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NEW ORLEANS Smoothie King has added six coffee-based smoothies to its menu and said it would promote the new drinks with a morning giveaway next week. The new line features three coffee smoothies and three Mo'cuccino smoothies, each...
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s Corp. reported on Tuesday an 8.5-percent jump in August global same-store sales, with a 4.5-percent increase in the United States, driven by beverages, the chain’s breakfast menu and Olympic advertising for the new...
CARROLLTON Texas Carlson Restaurants Worldwide Inc., parent company of T.G.I. Friday’s, has named Joseph Hsu vice president of international marketing. Hsu replaces Claudia Schaefer, who left earlier this year. Hsu previously was vice...
ORLANDO FLA. Darden Restaurants Inc. sharply lowered its full-year financial forecast and warned that results of the newly ended quarter would fall below Wall Street expectations. Many analysts said the warning does not bodes well for other...
DENVER —With a $15 million war chest of invested capital and plenty of raw, half-pound balls of Certified Angus beef, a local private-equity firm founded by Quiznos’ former chairman and chief...
Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s famous lines “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways” are not likely to come out of the mouths of foodservice executives trying to convey their feelings about technology. However, comments by some...
WOODLAND HILLS Calif. Grill Concepts Inc. completed a $5 million private placement, the proceeds of which were earmarked for working capital needs and expansion of the company’s Daily Grill, The Grill on the Alley, and the fast-casual In Short...
