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Restaurantchains.net releases its list of the top 20 fastest growing restaurant concepts in the U.S. and Canada.

Wal-Mart has begun looking at giving restaurants, particularly pizza and meal assembly chains, a run for their money.

Some publications are positively crowing about the turnaround wizard of Quiznos, Greg Brenneman. The sandwich chain announced on August 20 that it will move Brenneman out from the position of CEO to executive chairman of the board.

SALT LAKE CITY (Blue MauMau) - Experts say that the larger the franchise system, the more one finds investment safety, a deeper talent pool of professional support and incredible purchasing power for nationwide branding that can contribute to individual franchise operations.

Three Burger King franchisees are taking their franchisor to court. They argue that the corporation cannot force their restaurants to stay open until 2 a.m.

Police in Jacksonville, Florida had to restrain and imprison a man who called 911 to report a missing sauce from his Subway spicy Italian sandwich.

HEARD ON THE STREET - There are angry rumblings from New York City Quiznos franchise owners, according to one franchise mole.

Gerards, a frozen bread supplier to such chains as Quiznos and IHOP, has shut down nationwide operations, closing its head office in Colorado as well as California and North Carolina operations.

McDonald's is benefiting from diminishing consumer spending while the same value menu items that are attracting consumers are beginning to hurt operators.

A McDonald's franchisee in Nevada that owns 11 restaurants was fined one million dollars Wednesday after pleading guilty to employing 58 illegal immigrants and working hard to keep such cheap adult labor in the country.