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LAKE GROVE N.Y. Celebrity chef-restaurateur Bobby Flay and business partner Laurence Kretchmer are moving downscale with the launch of what is expected to be the first of a chain of fast-casual burger joints. Called Bobby's Burger Palace...
TAMPA Fla. Sam Seltzer’s Steakhouses of America Inc. closed three of its nine restaurants last week as part of its recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, said a company spokeswoman. Tammie Atkinson, director of marketing for the regional...
TAMPA Fla. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. has hired two industry veterans in newly created franchise positions as the 830-unit quick-service company ramps up for a promised growth push. Valerie McCartney was named director of franchise...
BATON ROUGE La. Clay Dover has been named president and chief marketing officer of the 70-unit Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers here. Dover most recently was president and chief executive of Metromedia Restaurant Group of Plano, Texas, the...
CALABASAS HILLS Calif. As part of its 30th anniversary celebrations this year, The Cheesecake Factory restaurants on July 30 -- National Cheesecake Day -- will feature any variety of its more than 30 cheesecakes for $1.50 per slice, the same price...
SEATTLE Starbucks today launched its Vivanno line of smoothie-like drinks in stores nationwide. The coffeehouse giant also reportedly has debuted an Italian-style cold drink, called the Sorbetto, in Los Angeles-area units. The new drinks come a...
SACRAMENTO Calif. The California Legislature has passed a bill that would require restaurants throughout the state to eliminate trans fats from all menu items during a multi-year process. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has yet to indicate whether he...
DALLAS Maggiano's Little Italy has rolled out four summer dishes that all incorporate strawberries at participating restaurants in the 42-unit chain. The Prosciutto & Mascarpone Bruschetta features crispy Italian bread topped with...
