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DALLAS Nation’s Restaurant News will honor six multi-unit restaurant executives with Golden Chain awards during the 50th annual Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators, or MUFSO, Conference to be held here at the Hilton Anatole Hotel from Oct. 4-6. The...
MAITLAND Fla. Sonny’s Franchise Co., parent of the 129-unit Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q chain, has named Engauge its new agency of record and said that the two will first collaborate on a promotion to run in or around September.Engauge, with offices...
CYPRESS Calif. Real Mex Restaurants Inc. has named Lowell Petrie senior vice president/chief marketing officer, effective July 20, officials announced Wednesday.Petrie has served for the past year as head of marketing at the Daphne’s Greek Café...
CANTON Mass. Dunkin’ Donuts said Wednesday it has temporarily stopped serving its hot chocolate and Dunkaccino beverages after an inspection at one of its suppliers’ facilities found that the plant may have been contaminated with salmonella.Dunkin...
LOUISVILLE Ky. KFC, the latest chain to leap into the $5-menu-item fray, is taking to the highway to help promote its new KFC $5 Fill-Up Boxes.On Wednesday, the Louisville, Ky.-based chicken chain transformed the Big Ten Mart on I-80 in Davenport...
DALLAS Nation’s Restaurant News has selected five innovative young restaurant chains, including a tart frozen yogurt shop, an airport wine bar and an authentic Neapolitan pizza concept, as the winners of its 15th annual Hot Concepts! Awards. This...
MIAMI Benihana Inc. reported Monday that its fourth-quarter profit was sliced in half because of one-time expenses related to the retirement of its chief executive. For the fourth quarter ended March 29, Benihana said net income...
NEW YORK Newly released research from a trio of sources points to slowed restaurant industry sales trends and weakened consumer confidence in the early summer months, snapping a string of recent positive news that had sparked operator optimism. ...
SEATTLE Starbucks Corp.’s new food menu rolled out on Tuesday with a new line of baked goods, a new smoothie and a salad designed to appeal to health-conscious customers. As previously announced, the new items are free of artificial flavors...