At a time when business is not operating as usual, Nation’s Restaurant News will present two influential keynote speakers who will offer insights into how to think innovatively during the 50th annual Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators, or MUFSO...
Inexpensive cuts of meat serve the dual purpose of helping restaurants manage their food costs and of providing customers with what they’re looking for, whether it’s the comfort food that so many seek during troubling times or the extra oomph of...
NEW ORLEANS New York City's PDT lounge was named the World's Best Cocktail Bar at the seventh annual Tales of the Cocktail's Spirit Awards on Saturday. In addition, PDT's co-owner Jim Meehan picked up the title of American Bartender of the Year...
ORLANDO Fla. Darden Restaurants Inc. said last week it would open its 10th Seasons 52 restaurant in the King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, Pa., and focus the chain’s growth within premium real estate sites. The opening is expected in the...
THE COLONY Texas Pizza Inn Inc., a 320-unit buffet chain, said Monday it has named Anthony Kwok managing director of development for the Asia-Pacific region.Kwok most recently served as regional director of development and franchising for Domino's...
DENVER Chipotle Mexican Grill is coming soon to movie theaters in 32 cities to promote “Food, Inc.,” the documentary film exploring the United States’ agriculture industry and its impact on the environment and the economy. Through a partnership...
DENVER As the restaurant value wars rage on, Quiznos has added a $3 sandwich option to its arsenal with the introduction of the Toasty Bullet. With the new sandwich, the more than 4,500-unit Quiznos extends its menu offerings priced at $5 or less...
SAN JOSE Calif. Todd Peterson has been named to the newly created position of vice president of franchise sales for Togo’s Eateries Inc., officials announced Monday.The San Jose, Calif.-based sandwich chain has 242 franchised locations throughout...
Until moving to Texas in May, Matthew Gray had spent pretty much his whole life in Scotland. Born in the town of Elderslie, just west of Glasgow, he has spent his professional life working in that country’s fine-dining hotels, including his recent...
Vine Dining Enterprises Inc. of Corte Madera, Calif., July 3 said it had reorganized its executive team just weeks after two of its five trademark Left Bank brasserie restaurants were shuttered. That company controls the name...
