When consumers clamp onto their wallets in a recession, some operators react nimbly. Veteran chef-owner Allen Susser has been doing so for the past year at Chef Allen’s restaurant in Aventura, Fla., a Miami-area...
Forgive Tom Katsenos if he gushes a bit. Like a brand-new papa bursting with pride, he’s fired up about his 4-month-old Pizza Fusion franchise store in Naperville, Ill., west of Chicago. It’s apparent on a walk...