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SCOTTSDALE Ariz. Chris Prasifka has resigned as president of Kahala Franchise Corp. just four months after being promoted to the post. Spokeswoman Kate Guess said Prasifka’s resignation was due to personal matters and that the position was ...
SAN ANTONIO Tim Taft, the new chief executive of Souper Salad Inc., said he has spent the past month and a half inspecting the company’s Souper Salad and Grandy’s chains and getting ideas for improvement. Souper Salad announced Taft’s...
LOS ANGELES As proposed menu-labeling legislation took a step forward at the state level this week, local lawmakers in Los Angeles and San Mateo counties advanced measures to require chain restaurants to post nutrition information on menus and...
ATLANTA Chick-fil-A has expanded its promotional efforts involving college football by signing on as a sponsor of ESPN’s “College GameDay.” The highlight of the sponsorship is a segment titled “Mascot Movers” and will come at the end of...
COLUMBUS Ohio Bob Evans Farms Inc. reported a 3.6-percent year-to-year increase in profit for its July-ended first quarter as sales gains and cost controls helped the company buck many trends hurting the restaurant industry. For the quarter...
BOSTON Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has pushed through a proposal that would increase the amount of employer contributions to the state’s landmark universal health care plan. The new regulations would require employers with 10 or more...
LOS ANGELES Ron Graves has been officially named chief executive of the Pinkberry frozen yogurt chain, after serving as interim CEO for months, the company said Tuesday. Graves was named interim CEO in October 2007, when Pinkberry received...
HOUSTON Mexican Restaurants Inc., the operator or franchisor of 79 restaurants under seven brands, more than doubled its second quarter profit, mostly on a large tax gain from a fire that shut down one restaurant for 20 weeks. The company...
BOSTON Boston Market and Dave & Buster’s are among nine retailers that fell victim to a global identity theft ring in which more than 40 million consumer credit card numbers were stolen, according to a Justice Department announcement last week. ...
