NEW YORK Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s revised upward its short-term look at Starbucks Corp.’s corporate credit rating, citing cost controls and the reduction of debt. S&P said Friday the coffeehouse company’s rating, which is BBB, one...
NEW YORK Restaurateur Dean Poll has been awarded a 20-year contract to run the iconic Tavern on the Green restaurant in New York's Central Park, the city's Department of Parks & Recreation said Friday. The selection of Poll, who also operates the...
INDIANAPOLIS Steak n Shake Co.'s chief operating officer, Omar Janjua, is resigning from the company, effective Sept. 5, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. No reason was given for his resignation.Janjua joined Steak...
LOUISVILLE Ky. KFC will introduce its newest Ultimate Value Menu items this weekend with the launch of a completely new kind of restaurant: the first-ever KFC “Float Thru,” a takeout-window-equipped boat anchored just off the Oak Street Beach in...
EVANSTON Ill. Lucia Mazzocchetti receives many compliments for her Italian restaurant in Evanston, Ill. But when her 7-year-old daughter began eating her vegetables at Trattoria DOC, she deemed the business a success. The...
WEST ROXBURY Mass. Uno Chicago Grill is following the rollout of a pair of more boldly flavored, limited time only menus with the planned launch of a fall menu on Oct. 6.The “Fall of Surprises” menu will include 12 food items, including soups...
LAS VEGAS Celebrated French chef Pierre Gagnaire is scheduled to open his first restaurant in the United States at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel planned for the $8.5 billion CityCenter project on the Las Vegas strip, which is set to open in December...
ANN ARBOR Mich. Domino’s Pizza Inc. has turned to employees in its accounting and research & development departments to star in a new television advertisement promoting the $5.99 BreadBowl Pastas and the new chocolate lava crunch cake that comes...
MARYVILLE Tenn. Casual-dining company Ruby Tuesday Inc. will expand its test of Sunday brunch to hundreds of locations this weekend, officials said Thursday. The move into the breakfast daypart by the dinnerhouse chain could provide a jolt to...
