Facing soaring food and fuel costs, chain operators are trying to figure out how much of a hike in menu prices their customers can take and the best way to break the sad news to them that the days of heavy discounting are coming to an end.
When Bob Omainsky attended his nephew’s Naval Academy graduation in May, he dined on Chesapeake Bay seafood while in Annapolis, Md. But he didn’t expect to serve Chesapeake Bay seafood months later in his Alabama restaurants.