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Since President Barack Obama’s calls earlier this year to improve the safety of the U.S. food supply, agency officials recently have issued several draft guidelines related to specific types of produce, and lawmakers now are working on a major...
LOS ANGELES Pitfire Pizza Co., like to describe their Northern California-inspired artisan-pizza chain as an overnight success 10 years in the making. —Paul Hibler and David Sanfield, co...
GOLDEN Colo. Good Times Restaurants Inc. said last week it hired financial advisory firm Mastodon Ventures Inc. to explore options for the 52-unit Good Times Burgers and Frozen Custard chain, which could mean a sale or other move to go private...
CHICAGO Catering to the growing number of consumers choosing to eat and entertain at home is a largely underserved sales opportunity for restaurants, according to a new report from Chicago-based consulting firm Technomic. While the recession has...
GLENDALE Calif. IHOP restaurants on Monday joined the growing number of restaurant chains offering kids-eat-free promotions this summer to combat slowing traffic trends.Through Sept. 13, participating locations throughout the 1,421-unit IHOP chain...
SANTA MONICA Calif. Ground beef sold at Southern California Fatburger restaurants in May is now being recalled for possible E. coli contamination, although chain officials said that the meat was found to be safe prior to shipment and that it has...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc. said Monday it has entered into a licensing agreement with Unilever to develop a line of frozen entrees under the P.F. Chang’s brand. Terms of the licensing agreement with Unilever, based in...
As high-end steakhouse chains drive a herd of value-meal deals into the market-place to cope with recession-trimmed traffic counts, their executives are keeping a watchful eye on preventing check-average erosion and the tarnishing of the high-end...
NEW YORK —High-end restaurant results are hitting new lows as slowed consumer spending and continuing budget cuts by corporate clients eat away at earnings. McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood...
Cost cutting is not the only reason full-service restaurant brands are racing to roll out express units.In addition to saving money on construction costs and labor, express versions also position brands to capture younger customers, who are...