Employers need not to ensure meal breaks

A Heard on the Call report following second quarter earnings

Così Inc. named Carin L. Stutz its new chief executive and president

Focus on consumers and value brought in traffic

Political unrest in Egypt may have forced Hardee’s to close 32 stores temporarily in that country, but it failed to dampen the enthusiasm of U.S. restaurant companies looking to open abroad.
 Given a mature market at home and a hearty appetite for Western brands overseas, operators are figuring out how to navigate the political and cultural hurdles in pursuit of growth. 


Improved margins and cost cuts help offset slow sales at Chili’s

Chili's parent hires back Ian Baines, promotes Carin Stutz

Of all the restaurant executives today, one of the best exemplars of late industry trailblazer Norman Brinker’s leadership and mentoring is Doug Brooks, who for more than 32 years has worked in the company Brinker helped found.


Current Brinker International CEO will receive "The Norman" Award at the upcoming 51st annual MUFSO conference.

Restaurants are increasingly exploring how location-based social networks like Foursquare can help build customer traffic.

Chili’s Grill & Bar and “The Office” actor Steve Carell have a long and storied relationship, so when the comic thespian averred in an ESPY Awards parody of ESPN’s LeBron James “The Decision” special that he would be eating dinner at Outback Steakhouse, Chili’s went for the social-media slam dunk.