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Even with signs pointing toward a gradual economic recovery in 2010, industry observers say real estate remains a hurdle that cash-strapped operators still must clear.At the same time, though, retail vacancies persist and landlords are looking to...
For eight weeks beginning Aug. 22, Seattleites followed developments tied to the discovery in Elliott Bay of three underwater billboards for Ivar’s Inc. restaurants that apparently dated back to the 1950s.Ivar’s president Bob Donegan and local...
Craig Shelton’s bad luck is Constantine Katsifis’ good fortune.Shelton, the fine-dining chef whose celebrated restaurant The Ryland Inn in Whitehouse, N.J., went bankrupt after serious structural setbacks were compounded by the economic downturn...
For restaurant companies searching for capital, the new year could be the light at the end of 2009’s dark tunnel.Industry analysts say 2010 may be the year when investors begin to warm up again to restaurant deals—a change in sentiment that could...
The restaurant industry will face the good, the bad and the ugly in the year ahead.The good: By nearly all accounts from restaurant operators, industry observers and economic pundits, 2010 will be better than 2009.The bad: Last year was one of the...
Craig Shelton’s bad luck is Constantine Katsifis’ good fortune.Shelton, the fine-dining chef whose celebrated restaurant The Ryland Inn in Whitehouse, N.J., went bankrupt after serious structural setbacks were compounded by the economic downturn...
Even with signs pointing toward a gradual economic recovery in 2010, industry observers say real estate remains a hurdle that cash-strapped operators still must clear.At the same time, though, retail vacancies persist and landlords are looking to...
When Steven Tolenoa stopped at a Seattle-area Denny’s for breakfast after working the night shift in January 2007, he didn’t know the restaurant had a history of problems during the dark, early-morning hours.As was typical, the restaurant was busy...
While pundits generally agree that not much of any real substance gets accomplished in Washington, D.C., during an election year, many are forecasting that 2010 will be an unusually busy 12 months for lawmakers...
DEERFIELD Ill. Cosi Inc., parent company to the 145-unit Cosi sandwich and salad chain, completed last week a shareholder rights offering that will raise about $5 million. Cosi said the rights offering, which it announced in September, expired on...