Sarah E. Lockyer

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Darden could become franchisor via buyout

Jan 22, 2007

ORLANDO, FLA. Darden Restaurants Inc. —Rivals who dread competition from the industry’s largest and highest-grossing casual-dining operator may soon have new reasons to...

Mall giant Mills’ bankruptcy warning underscores restaurant ties

Jan 22, 2007

CHEVY CHASE MD. —Shopping mall developer Mills Corp., a majority stakeholder in FoodBrand LLC, a food court specialist that operates about 80 mall-based restaurants, may...

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Jan 15, 2007

Founded in 1946 in Venice Beach, Calif., Hot Dog on a Stick has grown to more than 100 locations in the United States, the Philippines and Venezuela and has established a loyal following of customers...

Casual dinnerhouse outlook remains gloomy for 2007

Jan 15, 2007

Shortly before the end of 2006, a Houlihan’s restaurant in the Convention Center District of Austin, Texas, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and shuttered its doors after just six months in operation.The...

Applebee’s, Così and Chipotle executives sell stock shares

Jan 08, 2007

In typical fashion, stock sales by corporate insiders increased at the end of 2006, according to various market data, with at least three restaurant company chairmen joining the bandwagon and disposing of company...

Forecast: Higher spending may ease margin squeeze

Jan 01, 2007

Cautious optimism is the prevailing sentiment restaurant industry insiders express as they look toward business in 2007—a year of anticipated top-line growth with no shortage of negative pressures on profit.While...

Amid strife, Wendy’s stresses what’s worked and what’s next

Oct 17, 2006

DUBLIN Ohio Facing a lawsuit and other signs of franchisee dissent, Wendy’s International Inc. on Wednesday sent all employees and franchisees a letter that applauded the system’s turnaround...

Starbucks’ instant coffee launch invites skepticism from analysts

Nov 30, 1999

Editor’s note: Analyze This is a quarterly look at a publicly traded restaurant company that has sparked discussion, for better or worse, among securities analysts. The comments do not necessarily reflect the views of...

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