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Restaurant Chain Growth Report 4/18/17

Repeat Growers Concepts previously written about in the past 18 months. Redding, CA-based BLACK BEAR DINER (founded 1995) has increased by 14 units, from 79 to 93 (17% growth). These family/casual diners are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a $6-$15+ per...

Franchise Times: Top 200

267. Black Bear Diner Last Year’s Rank: 263 Investment Range: Over $1 Million Category: Restaurant Company Description A full-service family restaurant chain, Black Bear Diner was founded in 1995 by Bruce Dean and Bob Manley. They opened the first diner in...

Street Talk: Operators Share Points of View

Doug Branigan, Bruce Dean, Robin Yoshimura Black Bear Diner What’s a current trend you find will benefit your business? Breakfast all day. We’ve done it for 20 years, but now its being talked about. What is a potential threat to your particular line of work, and what...

Black Bear Diner Blossoms Into a National Favorite

THIS CALIFORNIA-BORN CONCEPT SERVES HOME-STYLE MEALS WHILE BUILDING A ROBUST SYSTEM AND EXPANDING INTO NEW REGIONS. By Karon Warren, January 2017 Twenty-one years ago in Mount Shasta, California, Black Bear Diner opened its doors with the goal of being a small...

Bear-Sized Meals Coming to Arvin on December 8

Redding, Calif. – (December 1, 2014) – Black Bear Diner announced today the opening of its newest restaurant in Arvin, California. The Arvin restaurant marks the 2nd location in Kern County, and the 65thlocation for the rapidly expanding franchise. The restaurant...