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After years of contending with a landlord’s market, restaurant chains large and small with the capital to expand are finding the economic meltdown brings them wide-ranging new power in lease negotiations. Large brands such as Beef ‘O’...
Everybody enjoys getting something for nothing. So these days fine-dining and fast-food operators alike are luring cash-strapped guests with free samples. “It is important to let our customers taste new products,” says Thomas John...
AUBURN Maine McDonald's restaurants in Maine and eastern New Hampshire are offering free McCafe drinks as part of a promotion to "build awareness" of the new specialty coffee line at stores in those areas, according to a spokeswoman for a regional...
CHICAGO Technomic Inc. revised downward its 2009 foodservice sales projections last week because of further contraction in the U.S. economy, a continued slowdown in consumer spending and accelerated job losses. The Chicago-based...
RICHMOND HEIGHTS Mo. Panera Bread said it would showcase its expanded morning offerings next Wednesday by handing out free cups of its new coffee blends and samples of its grilled breakfast sandwiches and new Strawberry Granola Parfait. ...
CHICAGO Potbelly Sandwich Works has introduced a line of lower-priced, lower-calorie menu items and reportedly raised the prices on its original sandwiches. The 200-unit Potbelly said its Skinny Sandwiches are made with thinly sliced bread...
SAN DIEGO After more than a year on the market, the 19-unit fast-casual Pat & Oscar’s chain has been acquired by a group of the chain’s top executives, including industry veterans John Kaufman and Tim Foley, the group said Thursday. ...
DALLAS Brinker International Inc. posted a loss in its second quarter, compared with a year-ago profit, as it took a hit from falling sales and charges related to the sale of its Romano's Macaroni Grill brand. For the quarter ended Dec...
ANN ARBOR Mich. If two chains’ combative marketing campaigns are a sign of things to come this year, restaurant industry segment leaders may be in for more than a little friendly competition. Last night Domino’s Pizza debuted during Fox’s ...
MIAMI Burger King Corp. has shifted its NASCAR sponsorship into high gear with the signing of a multi-year sponsorship agreement with driver Tony Stewart and his Stewart-Haas Racing team. This deal marks Burger King’s return to a NASCAR...