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CARLSBAD Calif. The Pat & Oscar’s chain, which earlier this year was acquired in a management-led buyout, has promoted three managers to the company’s senior leadership team, officials said Friday. Jim Konstantinides, formerly a vice...
SALT LAKE CITY Utah The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a discrimination lawsuit Thursday against a Japanese restaurant for allegedly firing a new employee after learning she was pregnant. According to the EEOC suit filed in...
MIAMI Florida units of the Pollo Tropical chain on Monday will begin offering a “Churrasco Steak” meal for $6.99. The grilled, Latin-style steak will be served with a choice of two sides, such as black beans, balsamic tomatoes, white rice...
LAKEWOOD Colo. Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. said Thursday it is rolling out lower-calorie lunch and breakfast menus for a limited time at participating units of its Einstein Bros. Bagels and Noah’s New York Bagels restaurants. ...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. The 1,450-unit Cold Stone Creamery is adding a jolt to its menu of treats with a new line of iced and blended coffees made with its proprietary ice cream mixes. The iced and blended coffees come in five flavors: Sweet Cream...
DURHAM N.C. The North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association said Thursday it would now oppose an amended version of a proposed statewide smoking ban. The association initially said it would remain neutral on House Bill 2 as long as no...
CHILHOWIE Va. When the husband-and-wife chef team of John B. Shields and Karen Urie moved from the big-city fine-dining scene in Chicago to the mountains of Southern Virginia to take over at Town House, they took advantage of a modern medium to...
NEW YORK Food & Wine magazine has named its annual roster of “Best New Chefs in America,” potentially giving big boosts to the careers of the winners. Past recipients of the honor have included celebrity chefs Thomas Keller, Rocco...
CHICAGO Gone are the days of large corporate buyouts and billion-dollar transactions. Most merger-and-acquisition activity in 2008 was driven by deal making between franchisors and franchisees, as tight credit markets and weaker industry...
NEW YORK Wolfgang Puck, one of the world’s most celebrated chefs and restaurateurs, has been named by Nation’s Restaurant News the 2009 inductee into the MenuMasters Hall of Fame. Puck, who has created a vast international culinary empire...