COLUMBUS Ohio Max & Erma's president and chief executive Rob Lindeman has left the casual-dining company, a spokesman confirmed Friday. Reasons for the departure of Lindeman, an 18-year veteran of the company, were not disclosed."There have...
WASHINGTON A new study claiming that banning fast-food ads from children’s television programs would reduce the number of overweight kids does not take into account the changes restaurateurs have made over the past few years, says an industry...
SEATTLE Health-focused brands Organic To Go and Jamba Juice are teaming up to test the offering of organic menu items at smoothie shops in three West Coast markets, officials said Friday. Over the past year, Jamba Inc. officials have been...
TULSA Okla. Beautiful Brands International, franchisor of the Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe chain, said it would assist in marketing and franchising the Dixie Cream Donuts brand. Dixie Cream Donuts is owned and franchised by the Daylight Donut...
CARROLLTON Texas T.G.I. Friday's said it would give members of its loyalty program a free dessert with the purchase of an entree during Black Friday weekend, or the days following Thanksgiving when shoppers troll for bargains. The offer is...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Domestic franchisees in the third-largest pizza system are getting their own type of bailout package. Franchisor Papa John’s International Inc. detailed this week numerous support initiatives, from royalty relief to corporate...
WASHINGTON California Tortilla recently launched a social-networking campaign to broaden its reach with new and existing customers using Facebook.com and Twitter.com. The 37-unit fast-casual chain redesigned its Facebook page to include...
NEW YORK Three real-estate developers are bidding for the right to build an entertainment complex featuring several restaurants and food markets on the site of a neglected pier in the Chelsea area of Manhattan, The New York Times reported Thursday...
