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NEW YORK Union Square Hospitality Group said Monday it had been selected to create a new restaurant for Ian Schrager’s Gramercy Park Hotel in lower Manhattan, as well as run all of the hotel’s food and beverage operations, including room service...
LOS ANGELES California Pizza Kitchen on Monday launched its second annual Thank You Card program, a move to increase traffic by offering customers a chance to win prizes of up to $50,000 in cash on a return visit. The...
The days of easy money may be over, but funds are still available for operators acquainted with and ready to play by the new rules of the game.Despite the abysmal lending environment, operators with concrete plans, collateral, industry experience...
It sounds improbable: connecting with guests and providing meaningful customer service with only a 140-character message. But officials of several tech-savvy regional chains, when talking about the service opportunities that are inherent to...
WASHINGTON —Lawmakers addressing top foodservice executives at the recent National Council of Chain Restaurants CEO Leadership Summit urged them to become more involved in the public-affairs process...
As vice president and national ombudsman for McDonald’s USA, Ron Hawkins’ job is to resolve issues with franchisees and employees before they blow up into conflicts that draw in senior leadership or lawyers. So far he’s been pretty...
MILFORD Conn. Subway, the 30,700-plus-unit sandwich giant based here, has chosen ParTech Inc., as its supplier of in-store hardware point-of-sale terminals. —ParTech, which is a wholly owned...
NEW YORK Wolfgang Puck, one of the world’s most celebrated chefs and restaurateurs, has been named the 2009 inductee into the MenuMasters Hall of Fame by Nation’s Restaurant News. —Puck, who...
CHICAGO —Restaurant industry merger-and-acquisition activity this year will be driven largely by financially distressed companies looking for buyers or sponsors as chain restaurants continue to face...
Forced by the economy to re-think their businesses, a growing number of restaurateurs are taking the radical step of ditching their menu prices and allowing customers to pay what they want. From Potager in Arlington, Texas, and Java...