MARYVILLE Tenn. Casual-dining company Ruby Tuesday Inc. will expand its test of Sunday brunch to hundreds of locations this weekend, officials said Thursday. The move into the breakfast daypart by the dinnerhouse...
CHICAGO Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill, the 14-unit Asian casual-dining chain, and Flat Top Grill, the 14-unit Asian fast-casual chain, will merge Friday under a new parent, Flat Out Crazy LLC, which will be a $60...
NEW YORK Senior executives in the food and beverage industry, including manufacturers, distributors and bottlers, are optimistic they will see improved revenue, profitability and a better labor picture in 2010...
INDIANAPOLIS Steak n Shake Co. and Western Sizzlin Corp., two restaurant companies led by one-time activist investor Sardar Biglari, plan to merge, with Western Sizzlin set to become a subsidiary of Steak n Shake, the...
IRVINE Calif. Taco Bell is aiming to steal market share in the quick-service segment through the introduction of more beverages, more healthful menu items, family dinners and a breakfast platform set for 2012.At the...
NEW YORK Despite continued weakness in same-store sales growth for nearly all U.S. restaurants, corporate financial risk and bankruptcy fears for leveraged companies are moderating, according to a Tuesday report from...
NEW YORK —Several negative late July reports chronicling restaurant closures, faltering consumer confidence and eroding operator optimism are dashing hopes that the industry’s fortunes will improve in the...
Dan Stone, director of franchise sales at The Melting Pot, a 140-unit-plus casual-dining chain, had spent months courting national lender CIT Group to garner preferential treatment for the fondue chain’s...
WAYZATA Minn. Redstone American Grill said this week it has added the responsibilities of president to the chain’s chief operating officer, as well as named a new board member, helping to ready the five-unit upscale...
SYRACUSE N.Y. Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., the largest Burger King franchisee, provided the first official glimpse into the No. 2 burger brand’s latest sales trends, and it wasn’t good. While analysts and observers...
