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COPPELL Texas CiCi’s Pizza, a 650-unit pizza buffet chain, has hired John W. Baldwin for the new position of vice president of real estate. Baldwin, 45, most recently was with Starbucks Corp. and has worked with La Quinta Hotels and...
CHICAGO The price for shares of Morton’s Restaurant Group Inc. fell to an annual low Thursday after the steakhouse company reported that slowed sales and a large impairment charge against corporate assets had led to a deeper net loss for the third...
ATLANTA Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Inc., the newly formed parent of the Wendy’s and Arby’s fast-food brands, said Thursday that both businesses swung to third-quarter losses because of slowed sales and charges stemming from Arby’s acquisition of Wendy’s...
WASHINGTON A large shareholder in DineEquity Inc., the parent to Applebee’s and IHOP, filed forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday to take a more active role in the restaurant company. Shares of...
RUIDOSO N.M. New Mexico restaurateur and rancher Ed Tinsley has conceded the race for the state's 2nd Congressional District to Democratic opponent Harry Teague. With 449 of 494 precincts reporting at 1 a.m.. MST on Wednesday morning...
NEW YORK Hopes for a post-election market bump were dashed Wednesday as all major market indexes and the NRN Stock Index posted large declines in reaction to persistent concerns about the nation’s economic plight. The day proved particularly grim...
ORLANDO Fla. Darden Restaurants Inc. said it will install wood-fired grills in all 680 units of its Red Lobster chain starting next week as the next phase of a plan to revitalize the brand. The rollout will be accompanied by the training of...
HEATHROW Fla. Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc. said Wednesday its full-year profit expectation is “no longer a realistic goal” as sales for the upscale steakhouse and seafood operator move further and further into negative territory with the close of...
ALEXANDRIA Va. A quest by eight restaurateurs for seats in the U.S. Congress got off to a successful start Tuesday evening when Majestic Café co-owner and former governor Mike Warner was projected the winner of the state’s Senate race. Minutes...
PORTLAND Ore. McCormick & Schmick's is reprising its Veterans Appreciation Event for the 10th year, offering military veterans a free entrée on Nov. 9. The event began in 1999 at a single unit of the upscale seafood chain and was expanded...
