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NEW YORK Tavern on the Green, perhaps New York City’s most famous restaurant, dimmed its brilliant lights and closed its doors early Friday following a rollicking New Year’s Eve party, the last given by its outgoing operators, LeRoy family. The...
WASHINGTON Capital expenditures stood at a record low in November as weak sales and pessimistic attitudes about the economy kept operators from spending on their operations, according to the National Restaurant Association. ...
SEATTLE Adding to a growing lineup of more-healthful menu items, Starbucks is scheduled to introduce several new antioxidant-rich tea beverages in its more than 11,000 U.S. stores, starting Jan. 3. While Starbucks has long had tea on the...
NASHVILLE Tenn. Otter’s Chicken Tenders, a fast-casual concept founded here in 2003, opened its fourth store in mid-December in Lafayette, La., the first outside of the Nashville market. Otter’s plans to open its first franchised store in...
NEW YORK Restaurant stocks continued a December rally into the New Year despite gloomy economic news that included an all-time low in consumer confidence readings and another large drop in home values. The NRN Stock Index...
ATLANTA Moe's Southwest Grill co-founder Matt Andrew and his partner Tony Lewis plan to open a new made-to-order pizza concept called Maddio's Pizza Joint here on New Year’s Day. Lewis said the new Maddio’s occupies a former Mama Fu’s...
RICHMOND Va. In the battered casual-dining segment, the Olive Garden alone saw a year-to-year increase in customer wait times in 2008, according to a Wachovia Capital Markets study of 15 casual-dining brands. The wait time at the Darden...
STUDIO CITY Calif. After losing more than $1.5 million in savings in the widely publicized Ponzi scheme led by former Nasdaq chairman Bernard Madoff, Gelato Bar owners Gail Silverton and Joel Gutman are fighting back: They are giving away free...
LOUISVILLE Ky. KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell parent Yum! Brands Inc. is teaming up with online fitness services provider eFit4Me.com and University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino to help consumers make better eating and lifestyle...