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DALLAS Chili’s Grill & Bar is firing up its “Baby Back” ribs jingle, which has been on sabbatical since 2006, to help the 1,400-unit casual-dining chain drive traffic and introduce new burger and rib cooking techniques. Part of the new marketing...
SARASOTA Fla. Bill Clinton showed his bipartisan side when he asked that fish be included on the menu for a dinner he attended Wednesday night at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar here.The former president dined at Fleming's on Siesta Drive...
DEERFIELD Ill. Cosi Inc., parent of the 144-unit fast-casual chain, filed a registration statement with federal securities regulators for a rights offering to its existing stockholders that could garner the company $5 million. The company plans to...
KANSAS CITY Mo. Breaking away from the pack of businesses trying to advertise across the small screens of phones and computers, McDonald’s operators here recently asked patrons to submit two-word slogans about the chain’s new Angus Third Pounders...
SAN DIEGO Ron Wrigley, vice president of national accounts for Ventura Foods, died at his home in San Diego on Sept. 27 after a battle with cancer. He was 55. Wrigley had been with Brea, Calif.-based Ventura Foods since 1997 and was responsible...
WASHINGTON Restaurateurs are still treading rough economic waters, but more foresee calm seas ahead, according to the latest monthly operator survey from the National Restaurant Association. The Association’s Restaurant Performance Index, or RPI...
LOS ANGELES Howitzers are likely unappreciated at Henry’s Hat, one of Los Angeles’ newest gastro-pubs. But feel free to sink another guest’s battleship. Ditto for toppling a dinner partner’s pile of blocks, swooping up the whole table’s hearts...
ROCKVILLE Md. Full-time workers in food preparation and serving-related jobs are more likely to smoke cigarettes than those in any other occupation, a new study says.The study, conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services...
WASHINGTON Dina Dwyer-Owens, chairwoman of the International Franchise Association, urged federal lawmakers Wednesday to extend expiring tax incentives that she said would help franchise businesses. In testimony before the U.S. House Small...
BALTIMORE Public health officials, in cooperation with the Restaurant Association of Maryland and local politicians, introduced a program Wednesday aimed at lowering salt consumption among Baltimore residents. The voluntary program has no specific...