LOUISVILLE Ky. Nearly every marketing program is expensive—unless you get your customers to pay for it. Napa River Grill here did just that prior to moving from a nearly 40-year old building to a custom-built...
HARRISON N.Y. —At a time when many operators are pinching pennies just to break even, 30-unit Applebee’s franchisee Apple-Metro is spending millions to upgrade kitchen...
The July 1 deadline to eliminate trans fats from all prepared restaurant fare passed without notice at Manhattan’s Blue Water Grill. Executive chef Matt Hughes doesn’t fear getting slapped with a summons...
Despite his many COO responsibilities at Apple-Metro, a 30-unit Applebee’s franchisee in Harrison, N.Y., Miguel Fernandez appears to be mellow guy—until you mention food poisoning. “If you ask me to tell you...
Although many domestic fruits are now at peak summer flavor, that arguably perfect natural sweetness doesn’t appear enough for some chefs. Vine- and sun-ripened flavors are fine, they say, but flavors concentrated...
Arash of bankruptcies and unit closures in recent months is evidence not only of the difficult operating environment, but also of the tight-fisted lending atmosphere, which today is making it more challenging than...
HARRISON N.Y. At a time when many operators are pinching pennies just to break even, 30-unit Applebee’s franchisee Apple-Metro is spending millions to upgrade kitchen ordering systems and add dining room amenities...
After developing nearly a dozen brands since 1993, Cameron Mitchell, president and founder of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants in Columbus, Ohio, sold four of those brands late last year to the parent company...
NEW YORK The July 1 deadline to eliminate trans fats from all prepared restaurant fare passed without notice at Manhattan’s Blue Water Grill. Executive chef Matt Hughes doesn’t fear getting slapped with a summons -...
