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ATLANTA Arby’s said Tuesday it has launched a new promotion that includes a sandwich, fries and drink for $5.01. The $5.01 promotion, which began earlier this month, includes Arby's classic roast beef and French dip sandwiches along with newer...
ORLANDO Fla. Even though same-store sales fell for each brand under Darden Restaurants Inc., the parent to Red Lobster, Olive Garden and other casual-dining chains, the company credited lower food and energy costs for helping it log a 15-percent...
Despite the economic downturn, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers has maintained a growth pattern throughout the past year, opening about one restaurant per month since May. For the 80-unit quick-service chain that has meant the hiring of about 50 to...
Restaurant operators are shuffling to put Buffalo-flavored wings and other items on their menus as consumers clamor for tastes that are bold and spicy, but ultimately comforting and familiar. Several operators have introduced Buffalo-themed...
BATON ROUGE La. Piccadilly Restaurants LLC said Tuesday it would offer kids ages 6 and under free meals with the purchase of an adult meal after 4 p.m. at all of its 120 cafeterias.The kids-eat-free offer, which includes an entree, two sides, a...
Pledging “this is not your grandmother’s instant coffee,” Starbucks Corp. said Tuesday it would roll out its VIA Ready Brew product nationally with a taste-test challenge for consumers in stores across the United States and Canada. Starbucks...
CARLSBAD Calif. Rubio's Restaurants Inc. said Tuesday it has promoted Marc Simon to the newly created position of chief operating officer.Simon, who joined Rubio’s in November 2007 as senior vice president of operations, will oversee operations...
LONDON Livebookings, Europe’s largest online marketing and reservations service for restaurants, secured $16 million in financing this week from venture capital firm Wellington Partners. The company, much like OpenTable in the United States, said...
LOUISVILLE Ky. KFC, which has asked customers to “unthink” perceptions of the chain and try its new Kentucky Grilled Chicken, temporarily is repositioning its restaurants again, this time for a charitable cause.Starting Tuesday at a KFC location...
From mom-and-pop shops and venerable independents to new outposts of proven chains, in the last year restaurants have been dropping like flies.But while it might seem that closure after closure is an indication that the entire industry is about to...