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CHICAGO Kids may be an increasingly desirable target market for restaurant operators, but most kids’ menus have not evolved with their changing food preferences, according to a new study by Mintel. In analyzing kids’ menus from the past four years...
CHICAGO Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill, the 14-unit Asian casual-dining chain, and Flat Top Grill, the 14-unit Asian fast-casual chain, will merge Friday under a new parent, Flat Out Crazy LLC, which will be a $60 million-plus restaurant company...
NEW YORK Senior executives in the food and beverage industry, including manufacturers, distributors and bottlers, are optimistic they will see improved revenue, profitability and a better labor picture in 2010, according to a new survey from KPMG...
CHICAGO Concentrics Restaurants, the Atlanta-based multi-concept operator owned by Bob Amick and Todd Rushing, expanded outside the Southeast for the first time this summer at theWit Hotel in Chicago. Fittingly, to mark its debut in the City of...
BETHLEHEM Pa. Emeril Lagasse will open his first burger restaurant this fall at the Sands Casino Resort here, an official from his restaurant company said Tuesday.The full-service restaurant, which has yet to be named, will feature a number of...
LOS ANGELES California Pizza Kitchen is offering guests a 20-percent discount on new menu items as often as they like through mid-September. Guests are invited to sign up online for an Adventure Card, which is mailed to them, and allows them to...
BOSTON Uno Chicago Grill said Wednesday it is showcasing lobster in a series of menu items this summer. As part of its Best of Summer Starring Lobster menu, the 200-unit casual-dining chain is offering lobster sliders and a lobster roll that...
WASHINGTON A man arrested last year for allegedly stealing credit and debit card data from the Dave & Buster's chain on Monday was named in a federal indictment accusing him of illegally gathering information tied to more than 130 million cards...
MAITLAND Fla. Tijuana Flats Burrito Co., owner of the 68-unit fast-casual Tex-Mex chain, named Brian Wheeler, a co-owner of the company, to the post of chief executive, succeeding J. Camp Fitch, who will be chairman. Wheeler formerly served as...
CARPINTERIA Calif. Urging consumers not to fall for the “McHype” about McDonald’s new Angus Third Pounder burgers, CKE Restaurants, parent to Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, said Tuesday the premium burgers served at its chains are better — and the...