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It is not yet officially 2010, but restaurant chains already have kicked off the New Year this week with fresh deals, promotions and menu items. Among the brands looking to start strong in January are Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, Pizza Hut, Papa John’s...
DALLAS Pizza Hut began a promotion this week that offers any pizza, except its stuffed crust version, with any toppings for a flat $10. The limited-time offer allows customers to order a stuffed-crust pizza for a dollar more. No coupons are...
While 2009 was most notably marked as the year of the Great Recession, a handful of other events rocked the restaurant industry. From free giveaways that turned in to public relations snafus, to executives who unexpectedly stepped down from their...
EMERYVILLE Calif. Multi-concept operator Tavistock Restaurants LLC has acquired the single unit Sapporo Restaurant in Scottsdale, Ariz., in a $1.7 million deal that closed Dec. 22, the company said last week.Known for sushi, teppanyaki and...
Take a look back at NRN.com’s most popular stories for 2009. The 20 most-read headlines of the year tackle several subjects, from the impact of the recession to an outlook for 2010’s dining trends. Other heavy-hitters included new menu items...
Weekends and holidays often mean more work for chefs, not less. But a dozen of the countless chefs around the country have managed to get some time off for Christmas. They shared their plans with Nation’s Restaurant News. Natalia Machado...
NEW YORK Restaurateur Giuseppe Cipriani and his company, Cipriani USA, are being sued for allegedly violating federal and New York State labor laws, plaintiffs’ attorneys, said this week. The lawsuit was filed in New York Federal Court on behalf...
HEATHROW Fla. Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc., the parent of Ruth’s Chris Steak House and other upscale casual-dining chains, is taking steps to pay down debt by garnering as much as $69.7 million through a stock sale to a private equity group, a...
OAK BROOK Ill. Guests at most domestic McDonald’s restaurants will have free access to wireless Internet connections, or Wi-Fi hot spots, by mid January, a change for the No. 1 burger chain that pits it more directly against coffee rival...
LEXINGTON Ky. Like nearly every company in the restaurant industry, Fazoli’s, a quick-service Italian chain, can’t wait for this year to be over and for 2010 to begin. Fazoli’s chief executive Carl Howard said that while the 243-unit chain gained...