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DALLAS Employing a variety of social media, the 105-unit Which Wich sandwich chain earlier this month pounced on a potentially negative situation — a customer actually getting injured eating a sandwich — and turned it into a light-hearted customer...
SPARTANBURG S.C. Denny's has expanded its Fresh Express concept to college campuses with the opening of a unit at California State University in San Bernardino. The CSUSB location, which was opened in partnership with contract...
CHICAGO Even though breakfast traffic has not fully recovered from declines brought on by high unemployment, new research shows that the morning meal is still an important daypart for restaurants. Chicago-based research firm Mintel reported that...
DALLAS Maggiano’s Little Italy has launched a dinner-for-two promotion for $40 for a limited time. The three-course “Menu For Two,” available for dine-in guests at lunch and dinner, features a half-size appetizer or two side salads; two entrees...
SAN FRANCISCO Saying now is the time to be “nimble” with expansion, Lark Creek Restaurant Group said it plans to open four new concepts by 2011, including its first in Los Angeles. The owners of The Tavern at Lark Creek in Larkspur, Calif., and...
ANN ARBOR Mich. Domino's Pizza celebrated hitting the 9,000-store milestone with the openings of two units on opposite sides of the world. Franchisee Jubilant FoodWorks opened its 300th unit, and Domino’s 8,999th, in New Delhi...
HOUSTON Landry’s Restaurant Inc. said Thursday that interest expenses and debt-refinancing costs dragged the company to a fourth-quarter net loss. The hospitality company, which owns such casual-dining restaurants as Landry’s Seafood House...
ATLANTA AFC Enterprises Inc. reported a jump in fourth-quarter profit on cost cutting and improved sales at its Popeyes chicken chain. The company posted net income of $4.0 million, or 16 cents per share, for the Dec. 27-ended fourth quarter...
NEW YORK CKE Restaurants' $928 million buyout offer last month from a private-equity firm has sparked speculation that more suitors will line up for the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. parent, according to sources familiar with the restaurant M&A...
RICHMOND HEIGHTS Mo. Panera Bread Co. will post calorie information in all 585 of its company-owned bakery-cafes by April and expects similar disclosure at its 795 franchised branches by year-end, the company said Wednesday.The move by Panera...