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Press Releases

> Roy Rogers Chooses Brandstand Group for Brand Marketing Expertise. Resurgent Restaurant Chain Partners With Foodservice Industry Brand Marketing and Strategy Firm to Achieve Accelerated Growth...

> Phil Friedman Joins Brandstand Group as Vice Chairman. Award-Winning Exec Brings Proven Restaurant Operations Expertise and Entrepreneurial Savvy to the Premier Restaurant Brand Positioning, Management and Communication...

Brandstand in the News

> Will Google Offers help or hurt restaurant sales? Following a failed bid to buy e-couponing standout Groupon last year, Internet search giant Google plans to create an e-couponing arm of its own called Google Offers.

Industry News

> Salsarita's Fresh Cantina Purchased. Brandstand's Vice Chairman and McAlister's vet Phil Friedman buys chain, eyes growth opportunities.

> Breakfast pizza heats up mornings. Pizza for breakfast is a long-standing tradition - cold pizza, often eaten as a hangover cure by people who vaguely remember having ordered it the night before.

> McCormick & Schmick's looking for an upscale-casual acquisition. McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants Inc. is looking for a premium-casual chain to acquire; Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is upping the nutritional...

> Meet the 'most social' restaurant brands. Four restaurant companies landed among the 100 “most social” brands, according to the third annual rankings of social-media mentions from Vitrue, an Atlanta-based provider...

> Survey: Consumers still focused on price. Menu prices will pose a dilemma for restaurants this year as operators struggle with rising commodity costs and consumers who remain focused on value...

> Restaurant sales growth could hit 4-year high. The year ahead could be a true turning point for the restaurant industry should expectations from research firm Technomic Inc. play out as expected...