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.
GLENDALE Calif. DineEquity Inc., parent to the IHOP and Applebee’s brands, swung to a second quarter net loss on large one-time charges related to both the Applebee’s acquisition, which was funded heavily by debt, and recent sale-leaseback...
PLANO Texas S&A Restaurant Corp., owner of the Bennigan’s Grill & Tavern and Steak and Ale casual-dining brands, filed in court Tuesday for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation and shuttered many of the chains’ company-operated branches. However, the...
SEATTLE In a continuation of this year’s “transformation agenda,” Starbucks Corp. on Tuesday announced plans to eliminate another 1,000 positions, as well as a realignment of the executive team. Among the top-level changes is the departure...
What happened in Vegas didn’t stay there once Ron Lynch caught wind of it. The Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery, the Celtic-theme brainchild of restaurateur Mark DiMartino that debuted at the Rio Hotel there in 2003, has been the focus of a...
It would not surprise Steve Jackson, president of Hungry Howie’s Pizza, if some marginal operators in the pizza segment were forced out of business this year. “We’re on the verge of a little bit of a shakeout,” he says, blaming high...
Pummeled by rising costs and falling sales, restaurant companies are shuttering units in Florida as the Sunshine State’s once blazing-hot economy continues to fizzle. In recent months, select units of Church’s Chicken, Donatos Pizza...
