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While another batch of first-quarter results from public restaurant companies offered some signs of an industry turnaround, executives cautioned that obstacles remain on the road to recovery...
SAN FRANCISCO An elected official in San Francisco has asked the city attorney’s office to draft an ordinance similar to one passed last week in a nearby county that would prohibit restaurants from bundling toys with children’s meals that do not...
While another batch of first-quarter results from public restaurant companies offered some signs of an industry turnaround, executives cautioned that obstacles remain on the road to recovery.Improved guest traffic and sales trends were reported...
IRVINE, Calif. With value still a key motivation for consumers, the Wienerschnitzel hot dog chain said it has cut the price on its popular corn dog by 20 cents.The 351-unit chain owned by Irvine, Calif.-based Galardi Group said Wednesday it has...
DALLAS Maggiano’s Little Italy has introduced its own signature private-label wine, an Italian cabernet sauvignon-sangiovese blend called Salute Amico.The new wine offering from the 45-unit division of Brinker International Inc. was produced and...
It’s Kentucky Derby time, and along with watching the races and ladies in big hats, sipping on mint juleps is a time-honored tradition.Louisville restaurants like Proof on Main are getting ready for an increase in traffic this weekend from...
COSTA MESA, Calif. In an ongoing move to spice up its menu, El Pollo Loco will begin offering sandwiches made with the chain’s citrus-marinated grilled chicken. The sandwiches, which debut Saturday, are a first for the more than 400-unit Costa...
BOSTON Au Bon Pain is testing miniature-sized baked goods at six stores in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland, an executive at the bakery-cafe chain said this week.The smaller pastries are half the size of Au Bon Pain’s regular baked goods. There...
Gulf Coast restaurateurs and the seafood industry are bracing for the potentially damaging effects on business from the oil-rig explosion and ensuing oil spill that began reaching the shore.The BP oil well explosion April 20, which killed 11...
WASHINGTON Restaurant operators were decidedly upbeat in March about their future prospects, which helped to drive the National Restaurant Association’s monthly Restaurant Performance Index to its strongest point since September 2007.The RPI rose...