Author: Melissa Shadle

A new alien-themed dessert shop has opened in the South Eola neighborhood, specializing in freeze-dried candies, milkshakes, and ice cream.  Alien Treats, owned by Jeremy

Joining its shop in Audubon Park, the new outpost will be located at the Vineland Pointe retail complex at 7655 Lake St. near the Orlando Vineland Premium

Panda Express, the Asian dining chain headquartered in Rosemead, California, unveiled a revitalized restaurant design at its new 4660 Marigold Ave. location in Poinciana. The

Franchise growth in Central Florida booms due to a variety of factors. We asked executives in the restaurant franchise business what it is about the

A former Dollar Tree location on Colonial Drive in Orlando’s Mills 50 district is being eyed for a mixed-use village that could include more than

A West Coast sandwich chain has identified Orlando as the market through which it will makes its entrance into Florida. Nevada-based Port of Subs, which

San Antonio, Texas-based Whataburger — founded in 1950 — will return to the Orlando market after a long absence. The company entered Orlando in 2005 and shuttered Whataburger

Starbucks has ousted its chief executive after less than two years on the job as the chain struggles with slumping sales. The company, whose store traffic

A developer has filed paperwork with the City of Orlando to suss out the viability of a new Asian food hall project in the current

Darden Restaurants, the owner of Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, is venturing into the Tex-Mex dining sector with its $605 million deal to acquire Chuy’s