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Operators of all kinds say the battle of running a restaurant is won or lost within a unit’s four walls.The number of customer transactions, the gross profit on each item, the cost control of food, labor and maintenance all play weighty roles in...
After 14 years of building the fine-dining reputation of his French restaurant La Cachette in a challenging Los Angeles location, chef-owner Jean Francois Meteigner is moving on—both literally and figuratively. On July 31, La Cachette...
Most carnivores and omnivores have experienced at one time or another the feeling of being overcome by a sudden, intense desire to sink one’s teeth deep into a big, juicy hamburger. Five Guys Burgers and Fries has grown to 400 units by...
James Greco, chief executive of Bruegger’s Enterprises Inc., acknowledges that the Burlington, Vt.-based Bruegger’s Bagels’ concept has had to mend a hole or two in its growth plans over the past 26 years. However, he says, the...
Before Chris Posner dropped off the keys to his recently shuttered restaurant, he put on a hat and sunglasses. He didn’t want to be recognized as he went to the building that housed his former business, Hannah and Mason’s restaurant in Cranbury, N...
Operators in the breakfast-and-lunch segment are finding that the “early to bed, early to rise” business model can make for happy employees and healthy returns—no matter the economy.With hours that contribute to workers’ quality of life, limited...
IRVINE Calif. Taco Bell, prompted by the success last year of its spicier Volcano Taco, said Monday it was extending the menu with the addition of a “blazing” burrito. The new Volcano Menu includes the taco, with its signature red tortilla...
CHICAGO The NRA Show continued on Monday, with attendees discussing such varied topics as how to make their restaurants greener and how to hire and train a talented workforce. Media mogul Ted Turner and restaurant veteran George McKerrow...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. Following the resignation of the chief executive from Kona Grill Inc. last week, Mill Road Capital L.P. of Greenwich, Conn., Monday again offered to buy the company in a deal valued at $27.9 million. Saying the 22-unit...
ST. LOUIS The Six Dollar Thickburger is back by popular demand at Hardee’s, CKE Restaurant Inc. officials said Monday. First introduced in 2002, the Six Dollar Burger line includes a half-pound, charbroiled Black Angus beef...