WASHINGTON As part of a wide-ranging restructuring plan, the National Restaurant Association has cut three top executives from the products and services division of its NRA Solutions subsidiary. The executives are Mary Adolf, president and...
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s Corp. is offering a money management program to its more than 500,000 unit-level employees in the United States, company officials said Thursday. McDonald’s partnered with Visa Inc. to offer the ...
MADISON Ga. Rita Restaurant Corp., the owner of the 22-year-old Don Pablo's Tex-Mex concept, has launched the casual-dining chain's first franchise program. Kurt Schnaubelt, Rita Restaurant's chief financial officer and executive vice...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John's International Inc. said Thursday that founder and chairman John H. Schnatter would serve as interim chief executive following the resignation of Nigel Travis at the end of the month. Travis, who has served as...
MIAMI Burger King Corp. introduced this week its newest Whopper advertising campaign, featuring television and online ads that show “Whopper virgins” in remote regions around the world who taste the sandwich for the first time against McDonald’s...
HAUPPAUGE N.Y. Legislators in Long Island’s Suffolk County on Tuesday passed a bill requiring restaurateurs to list the prices of daily specials on their menus. The bill, authored by Lynne Nowick, chairwoman of the Consumers Affairs...
HOUSTON Joe’s Crab Shack said Wednesday it was rolling out five new seafood items to all of its 114 locations. The new items at Joe's Crab Shack include:-Snapper Pontchartrain, made with blackened snapper smothered in mushroom sauce and...
MILFORD Conn. Subway agreed Tuesday to pay an extra penny per pound more for tomatoes grown in Florida after reaching a deal with a farm workers advocacy group. The deal between Subway and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, which is aimed...
CARPINTERIA Calif. Continuing its emphasis on premium menu items, the Carl’s Jr. chain on Wednesday debuted a new Charbroiled Steak Sandwich along with an advertising campaign promoting the meal as part of a “frugally fancy” night out. The...
SALEM Ore. Rick Glenn has been promoted to executive vice president of the take-and-bake Figaro’s Pizza chain, effectively immediately, officials said Wednesday. Glenn previously was vice president of purchasing for Figaro’s, which...
