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SAN FRANCISCO The California Restaurant Association has filed a lawsuit in federal court that seeks to stop San Francisco from requiring certain chain restaurants to post nutrition information starting in September. The association argues that the...
COLUMBUS Ohio Shareholders of Max & Erma’s Restaurants have approved a $10.2 million acquisition deal that takes the casual-dining company private, a spokesman for the company said Tuesday. G&R Acquisition Inc., led by Pittsburgh...
TAMPA Fla. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. is promoting a Toasted Frisco Melt for a limited time at participating units of its Checkers and Rally’s double drive-thru chains. The Toasted Frisco Melt features two hand-seasoned beef patties...
GLENDALE Calif. Franchisees of the IHOP and Applebee’s chains together will form a purchasing cooperative to improve buying leverage now that the two brands are under parent company DineEquity Inc. “The purchasing power of that combined...
COSTA MESA Calif. An El Pollo Loco restaurant in Los Angeles is testing the use of two three-wheel electric cars for delivery and catering services in the Beverly Hills and Century City neighborhoods. The Xebra vehicles developed by Santa...
SPARTANBURG S.C. Denny’s has launched a national online contest to find the best impersonators of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain. Consumers who look like, sound like, or “just vaguely resemble” either...
ATLANTA Raving Brands is looking to put its legal woes behind it and preparing for growth while readying the launch of a new concept, said Daryl Dollinger, newly appointed president of the Atlanta-based company. ...
AUSTIN Texas New officers took over leadership of the Texas Restaurant Association at the group’s annual meeting during the recent Southwest Foodservice Expo in Houston. Gerard Cace of Johnny Cace’s Seafood & Steak House in Longview, Texas...
SAN DIEGO Jack in the Box restaurants on Monday debuted a Nacho Cheese Burger and a Nacho Cheese Chicken Sandwich, both at value-positioned prices. Both sandwiches feature cheddar cheese sauce and spicy sliced jalapenos for the suggested price of ...
