The Food and Specialty Beverage Industries Continue to Stay Strong, Even During Tight Economic Times

PRLog (Press Release) – May 26, 2009 – With tighter budgets and more dual income families than ever before, the quick service food and specialty beverage industries continue to grow and profit. Perhaps it’s due in part to the many parents that simply don’t have time to cook a meal every night, or the fact that when people want to splurge, they’re choosing smaller items that give instant gratification, such as delicious specialty beverages. Simply stated, the reasons are abundant for prospective business owners to purchase a franchise in the food and beverage industries.

There are some standouts in this exciting and high-demand category. Shane’s Rib Shack (http://www.franchisesolutions.com/franchise/Shanes_Rib_S ...), for example, is inventing the fast-casual BBQ segment of the food industry by offering a family-style environment with a mouthwatering generations-old BBQ sauce recipe. Shane’s feeds consumers the freshest ribs, pork, and chicken in the industry. Shane's proves that BBQ isn't just a country thing – the brand is reaching across mainstream America with great success and popularity.

Shane's is a part of the Petrus Brands family of franchise concepts. Petrus Brands offers a diverse portfolio of exciting brands that are defining the fast-casual industry (http://www.franchisesolutions.com/food_quick_casual_fran ...). Petrus Brands offers its franchise owners the advantage of being part of a large and experienced company. From recruiting to real estate, and from purchasing to marketing, Petrus Brands achieves a significant advantage in the marketplace by using the leverage of multiple brands to strengthen each individual concept.

Planet Smoothie (http://www.franchisesolutions.com/franchise/Planet_Smoot ...) is also a member of the Petrus Brands portfolio. Planet Smoothie offers healthy, convenient meals for people on the go. In fact, Planet Smoothie has been an innovator in helping consumers eat well on the run by creating more nutritious, better tasting, real-fruit smoothies and healthy products. Consumers clearly want a healthier choice when it comes to convenient meals and Planet Smoothie helps fill the demand. For prospective franchise owners, this opportunity offers a recession proof business that caters to the demands of a wide range of consumers throughout the day.

Franchise Solutions, a leading online business buying resource, makes it easy for prospective franchise owners to learn more about and connect with the companies that interest them. Their food and restaurant franchise directory is a convenient place on the web where available businesses in this recession-resistant, high-growth category can be explored.