SAN JOSE Calif. Small continues to be big business in the restaurant industry, as sandwich chain Togo’s hopes to prove with the introduction next week of its Mini Classics, smaller versions of its six most popular...
MINNEAPOLIS With the launch of the chain’s first TV commercial, Caribou Coffee is debuting a line of mochas and hot chocolate beverages made with real chocolate, and it’s pulling the strings on a large, integrated...
MARYVILLE Tenn. After two years and $100 million worth of rebranding efforts, Ruby Tuesday has an upgraded, modern look and a menu with more than 27 new premium items. But just because the 896-unit casual-dining chain...
JACKSONVILLE Fla. Firehouse Subs, the 373-unit sub sandwich chain based here, announced Wednesday a plan to open 125 franchised units over the next five to seven years in and around Chicago.The chain’s area...
When ongoing duties in the Middle East keep America’s armed forces from coming home, many companies, including OSI Restaurant Partners LLC, bring home to them. For the seventh time since 2002, a group of OSI...
CARPINTERIA Calif. Carl's Jr. has discontinued an ad campaign for its Chicken Parmesan Sandwich after the mob-theme promotions drew protests from two Italian-American advocacy groups. Late last week...
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s domestic same-store sales for October, while down a slight 0.1 percent compared with a year earlier, still fared better than many analysts predicted after the company tempered expectations...
Being named “Best Local Hamburger Joint” by San Diego Magazine is nice and all. But Burger Lounge, a four-unit chain specializing in organic, grass-fed burgers, wanted the social-media fame to go along with its...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John’s International Inc. upped its expectations for annual earnings by two cents per share as the company said it has seen positive transaction momentum, market share gains and improved...
The co-founders of Atlanta-based Wing Zone went to this year’s Buffalo Wing Festival and got a lot more than just a lousy T-shirt. In fact, Matt Friedman and Adam Scott went to the annual event in Buffalo, N.Y., to be...
