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Forrester Research Inc. vice president and principal analyst Nigel Fenwick thinks social media technologies will create a new societal and business paradigm despite concerns in the executive suite over corporate intellectual property and employee...
In this season of calorie counting and New Year’s resolutions, restaurant chains are reaching out to health-focused consumers with diet-friendly options. For some, the move may also be a reaction to menu-labeling requirements in New York...
EAST GREENWICH R.I. FSTEC co-founder Robert N. Grimes has merged his Accuvia Consulting Inc. with Tech Global Partners Inc., and will serve as executive vice president and managing director of Tech Global Partners’ Hospitality & Foodservice...
CINCINNATI Citing “the Cincinnati way” of helping neighbors in need as a motivating factor, Gold Star Chili is bringing back its $5 Chili Classics combo meals featuring some of its most popular menu items. The Cincinnati-based chain of nearly 100...
LAKE FOREST Calif. John Fuller has been named chief executive of Johnny Rockets Group Inc., parent of the 1950s-style diner chain, replacing Lee Sanders.Fuller has served as chief financial officer for Johnny Rockets since April 2008, and...
COSTA MESA Calif. El Pollo Loco, the grilled chicken chain, is giving other proteins another try with the introduction this weekend of several sirloin steak dishes, the chain said Thursday.Starting Saturday, El Pollo Loco locations across the...
Casual-dining chains, many of which originated in the fern bar era of the late-'60s and '70s, are placing a renewed emphasis on their higher-margin bar business as dining-room traffic and food sales continue to slide. This week, P.F. Chang’s China...
SEATTLE Starbucks Coffee is adding a line of lower-calorie panini sandwiches and packaged snacks next week in an effort to appeal to calorie-counting customers. The four new paninis, which have fewer than 400 calories each, will be available...
MARYVILLE Tenn. Ruby Tuesday Inc., parent of the 672-unit casual-dining chain, reported this week that it swung to a profit in its latest quarter from a year-ago loss with help from better sales and traffic trends. The improved performance...