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LOS ANGELES The operators of the Mammoth Mountain ski resort have announced a partnership with Patina Restaurant Group to manage foodservice operations at the alpine complex in central California. Patina Restaurant Group took over...
CHARLOTTE N.C. The Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina said it has named franchising veteran Paul Mangiamele its new chief executive and president. Mangiamele, 55, will oversee the fast-casual Mexican chain’s franchise growth plans, as well as...
NEW YORK Rocky Aoki, the founder of the Benihana chain, died Thursday after complications due to cancer, according to a statement from his family. He was 69. The Japanese-born Aoki opened the first Benihana in New York in 1964. The chain...
INDIANAPOLIS Jeffrey Blade, interim president of the Steak n Shake Co. for the past four years, resigned Friday to pursue other interests, the company said. He also was executive vice president and chief administrative officer. The...
GLENDALE Calif. DineEquity Inc. downgraded its full-year sales outlook for the Applebee’s chain after reporting a drop of 1.7 percent in systemwide same-store sales for the second quarter. The company reiterated positive sales growth expectations...
PITTSBURGH A group of Quiznos franchisees in western Pennsylvania, including the owners of two closed units, are suing Quiznos in district court here, accusing the Denver-based sandwich chain of fraudulent and deceptive business practices. ...
PHOENIX The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit on behalf of a group of male employees at a Cheesecake Factory restaurant in Chandler, Ariz. The suit, filed in district court here, accuses the...
BEVERLY HILLS Calif. Famed chef Thomas Keller plans to open an outpost of his Bouchon bistro concept in Beverly Hills, Calif. The move will mark a return to Southern California for the Napa Valley-based restaurateur, who once served as...
IRVINE Calif. About 100 employees of Yard House USA Inc. have been given an equity stake in the casual-dining company in the second phase of a limited-ownership program launched in 2005, the company said Thursday...
