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OVERLAND PARK Kan. NPC International Inc., the largest Pizza Hut franchisee, said Thursday it agreed to another two purchase and sale agreements with franchisor Pizza Hut Inc. covering 97 restaurants and totaling $37.5 million. The deals...
EMERYVILLE Calif. Taking aim at Starbucks’ popular new oatmeal breakfast offering, Jamba Juice on Thursday unveiled its Steel-Cut Oatmeal with Fruit at Chicago locations, with a national rollout scheduled for January 15. ...
MARYVILLE Tenn. Ruby Tuesday Inc. said Thursday it would shutter 40 locations during its current February-ending third quarter and an additional 30 units during the “next several years,” which together totals nearly 10 percent of domestic...
ORLANDO Fla. Darden Restaurants Inc., parent to the Red Lobster, Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse chains, said Thursday that second-quarter net earnings rose 37.2 percent from a year earlier, but that the expectation of a more challenging...
CHICAGO Innovation will be among the top five restaurant trends in 2009 as the tough economic environment forces operators to turn up their creativity, Technomic Inc. said Thursday. Inventive menu items, delivery services, pricing and...
NEW YORK Ark Restaurants Corp., operator of 20 upscale restaurants and 30 quick-service locations, posted a 22-percent year-over-year drop in its fourth quarter profit as increased operating costs erased a 7-percent revenue gain. For the...