Franchising's Weekly Rewind

Corner Bakery Goes Green Corner Baker Café was recently awarded the annual Environmentally Sustainability Award by EnTouch Controls. The company received the award for its commitment to energy efficiency. Part of Corner Bakery’s efforts includes reducing its carbon footprint by an average of more than 88,000 pounds of CO2 per year. (From FastCasual.com) Vegas Welcomes Moe’s On October 9, Moe’s Southwestern Grill opened its first location on the streets of Las Vegas. On October 10, guests at the new location will receive a free side of queso with any purchase. This is the first location to open in Las Vegas and is part of a bigger development deal to build eight locations throughout the city over the next several years. (From QSR Magazine) School-Based Golf Business Coming to Boise TGA Premier Junior Golf (TGA), a leading youth sports franchise specializing in school-based golf programs, has launched its first location in Idaho. The location will be run by Todd Loveland, a former Red Cross employee and competitive amateur golfer. TGA targets all demographics but focuses on youth ages 3 to 13 years old and millennial parents. (From Franchising.com) Ruby Tuesday to Close 16 Units As part of the Ruby Tuesday Inc.’s turnaround, the company expects to close as many as 16 more restaurants this year. The company is expected to close 13 company-owned locations and three franchise locations during this time. (From Nation’s Restaurant News) SPIN! Pizza Debuts in Omaha The first SPIN! Pizza location opened in Papillion, a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska. Longtime international operator Dee Jay’s is the newest franchisee of the company. The operator will be opening a minimum of five restaurants in Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota in the next six years. (From Pizzamarketplace.com)