Restaurants

SOURCE: Texas Hill Country Barbecue, Inc. ARLINGTON, TX–(Marketwire – November 17, 2010) –  Texas Hill Country Barbecue, Inc. ( PINKSHEETS : THCB ), announced today that the Company has created a new company logo and discusses details on the Company and its products

SOURCE: Panera Bread “Surprise & Delight” Concept Rewards, Deepens Relationship With Customers ST. LOUIS, MO–(Marketwire – November 17, 2010) – Panera Bread Company ( NASDAQ : PNRA ) today completed the nationwide rollout of its new customer loyalty program, named MyPanera. The program has been in development and test for 18 months and has been extremely well received to date.  Designed to be closely aligned with Panera’s core values and mission of delivering a unique experience to its guests, the intent of the ‘Surprise and Delight’ loyalty program is to connect more deeply with Panera’s customers by delivering unexpected and highly-relevant rewards for dining at Panera Bread bakery-cafes.  MyPanera will offer loyalty program members exclusive invitations, experiential opportunities like baking with Panera bakers, preview tastings of new menu items, as well as recipes, cooking tips and surprises such as a free bakery-cafe menu item. The program becomes increasingly personalized as a member frequents Panera and spends more time in the program.

SOURCE: JiWire Almost 90 Percent Likely to Use Location-Based Apps for Holiday Shopping Season SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – November 17, 2010) – JiWire, the leading location-based mobile media company reaching the On-The-Go Audience, today announced its latest Mobile Audience Insights Report, revealing that the mobile audience will be increasingly seeking location media this holiday season. The report, which examines Wi-Fi trends, mobile device usage and adoption, in location media and mobile apps, found that nearly 90 percent of people are likely to use location-based services in the next several weeks for holiday planning and activities. Finding a Store Location is Most Valuable, Especially During Holidays When searching for local content, 61 percent say that finding store locations is the most valuable feature of location-based media.

SOURCE: Del Taco Del Taco, Nation’s No. 2 Mexican Quick Serve Chain, Begins Dallas/Ft. Worth-Area Expansion LAKE FOREST, CA–(Marketwire – November 17, 2010) – It’s official: The Dallas/Ft.

SOURCE: Shore Money, BNI Bad Economies Can Be Good for Building Business Relationships BELMAR, NJ–(Marketwire – November 17, 2010) –  Dean DeAngelo, Territory Manager for Heartland Payment Systems ® , was elected president of New Jersey BNI ® Shore Money Chapter. DeAngelo has been an active member of one of New Jersey’s most productive BNI chapters since 2008, when he left Coca-Cola Enterprises after sixteen years to join Heartland Payment Systems ® specializing in cost-effective payroll or credit card payment systems

SOURCE: VEGAS.com; Mexico.com LAS VEGAS, NV–(Marketwire – November 16, 2010) – The travel experts at VEGAS.com, the world’s number one city travel website, and Mexico.com, the full-service site that helps Mexico-bound travelers with booking vacations have outlined some of this week’s exclusive and limited-time only travel deals. VEGAS.com LOVE Cirque du Soleil: Dinner + Ticket Special For a limited time only, guests can get dinner and a ticket to see LOVE Cirque du Soleil (Category 2 Seating), plus a three-course dinner at Kokomo’s inside at The Mirage.  Mandalay Bay: $100 Food and Beverage Credit Guests can receive $100 food and beverage credit when booking specially designated rooms at Mandalay Bay between now and Dec.

SOURCE: Marriott Courtyard Joins Fans in Celebrating Baseball History IRVING, TX–(Marketwire – October 29, 2010) –  World Series fans will score a big home run with the newly renovated accommodations near Dallas Fort Worth International Airport where the excitement of the 2010 series is heating up. It’s an unusual match-up and a first in franchise history for the Texas Rangers as they begin the series of a lifetime Wednesday in San Francisco. But when Saturday rolls around, Ranger fans will show their colors and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport hotels are stepping up to the plate to celebrate the occasion. Game Three between the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants is set to begin at 6:57 p.m., Saturday, Oct

SOURCE: Creative Consumer Concepts SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – October 29, 2010) –  Bob Cutler, CEO of Creative Consumer Concepts (C3) and sponsor of obesitysolvers.com, is praising the views of Michael Yaki , a San Francisco attorney and former member of the city’s Board of Supervisors. “If this man was still in office,” Cutler said, “perhaps the city would be more aggressively solving its real problems, and not letting this nonsense about eliminating toys in kids’ meals drag on and on.”  In action October 19, the Board of Supervisors delayed until November 2 a vote on an ordinance that would limit toys or incentives to kids’ meals that meet calorie, fruit and vegetable specifications.

SOURCE: Marriott Fans Can Score Big With Downtown St. Louis Hotel Packages ST. LOUIS, MO–(Marketwire – October 29, 2010) – It’s a “hat trick” for St

SOURCE: Marriott The New Marriott International Property Welcomes Influx of World Expo Visitors to Shanghai WASHINGTON, DC–(Marketwire – October 29, 2010) –  Discover something wonderfully new at the Renaissance Shanghai Putuo Hotel, now open and welcoming World Expo visitors from around the world.