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Smashburger Gaining National Recognition

Posted Thu, 2012/01/26 - 11:09 by Janet Sparks
Opening of Hicksville, NY Smashburger

CEO Dave Prokupek announced today that their Smashburger “better burger”  restaurant concept is growing fast, now with 143 locations nationwide.

If All Else Fails, Quiznos Eyes Bankruptcy

Posted Mon, 2011/12/26 - 14:03 by Janet Sparks
Quiznos HQ, Denver
Quiznos World Headquarters, Denver. Qube store lies at bottom, photo/sparks

Unnamed sources have reported to the Wall Street Journal that Quiznos will  file Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, if it doesn’t work out a deal with its new hedge fund partner.

Quiznos Strikes Deal on Debt Restructuring

Posted Wed, 2011/12/21 - 19:56 by Janet Sparks
Quiznos Lower Price Every Day Campaign 2009
Quiznos 2009 marketing campaign, "Lower prices every day." photo/AR McLin

DENVER - After struggling with slumping sales and a recent violation of debt terms, Quiznos has now struck a deal with Avenue Capital Group, a hedge fund controlled by billionaire Marc Lasry.

Forbes Ranks Smashburger No 1

Posted Sat, 2011/12/03 - 14:43 by Janet Sparks
Kid inside a Smashburger
Inside a Smashburger, photo/twodolla

Forbes said torrid expansion earned Smashburger top honors on its list of America’s Most Promising Companies.

Pretty Bubbles

Posted Thu, 2011/08/04 - 14:09 by Paula Rosenblum

A few days ago I received a Groupon for a decent Mexican restaurant nearby. I bought it and used it to take a suddenly indigent friend out to dinner.

Quiznos Makes Top Five Shrinking Chains

Posted Wed, 2011/08/03 - 11:35 by Janet Sparks

Although Quiznos made the annual QSR 50 list of top-grossing quick-service restaurants in the country, the Denver-based sub sandwich shop had the largest decrease in total units of any chain named. 

Quiznos Race Marred by Armstrong Doping Claims

Posted Mon, 2011/05/23 - 18:41 by Janet Sparks
Team mate Tyler Hamilton tells 60 Minutes reporter Scott Pelley that Lance Armstrong was doping
Cyclist Hamilton tells reporter Scott PelleyLance Armstrong was doping.

DENVER – Exactly two months from the day the USA Pro Cycling Challenge is scheduled to take flight in the Colorado Rockies, CBS News aired an explosive report on star cyclist Lance Armstrong’s alleged “secretive, systematic” drug use last night on “60  Minutes.” 

25 Worst Franchises to Buy, 2011

Posted Tue, 2011/05/17 - 01:16 by BMM
A just shuttered Quiznos franchise among many in Kentucky
The scattered remains of a Quiznos franchise in Kentucky. photo/bmm

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Some of the perennial worst franchises to buy — hoagie sandwich shops, ice cream stops, and auto repair garages — dominate this year's list. The recession has only helped their failure rates climb.

Franchisees Run Better Chains

Posted Thu, 2011/05/05 - 23:01 by Don Sniegowski - Back to Podcasts

Keith Miller, Subway multiunit franchisee

SACRAMENTO — Franchisee Keith Miller argues that franchise chains can outperform the competition when they put owner-operators in charge of national functions like marketing and the supply chain.  Want proof? Then look no further than America’s largest franchise chain by number of stores – Subway.
9:55 minutes (4.54 MB)

Quiznos Pro Bike Race Encounters Bumps

Posted Mon, 2011/04/11 - 19:44 by Janet Sparks

DENVER – Governor John Hickenlooper announced last week that Colorado’s inaugural Quiznos Pro Challenge has a new title, dropping the name of the sub-sandwich franchising firm.