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SANDY Utah The 24-unit Rumbi Island Grill fast-casual chain said Wednesday it would bring the tropical-theme brand to California and Texas for the first time as part of an ambitious franchise agreement that calls for 36 new units over the next...
LARKSPUR Calif. The Lark Creek Inn, a fine-dining landmark opened here in 1989 by chef Bradley Ogden and Spectrum Foods veteran Michael Dellar, closed last weekend in preparation for a late May reopening as a more casual concept to be called The...
NEW YORK KFC officially unveiled its long-awaited Kentucky Grilled Chicken on Tuesday, in a nationwide product rollout that brand parent Yum! Brands Inc. has said will help spark sales at the chicken chain. Four years in development, the...
MIAMI Burger King Corp. said Tuesday that it was revising ads for its Texican Whopper in Spain and the United Kingdom after Mexico’s ambassador to Spain objected to what he called a “stereotyped image.” ABurger King spokeswoman said, “BKC...
DALLAS Red Mango, the 45-unit frozen yogurt chain, has unveiled a program in which it will buy back a store for up to $275,000 if a franchisee is dissatisfied within six months of opening. The chain’s “Red’s Real Deal” program, effective...
CINCINNATTI Frisch’s Restaurants Inc., the operator of Frisch’s Big Boys and franchised Golden Corral restaurants, said Tuesday its third-quarter earnings jumped 65.1 percent from a year ago on stronger sales from the Golden Corral buffet chain...
Even as consumers and operators tighten their belts and forgo the finer things, there’s no reason to keep decadent lobster off the menu. The ingredient’s luxury image can be a draw in both good times and bad, and recent declines in lobster prices...
California Tortilla president Bob Phillips says his 37-unit fast-casual Mexican chain closed out the year with same-store sales down a couple of percentage points.It was, he notes, “a first” for his 14-year-old, Rockville, Md.-based brand.But...
EMERYVILLE Calif. Jamba Juice on Monday launched a six-week School Bananananza fundraising campaign in which adopted educational institutions receive 20 percent of the proceeds from sales to supporters. Managers at participating stores...