NRN surveyed over 400 restaurant operators for our latest market leader report. Discover how these industry leaders are leveraging data to shape their strategies and drive success.
NEW YORK Starwich, a fast-casual sandwich concept here, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, explaining in court papers that it was caught between escalating costs and decreased demand for its pricey fare. Starwich, which is...
DENVER A crop circle has appeared in a wheat field outside of Denver, but there’s no mystery in how it came to be: Papa John’s created it to promote the chain’s new whole-wheat pizza crust. The 6-acre crop circle is in the shape of a giant...
EMERYVILLE Calif. Jamba Inc. CEO and president Paul Clayton resigned Wednesday and was replaced by board chairman Steven Berrard in an executive shakeup at the Jamba Juice parent, which has cut jobs and closed stores amid falling sales. No...
SYRACUSE N.Y. Echoing most of the restaurant companies that reported financial results this week, Carrols Restaurant Group Inc. said increased costs ate into earnings for the second quarter, leaving the Burger King franchisee and Taco Cabana...
Dunkin' Brands Inc. here has signed two development agreements for 107 Dunkin' Donut units in the Houston area. An agreement with the Kainos Partners Holding Co. LLC calls for 75 units with 10 of those scheduled to open in 2009. A pact...
NEW YORK Bennigan’s franchisees are looking at buying and reopening 30 to 50 of the company-owned units shuttered July 29 when parent S&A Restaurant Corp. filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Rob Carringer, a managing partner of CRG Partners...
OVERLAND PARK Kan. NPC International, the largest Pizza Hut franchisee, has agreed to buy 99 units from franchisee Colonial Foods LLC in a deal valued at $35 million. The units are located in Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. The deal...
LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider a proposal next week that would require an estimated 300 chain restaurants in unincorporated areas of the county to post nutrition information on menus and menu...
SPARTANBURG, S.C. Denny's has added two breakfast skillets for $5.99 each as part of its push to protect its turf in the morning daypart. The Southwestern Sizzlin' Skillet features scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, and fire...
