DUBLIN OHIO Wendy’s International Inc. by Arby’s parent Triarc Cos. could be just what the beleaguered No. 3 burger chain needs to regain the operational efficiencies and coordinated marketing messages that once were...
Agrowing number of operators are producing short videos for the Internet in an effort to attract the throngs of potential customers surfing the Web for news and entertainment.The videos, which are less expensive to...
At the research and development facility for OSI Restaurant Partners LLC in Tampa, Fla., Tim Gannon chats easily with Pauly Dauterive and Dave Ellis, two senior members of his R&D team. The trio volleys menu ideas for...
Despite rising job losses, troubled credit markets, falling housing values, spiking mortgage foreclosures, a weakening dollar and declining same-store sales throughout much of the industry, many operators are forging...
MIAMI Burger King said it would introduce franchisees to a downsized alternative restaurant concept called the Whopper Bar during their convention in May. Franchisor Burger King Holdings Inc. describes it as hipper...
In such a labor-intensive industry as foodservice, the decision to lay off employees is always a tough one. Or at least, that’s what human resources professionals and company spokespeople have told me for the past few...
TAMPA FLA. OSI Restaurant Partners LLC, looking to lure cash-strapped consumers back to its 792-unit Outback Steakhouse chain, is unveiling its first-ever limited-time offers and undertaking a massive remodeling...
As vice president of the West region for Coca-Cola North America Foodservice, Daniel M. Manning oversees the beverage company’s sales in 12 western states. He also wears another hat: that of 2008 chairman of the...
Facing discouraging economic forecasts, gloomy consumers with thinning wallets and a weak U.S. dollar, American restaurant franchisors are hinging their growth plans increasingly on far-away lands.In recent weeks...
