Great American Cookies

Annica Conrad named CMO of Great American Cookies parent company

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 20, 2020

Global Franchise Group also added two additional executives under CEO Paul Damico.

Great American Cookies

May 03, 2019

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Top 500 Chains

October: Month of promotional opportunities

By Amanda M. Westbrooks on Oct. 05, 2011

Any fan of NFL football is aware that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but did you know it’s also Vegetarian Awareness Month? How about Pasta, Pork, Pumpkin, Pretzel, Popcorn Poppin’ and Pickled Pepper Month? And you thought Halloween was fun on its own.

Marketing

Capitalizing on Friendsgiving

By Jackson Lewis on Nov. 18, 2016

The made-up holiday offers an opportunity to serve the Thanksgiving crowd before their traditional turkey dinner. Here's how seven restaurant operations are capitalizing on the opportunity.

2017 Top 500: Specialty LSR

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 08, 2017

Together, the specialty LSR category increased sales by 8.6%, to $6.9 billion, and units by 5.2%, to 11,070.

Food