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ATLANTA A federal appeals court this week upheld an earlier ruling in favor of Raving Brands Inc., which had been sued three years ago by franchisees of its former brand, Mama Fu's Asian House. The franchisees had accused Raving...
CHATTANOOGA Tenn. The Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant chain is promoting a “Pacific Rim” menu through May 16.The 31-unit chain is teaming up with the Hawaii Convention and Visitors Bureau, Outriggers Hotels and Resorts, and Coffees of Hawaii for...
ATLANTA Arby’s has rolled out its new $1 value menu to all 3,700 of its restaurants, the chain said Friday. The value menu, which will be supported by a national advertising campaign beginning Saturday, features such items as an...
NEW YORK After more than two years of slow sales and anemic guest traffic for restaurant operators, Wall Street analysts say a recovery in consumer spending may finally be here. “We officially declare that ‘the restaurant consumer recovery’ began...
ATLANTA Consumer spending in the U.S. retail sector, including restaurants, showed its strongest signs yet of recovery last month, according to a Friday report from First Data, a payment card processing firm. In the Atlanta-based...
MARYVILLE Tenn. Ruby Tuesday said its upscale repositioning is starting to gain traction with consumers, leading the company to its best quarterly sales performance in three years...
Mark Timms got into the restaurant industry because he was hungry. Raised in England’s foster care system, Timms experienced horrifying incidents that have prompted him to help kids in the Vermont community he now calls home. Last summer, he...
LAS VEGAS The Women’s Foodservice Forum recognized the outstanding performance and achievement of six foodservice industry executives at the 2010 WFF Annual Leadership Development conference this week. This year’s award winners were honored during...
MINNEAPOLIS Caribou Coffee has said it will commit to serving only Rainforest Alliance-certified coffees by the end of next year. To celebrate the move toward 100-percent sustainable coffee, Caribou will begin selling two certified blends, Lacuna...
CARPINTERIA Calif. The rival buyout offer received by CKE Restaurants Inc. this week was from private-equity firm Apollo Management, Reuters reported Thursday.CKE, the Carpinteria, Calif.-based parent to the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s chains, has...