LOUISVILLE Ky. KFC is the latest restaurant chain trying to figure out how best to give away a free meal and avoid operational gaffes associated with overwhelming customer response -- and the angry backlash when...
FRANKLIN Tenn. Tasti D-Lite, the 50-unit frozen dessert chain, inked a deal Thursday with franchisee MM Ventures LLC to open 35 new stores in three northeastern states over the next 10 years. The quick-service...
NASHVILLE Tenn. Proposed legislation requiring chain restaurants in Tennessee to post caloric content on menu boards and menus hit a roadblock Tuesday when the bill was sent back to a House subcommittee for further...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John's Pizza's founder and chief executive, John Schnatter, is hitting the road, the airwaves and the Internet highway as part of a new ad campaign celebrating the chain's 25th anniversary. ...
NEW YORK U.S. chain restaurants are four times more likely to fail in 2009 than they were a year ago, and up to 40 percent of chains could face cash flow problems within the next year, according to a study released...
Airport foodservice contractors say that while the economic crisis has created operational turbulence over the last several months, they are guardedly optimistic that the worst is over and sales will start taking off...
NEW YORK Operators of Mexican and barbecue restaurants in this city say they have so far evaded consumer backlash stemming from the swine flu outbreak that has riveted attention on Mexico for nearly a week. ...
BURLINGTON Vt. Bruegger's is looking to expand into the New York City market, the chain's chief executive said Friday. Jim Greco, president and chief executive of the 280-unit bakery-cafe chain...
ATLANTA Chick-fil-A is expanding its test of a new spicy chicken sandwich to include 32 stores in California, officials of the 1,440-unit chain said Wednesday. The sandwiches, which are currently in test in...
