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Twelve-year-old Holly Chelette never dreamed that saying a tongue-twister would result in her appearing in a national television commercial. But after winning the Long John Silver’s “Three Free Shrimp Tongue-Twister Challenge” the McRae Elementary student will make her national TV debut later this y
February 13th, 2006

McDonald's Holdings Co (Japan) (2702.TK) said it plans to begin shuttering its unprofitable stores in earnest this year by earmarking 75 such outlets for closure, reflecting a 60 pct increase from closures the previous year, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported. As part of business plans for the fisc
February 13th, 2006

Carlson Hotels Worldwide today announced that the company has added eight new franchise locations to its portfolio of brands in January. These include a new Radisson SAS property in Brussels, Belgium, a new Park Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre in Ontario, Canada, and a new Country Inn & Sui
February 13th, 2006

Rezidor SAS announces 15 new hotel openings in just two months Rezidor SAS Hospitality, one of the fastest growing and most dynamic hospitality companies in the world, has announced the opening of 15 new hotels across Europe and the Middle East from December 2005 to January 2006. The addition of
February 13th, 2006

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate said it will combine its operations throughout Florida under the leadership of President and Chief Operating Officer Budge Huskey. Huskey is to oversee more than 7,500 sales associates and 1,000 employees in 172 offices across eight major Florida regions. Tho
February 12th, 2006

- Fiscal 2005 and fourth quarter net income increased 35% and 15%, respectively - Fiscal 2005 and fourth quarter earnings per diluted share increased 32% and 13%, respectively - Fiscal 2005 and fourth quarter system-wide comparable bakery-cafe sales increased 7.8% and 7.7%, respectively - 53 bakery-
February 11th, 2006

InterContinental Hotels Group Asia Pacific has appointed Maria Nakpil as director of brand management and Birte Sebastian as director of corporate communications and public relations. Maria joins InterContinental Hotels Group from Raffles International where she was director of brand marketing. Ma
February 10th, 2006

- North America finishes 2005 with strong fourth quarter net pricing growth of 4 percent and volume growth of 2 1/2 percent. - Fourth-quarter 2005 reported loss of 12 cents includes net expense items of 27 cents, resulting in comparable earnings of 15 cents per diluted share. - Full-year EPS total
February 10th, 2006

Applebee's International, Inc., headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., develops, franchises and operates restaurants under the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar brand, the largest casual dining concept in the world. There are currently 1,813 Applebee's restaurants operating system-wide in 49 st
February 10th, 2006

Toronto, Canada – WSI, leading e-Business solution provider for small and medium sized businesses and the world’s #1 Internet Services franchise is pleased to announce the appointment of Ken Dobell to the position of Vice-President, Marketing – Franchise Development. “With his award-winning creativ
February 9th, 2006

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