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Shimon Bokovza enjoys taking traditional themes and ideas and giving them an unpredictable twist, as his seven-unit SushiSamba chain illustrates. Melding together the cuisines, cultures and flavors of Japan and Brazil, SushiSamba...
SAN DIEGO —Healthy Dining, the provider of nutrition services for the foodservice industry based here, has established a new board of directors. The company said the board members were chosen because they have “a history of strong...
SYRACUSE N.Y. Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., the largest Burger King franchisee, raised its 2008 profit guidance mainly because of easing commodity and utility costs, expense control and lower interest rates, the company said Monday. It also said...
NEW YORK Restaurant stocks couldn’t maintain their December and New Year’s rally as more grim economic news, including a December unemployment rate of 7.2 percent, led to a sector downturn for the first week of 2009. For...
HOUSTON Landry’s Restaurants Inc. said Monday it terminated the going-private bid by its founder and chief executive, and instead will refinance about $400 million in debt. The company, which saw its shares fall 33.9...
HEATHROW Fla. Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc. on Monday reported a steep drop in fourth quarter same-store sales at its namesake steakhouse chain and said it was in danger of violating one of its lending covenants. Following...
DENVER Quiznos, a 5,000-plus-unit sandwich chain, said Monday it would enter the India market through a new franchise agreement with HMSHost Corp. to open three units in the country by 2010. HMS Host, which already operates 50 Quiznos in...
DENVER Quiznos said it has redesigned its menu boards and launched an ad campaign to promote its newest pricing strategy: more than 20 sub sandwiches for less than $5. The ads, which will air nationally for several weeks, feature three...
Darden Restaurants Inc. set itself apart in late 2008 by not doing something many of its competitors were forced to do—namely, taking goodwill impairment charges. The casual-dining company, based in Orlando, Fla., said Dec. 23 that after an...
LAS VEGAS —The rules of the lending game may have changed dramatically, but operators still can find financing in the new year, according to officials at some of the restaurant industry’s leading lenders. Speaking at the...