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WINSTON-SALEM N.C. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. narrowed its third-quarter net loss on reduced impairment charges, lower interest expense and positive same-store sales, which the company has been able to log each quarter this year. For the quarter...
SAN JOSE Calif. Hospitality consultant Dennis Lombardi has joined the board of managers of Togo’s Eateries Inc., the sandwich chain's parent said Monday.Lombardi, who is executive vice president of Columbus, Ohio-based WD Partners, where he heads...
EMERYVILLE Calif. Jamba Juice will offer its hot oatmeal for $1 through Friday as part of the smoothie chain’s ongoing “Feel Good Campaign.”The temporary $1 price is less than half the typical recommended price of $2.95. Made from steel-cut oats...
SPRINGDALE ARK. —The board of directors of Tyson Foods Inc. has named Donnie Smith president and chief executive. The appointment of Smith, who previously was senior vice president of Poultry and Prepared Foods, is effective...
HOUSTON —Just a little more than a year after being buffeted by Hurricane Ike and the nation’s credit collapse, this Texas port city is nonetheless in the midst of a restaurant boom. As other...
ATLANTA Chick-fil-A, the regional quick-service chain with deep Southern roots, may one day surpass KFC as the largest chicken brand in the United States, said longtime restaurant analyst Mark Kalinowski ...
WASHINGTON —Both restaurateurs and consumers alike say they are feeling more upbeat about their economic outlooks as the ill-fated year of 2009 sputters to a close, boding well for business trends in...
John B. Coleman left a good post-college job at an investment-banking firm in Boston, packed his bags, got an apartment and moved to Chicago to take a job offer from a well-known entrepreneur there. But when he got to Chicago and showed up for...
Bold flavors are the key to strengthening weak restaurant sales, according to new data from The NPD Group.Consumers may be cash-strapped, but operators can prompt spending by appealing to consumers’ desire for stronger flavor profiles and giving...
LOS ANGELES Hoping to bring to life a long-established brand in the music world, Rolling Stone magazine has teamed with an Irish entrepreneur to open a restaurant next year in Hollywood. To be called Rolling Stone, the 10,000-square-foot venue...