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SPARTANBURG S.C. Denny’s Corp. has let go of its chief marketing and innovation officer, Mark Chmiel, chief operating officer, Janis Emplit, and senior director of product innovation, Andy Dismore. Replacements have yet to be named. Acompany...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. The board of directors at P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc. has authorized a share repurchase program that will allow the company to buy up to $100 million in its common stock through Dec. 15, 2011. The company said it would use...
LOUISVILLE Colo. It takes a lot more than good food to stand out with quick-service customers, as Chick-fil-A and Five Guys Burgers and Fries recently proved. The two chains were the highest-scoring brands on a survey of favorite quick-service...
DALLAS Dave & Buster's Inc. cut its net loss in the third quarter as food and beverage sales fell at its 56 casual-dining restaurants but revenue from the concept's games held steady. The company posted a net loss of $5.5 million in the Nov. 1...
CHICAGO Baja Fresh franchisee Goel Management has acquired the master franchise rights for fast-casual chain Freshii in the Philadelphia area. Goel, which franchises 12 Baja Fresh locations as well as Verizon Wireless retail stores, said it plans...
NEW YORK New York City’s Board of Health will move the discussion over a proposal to rate restaurants’ sanitary conditions with letter grades to a public hearing before it votes on the measure. The board voted Thursday to hold a public hearing on...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. Star Buffet Inc. reported Wednesday a third-quarter net loss that widened on closed restaurants, sales drops and impairment charges.For the third quarter ended Nov. 2, Star Buffet posted a net loss of $866,000, or 27 cents per...
ORLANDO Fla. Darden Restaurants Inc. reported late Thursday a nearly flat second-quarter profit of $60.3 million, compared with year-ago earnings of $59.7 million. Its per-share earnings remained at 43 cents.The company’s revenue fell slightly to ...
ANN ARBOR Mich. Domino’s Pizza has no plans to enter middle age quietly. To celebrate its 50th anniversary next year, the chain is introducing a new pizza that has been reformulated from the crust up.Chief executive David Brandon calls the...