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LOUISVILLE Ky. Yum! Brands Inc. reported a 14-percent drop in first-quarter profit on negative effects of a stronger U.S. dollar and slowed domestic sales, especially at Pizza Hut and KFC. Yum, one of the world's largest restaurant...
ATLANTA The chief executive of Church’s Chicken on Monday outlined his plans for the fast-food chain, which include the rollout of mobile units and kiosks at alternative sites, an expanded value menu, and more aggressive franchising. ...
DALLAS Brinker International Inc., parent to Chili’s Grill & Bar and two other casual-dining chains, swung to a profit in its fiscal third quarter, from a loss in the same quarter a year ago, as cost controls were able to offset a double-digit...
PHILADELPHIA Restaurateur Stephen Starr has filed a $20 million civil lawsuit against real-estate developers in Atlantic City, N.J., alleging they had garnered an agreement for the operator to open two of his restaurants at...
ANNAPOLIS Md. The Restaurant Association of Maryland cheered the recent repeal in the state's General Assembly of a law that would have imposed licensing fees for soda fountains on restaurants and retail establishments. Operators would...
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s Corp. would neither confirm nor deny on Tuesday the reported national introduction this summer of its long-tested Angus Third Pounder, a product rollout that sources say could spark some franchisee tension. First...
Word of mouth doesn’t always help your business. According to an Orkin Inc. poll of foodservice consumers, more than 60 percent of diners would tell five or more acquaintances if they saw a pest in a restaurant. This means that a single pest...
AUSTIN Texas —Entrepreneurs in this laid-back Texas capital are hitching their dreams not just to stars but to gourmet-food trailers. While trailers offering gourmet foods are found in...
Some operators are clamping down on energy waste that has been going over their heads for years—literally.Specifically, they are recapturing the energy dollars that go up the kitchen hood because exhaust fans run constantly regardless of whether...