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WASHINGTON The National Restaurant Association applauded elements of the $15 billion jobs bill that passed the U.S. Senate Wednesday by a vote of 70 to 28. In a letter sent out earlier this week to members of the Senate, Scott DeFife, the NRA’s...
PORTLAND Ore. McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants Inc. posted declining revenue and same-store sales for its fourth quarter, but was able to keep its net income nearly even from a year ago, excluding special charges.For the quarter ended Dec...
The four-day Foodservice Technology Conference and Showcase, or FSTEC, concluded Wednesday with a look at bleeding-edge technologies for foodservice...
Many Americans still think of canned seafood as a weekday sandwich stuffer fit solely for low-budget brown baggers. But professional chefs increasingly are hooking high-end customers by featuring tinned fish on their menus. Click here for more...
BURNSVILLE Minn. Multi-concept operator Duke and King Holdings LLC is in the process of acquiring 14 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen locations in Virginia's Tidewater region.Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the company said the transaction is...
TOLEDO Ohio The 200-unit Marco’s Pizza said it plans to open 42 restaurants in Georgia in partnership with franchisee YaFei Zheng.Zheng has already opened three of those units, in Dunwoody, McDonough and Suwanee, all in the Atlanta area. The...
LEBANON Tenn. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store reported a 38-percent jump in second-quarter net income as lower costs helped offset slight sales declines. For the quarter ended Jan. 29, the company posted net income of $25.4 million, or $1.09 per...
NEW YORK Union Square Hospitality Group’s Danny Meyer has launched Hospitality Quotient, a consulting business aimed at improving customer service. Long known for his emphasis on hospitality and customer service, the New York City restaurateur...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John's International Inc. reported a 7-percent increase in fourth-quarter profit and reaffirmed its outlook for 2010, in which it plans to maintain its franchisee incentives.For the Dec. 27-ended quarter, Papa John's recorded...