Burger King Opens 1,000th Restaurant
Latin America 01 September 2008  Burger King Corp. announced that it now has 1,000 restaurants open in the Latin America and Caribbean region. Burger King restaurants now operate in 27 countries across the region and have realized 15 years of positive comparable sales growth. Most recently, the Burger King brand surpassed its closest competitor in Mexico in total number of restaurants making it the region's 17th country to successfully attain market leadership.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interstate All Battery Center Poised for Growth, Hires Operations Veteran
DALLAS 20 August 2008  Interstate Batteries “All Battery Center” is the leading source in defining the replacement battery business. We genuinely live by our promises to “Have it. Find it. Build it.” and “Every Battery for Every Need.” By living these promises we have created a very exciting, dynamic relationship with our retail customers and business to business clients that leads the industry in customer satisfaction ratings. We pledge to exceed our customers' expectations by having the most friendly, knowledgeable associates while offering the highest quality product and providing the best customer experience in the battery business.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extra Innings Announces Grand Opening in New Braunfels, Texas.
Middleton, MA 12 August 2008  Extra Innings, America’s leader of indoor baseball and softball training centers, is set to open its newest Texas location with a grand opening celebration in New Braunfels on August, 23, 2008 from 10AM to 6PM. Guests are invited to join for some summer fun, as KNBT-FM will do a live remote from the facility. This event is free and open to the public and will feature complimentary food (while supplies last), free giveaways, and a chance to try out the facility’s features including the cages, tunnels, and group lessons. In addition, during the time of this event only, all merchandise, memberships and birthday party bookings will be 10% off.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AAFD’s Statement Regarding the Suspension of Cuppy’s Coffee Accredited Contract Status
San Diego, CA 08 August 2008  The American Association of Franchisees and Dealers announced today that it has suspended its recognition of Cuppy’s Coffee and More, LLC as an AAFD Accredited Contract recipient, pending a determination of the Association’s Board of Directors that AAFD’s Accreditation of the Cuppy’s contract should be withdrawn.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tamweel expects higher growth in second half of 2008
Deira, Dubai 06 August 2008  Commenting on the guidance, Wasim Saifi, Group Chief Executive Officer of Tamweel said: “During the first half of the year 2008, Tamweel has witnessed an increase of 68 per cent in financing assets, growing phenomenally over the past few years. Furthermore, the company managed to maintain a healthy pipeline of financing commitments at AED 4.43 billion. Accumulated financing assets under service stand in excess of AED 13.64 billion and is expected to grow at the same pace in the second half of 2008. The net profit for the second half of 2008 is expected to grow at 15 per cent over the first half of the year.”
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