With 2,415 units in the United States, Little Caesars Pizza is continuing to grow in these tough economic times by recruiting franchisees from the growing ranks of former auto industry careerists who’ve lost their...
Despite economic turmoil that seems to escalate daily, many moderately priced full-service restaurants that cater to the business lunch crowd are finding opportunities to maintain customer volumes.However, some higher...
This year has been especially challenging for restaurants that depend on travelers for a good percentage of their business. But the year’s not over yet, gas prices are falling and savvy operators can still take...
LOUISVILLE KY. Yum! Brands Inc., following its disclosure of a 15.5-percent drop in third-quarter U.S. operating profit, has predicted solid overall earnings growth for 2009, including gains by lagging KFC from its...
CHICAGO Epic Burger restaurant, everyone is committed to conserving natural resources, using sustainable ingredients, and leaving a smaller carbon footprint whenever and wherever possible. ...
Faced with escalating costs for everything from food to utilities to delivery surcharges, independent and small-chain operators who can’t benefit from volume-purchasing discounts are finding other ways to balance...
Marc Schulman has not forgotten his formative years growing up in the restaurant owned by his parents, Eli and Esther Schulman, longtime operators of Eli’s The Place for Steak in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood...
The contemporary flair of the food at CityVu Bistro seems right at home amid the ultramodern furnishings and design of the 56-room CityFlats boutique hotel in Holland, Mich.The hotel, owned by a local design and...
Bakery-cafes, stung in the past year by steep wheat commodity inflation, are finding silver linings in the economic clouds as they regain their footing and broaden their appeal to regular and new customers who...
CHICAGO —Until they decided to open their own place, R.J. and Jerrod Melman used to see working in restaurants as mere summer jobs they could easily find in their famous...
