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MIAMI Benihana is adding menu specials for the early-evening and weekend-lunch dayparts, in the midst of sliding sales at the 64-unit teppanyaki chain. Benihana Inc. said Wednesday that participating restaurants will offer a Twilight...
DENVER Colo. The Colorado Restaurant Association has launched a statewide public awareness campaign to encourage dining in restaurants. A$170,000 promotion, with the slogan “Fork the Recession … Feed the Recovery,” started this month and...
ATLANTA Consumers seem to be getting hungry. According to new data from Atlanta-based RBC Capital Markets, fewer consumers plan to cut back on restaurant spending in the next three months and a larger number of consumers than in previous...
LAS VEGAS The casual-dining Buca di Beppo chain is offering a 20-percent discount to California state employees and their guests who dine at any of the brand’s 21 locations in the state, officials said Thursday. Calling it “The Great...
DALLAS The 400-unit Wingstop chain said it has signed on to be the "Official Wings" of the Dallas Cowboys football team. Wingstop Restaurants Inc. and the team signed a five-year agreement that gives the chain an exclusive designation for...
George McKerrow Jr. is as passionate about being eco-friendly as he is about the restaurant business itself. McKerrow, who founded LongHorn Steakhouse Inc. and its parent, Rare Hospitality, now owned by Darden Restaurants, is president and chief...
DALLAS The Red Mango frozen yogurt chain’s recently hired head of franchising outlined Wednesday an aggressive growth plan that includes the opening of 550 locations over the next five years, with the Dallas area and New York city as prime initial...
MERCER ISLAND Wash. Emerald City Smoothie, a 65-unit chain based here, is rolling out a new weapon in the coffee wars: a cup of joe that not only wakes you up but gives you a burst of energy as well. Since February, the smoothie chain has...
SPARTANBURG S.C. Denny's is trying to give young diners more incentive to burn the midnight oil at its restaurants by adding more value options to its late-night menu. The 1,500-unit family-dining chain last spring launched...