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LAKE BUENA VISTA Fla. The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort has promoted Hermes Del Rio to the position of director of restaurants of the 2,265-room property. Most recently director of in-room dining and banquet beverage for the...
CALABASAS HILLS Calif. The Cheesecake Factory Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit plunged more than 46 percent as slowed sales and $3 million in asset impairment charges took their toll on the casual-dining powerhouse. The company, which operates...
SEATTLE Starbucks will unveil an instant coffee product next week that it says is more than 20 years in the making. Starbucks said in a brief statement Thursday that the product would help it tap into a $17 billion global market for...
GOLDEN Colo. Boston Market, a fast-casual concept that has specialized in rotisserie chicken for nearly 24 years, said Thursday that it is spreading its wings with the introduction of new crispy chicken items to its menu. The Crispy Country...
DALLAS Kent Rathbun, chef-owner of the fine-dining Abacus and the more casual three-unit Jasper’s, plans to open the “casual, affordable” Rathbun’s Blue Plate Kitchen here Feb. 23. Rathbun’s Blue Plate Kitchen will offer regionally grown...
STAMFORD Conn. Centerplate Inc., the embattled sports and entertainment contract feeder, said Thursday that former IHOP president Desmond Hague has replaced Janet L. Steinmayer as the on-site company’s president and chief executive. ...
CHICAGO Big Bowl, an eight-unit casual-dining chain based here, has revamped its dessert menu with the help of pastry chef Jessie Oloroso, owner of Black Dog Gelato in Chicago. The new dessert menu is presented dim-sum style, in line with...
LOS ANGELES California Pizza Kitchen Inc. cited slow sales and heavy impairment charges as it booked a $5.3 million loss in its fourth quarter. Facing "unprecedented economic times," the parent of the 254-unit casual pizza chain predicted...
DENVER After hefty prices increases failed to overcome rising costs and falling traffic in its fourth quarter, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. said it would hone its marketing message and look to improve its kitchen operations in order to thrive...
MESA Ariz. After losing thousands of donated dollars in a burglary in January, a Pizza Fusion unit here has raised more than $18,000 to help a family that lost two sons in a car accident. The original donated money, about $8...