TRENTON N.J. Officials of the New Jersey Restaurant Association said they are supporting a state bill that would entitle workers enrolled in on-the-job training programs to receive an hourly wage that is lower than the state's minimum wage of $7...
COLUMBUS Ohio Max & Erma's has rolled out a "bolder" menu at all 106 of its stores, officials said Tuesday. New items include a Tortilla Burger, which the casual-dining chain bills as the sandwich version of its popular soup. The burger is...
SAN CLEMENTE Calif. Robert Rodriguez, an industry veteran who has held roles at Dunkin’ Donuts, Togo’s and Mrs. Fields Famous Brands, was named president and chief operating officer of Pick Up Stix, the nearly 100-unit fast-casual chain owned by...
SALT LAKE CITY Mrs. Fields Original Cookies Inc. said Tuesday that it has created co-chief executive positions to oversee its namesake cookie and TCBY yogurt brands. Michael Ward, who had been interim chief executive, takes on the CEO...
WASHINGTON Gift card sales for the 2008 holiday season are expected to decline by more than 5 percent in part because of how that sort of gift is perceived, according to the National Retail Federation. A study conducted for the group by...
TAMPA Fla. Outback Steakhouse parent OSI Restaurant Partners LLC posted a third quarter of negative same-store sales and widening losses that it blamed on today’s harsh economic conditions. “The recent disruptions in the financial markets...
EMERYVILLE Calif. James White, a former Safeway Inc. branding executive, was named president and chief executive of Jamba Inc., the parent of the 749-unit Jamba Juice chain, effective Dec. 1, officials said Tuesday. White replaces Jamba’s...
