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SAN JOSE Calif. First El Pollo Loco went after KFC’s grilled chicken to start the “chicken wars.” Then, the parent to Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s lobbed an attack on McDonald’s iconic Big Mac, setting off another round of the “burger wars.” Now, the...
GOLDEN Colo. The restaurant industry’s discounting war has many fronts -- $5 foot-long sandwiches, $1 double cheeseburgers, two-for-$20 deals in casual dining -- and Boston Market on Monday launched a major offensive in the “kids eat free” battle...
It’s not hard to guess where Charles “Biscuit Head” Harris got his nickname. The fact that the eight-year employee of a Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen quick-service restaurant in Little Rock, Ark., wears a large foam rubber biscuit on...
Names may have held little importance to Shakespeare, but then he wasn’t running a restaurant. When Juliet said a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, the Bard made it clear that nomenclature was less important than essence. Burton “Skip”...
While the tough economic environment has forced Texas Roadhouse to slow its unit growth, officials of the 335-unit casual-dining chain say they refuse to cut back on their programs to keep employees engaged and motivated. ...
Seasonality is a concept fairly well ingrained in the minds of most chefs. Spring approaches and lighter fare begins to make its way to the menu; summer arrives and with it the popularity of grilled food, from bright red peppers to blood red...
“A picture is worth a thousand words,” the old adage says. In foodservice sales, a sample is worth a thousand pictures. There is nothing like tasting, smelling, touching or feeling a product to understand its true benefits to your operation...
ATLANTA Stevi B’s has focused inward in an effort to combat the prolonged recession outside the walls of its restaurants. —Pizza-buffet brand But rather than adopt a bunker mentality, the...
HOUSTON Landry’s Restaurants Inc.’s founder Tilman Fertitta, who in early September made yet another bid to take the Houston-based restaurant-hotel-and-gaming company private. —The lure of...
DENVER Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has found a way to get an extra penny per pound of tomatoes, or a 64-percent pay increase, to the tomato pickers that gather Florida tomatoes for the restaurant chain. ...