scannable 2-D bar codes, marketers can easily get overwhelmed trying to keep up. But restaurants don’t always have to chase the next big thing in mobile marketing to succeed, operators and experts say. Many, in fact, praise the simplicity and high return on investment of text coupons, the understated workhorse of mobile advertising./pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nrns-BreakingNews/~4/IcM4AsFJZMk" height="1" width="1"/