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THE COLONY Texas Pizza Inn Inc., parent to the 325-unit franchised chain based here, will open a new prototype restaurant, and the second corporate location, this week in Denton, Texas. The corporate owned and operated unit near the...
ATLANTA Shane’s Rib Shack, the 85-unit chain based here, will give away a free chicken tenders meal to all customers wearing an “I Voted Today” sticker on Nov. 4, Election Day, the company said Monday. Customers of legal voting age who are...
GLENDALE Calif. On the heels of reporting negative same-store traffic trends for the September-ended quarter, IHOP introduced today the chain’s well-known all-you-can-eat-pancakes limited-time offer, a promotion typically reserved for the post...
Bibimbap and bulgogi may not be familiar to many U.S. diners, but most do know kimchee, the Korean staple made from fermented vegetables that embraces the Asian belief of balancing five flavors: salt, sweet, sour, hot and bitter. But now...
To restaurateurs like Louis Barrios, whose family owns the Los Barrios and La Hacienda de Los Barrios restaurants in San Antonio, immigration reform is a pressing issue that’s frustratingly misunderstood.Not only does this country’s aging...
SAN FRANCISCO —Twenty-two-unit Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery, based here, tried the “do-it-yourself” approach to nutritional analysis of menu items using desktop computer software about three years ago...
The city of Prague is known for its many attractions—gorgeous architecture, fine music and excellent beer—but fine dining is not one of them. That is something Gordon Ramsay would like to change. Last November, he opened a...
The United States is divided over many issues, but food safety isn’t one of them.Everyone favors safe food. And recent scares related to deadly strains of E. coli in products ranging from beef to spinach; a far-reaching salmonella outbreak whose...
As the economy continues its downward spiral, restaurant owners expect private-banquet and corporate-gala business to be anything but merry and bright this holiday season.Usually, autumn is a time of year when optimism infuses the industry: The...
Most people have a “What have I gotten myself into?” moment at some point during their lifetimes. For Andrew F. Puzder, odds are that moment came shortly after the former trial lawyer was appointed as president of Hardee’s in 2000, and...