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COLUMBUS Ohio Charley’s Grilled Subs pledged to raise funds for a nonprofit organization close to its heart—and even closer to two employees’ kidneys. —Seeking to begin 2009 on an optimistic note and celebrate...
DALLAS Chili’s Grill & Bar, after taking a barb from Drew Carey, has offered to make the comedian and “Price Is Right” game-show host an honorary manager for a day. Todd Diener, president of the casual-dining chain, issued...
NEW YORK The operators of the Rainbow Room here were told Friday by their landlord that their lease on the well-known Rockefeller Center establishment would be terminated for failing to pay millions of dollars in rent on the famed banquet hall and...
GOLDEN Colo. Boston Market said Thursday it named Fallon Minneapolis its advertising agency to help “reconnect with lapsed customers and attract a new generation” of patrons for the 550-unit chicken chain. Fallon Minneapolis will handle...
CHICAGO As we roll through the dour days of winter, made even more challenging by tough economic times, the enterprising restaurateur considers how to put the proverbial butts in the seats through imaginative means. Wine dinners have a history of...
WASHINGTON Michelle Obama, the wife of President-elect Barack Obama, said she plans to retain Cristeta Comerford as White House chef. Comerford, who has held the post since 2005, is the first woman to wear the top toque of the White House...
HUNTINGTON BEACH Calif. BJ’s Restaurants Inc. said it has appointed Wayne Jones as executive vice president and chief restaurant operations officer, effective Jan. 19. Jones previously spent 19 years at The Cheesecake Factory Inc., where he...
BOCA RATON Fla. Sun Capital Partners Inc., just like the restaurant companies it owns, is feeling the sting of today’s economic climate. The private-equity firm, which owns 10 restaurant companies including Friendly Ice Cream Corp., Boston...
DENVER A federal court judge here recently dismissed a breach of contract lawsuit Quiznos filed in October 2006 against a franchisee in Pennsylvania that accused the operator of intentionally serving a sandwich with less than the required 5 ounces...