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ORLANDO Fla. David Ramirez, executive pastry chef of Rosen Shingle Creek here will lead Team USA later this month at the international Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie, or the World Pastry Cup, in Lyon, France. Twenty teams, including squads...
SPARTANBURG S.C. Despite a year when traffic fell 6.9 percent from the year before, Denny’s Corp. said Thursday its 2008 income will increase substantially because of the company’s efforts to sell corporate restaurants to franchisees and pay down...
SPARTANBURG S.C. Denny’s Corp., battling negative same-store sales at its 1,541-unit family chain, replaced advertising agency Publicis Mid America with Goodby, Silverstein & Partners and said it would make a first-ever Super Bowl ad buy. ...
SAN ANTONIO At Pizza Patrón's 2007 franchisee conference, founder and CEO Anthony Swad unveiled a drawing of the company's store of the future: a freestanding, pad-built 1,200 square-foot unit with a veritable three-way freeway of distribution...
When it comes to inventory management, everyone knows FIFO means "first in, first out." But when it comes to food safety at Pizza Patrón, FIFO could also mean "fast in, fast out." For a several years, the 84-unit, Dallas-based chain's menu...
OGDEN Utah Taco Maker Inc., the franchisor of more than 185 quick-service restaurants, said it plans to open 25 more units this year in the United States and Puerto Rico. The largest Mexican quick-service brand in Puerto Rico, Taco Maker...
GREENWOOD VILLAGE Colo. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc., facing the daunting pressures within the casual-dining segment, said Wednesday it would streamline expenses by cutting expansion plans, freezing corporate bonuses and giving franchisees a...
NEW YORK B.R. Guest LLC, one of New York City’s largest and most high-profile multiconcept restaurant groups, is closing two of its operations, converting another two and cutting staff. Blue Water Grill in Chicago and the Upper West Side...
THE COLONY Texas Pizza Inn Inc. said Wednesday that it would cut royalty rates for new and existing franchises to aid in the opening of more of the company’s buffet-style restaurants. Amid the continuing credit crunch, the company said it...